Mark Ruh

Mark Ruh

Mark Ruh joined FLG Partners in 2026 with 28 years of experience helping public and private companies navigate complex financial, operational, and transactional challenges. As a CFO, operating executive, and board member, he brings a sponsor-focused perspective to private equity and hedge fund portfolio companies, with expertise in strengthening performance, improving liquidity, executing transactions, and positioning businesses for their next stage. Mark has served as the CFO of companies with annual revenues ranging from $22 million to more than $600 million.

Mark partners with sponsors, boards, and management teams to translate strategic priorities into focused financial and operational action. His expertise includes financial strategy, operational performance improvement, turnarounds and restructuring, capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, SEC and financial reporting, investor relations and litigation support. He is effective in difficult situations that require rapid assessment, disciplined execution, and clear communication with boards, investors, lenders, and other stakeholders.

Over the course of his career, Mark has led $1.4 billion in capital formation transactions, including 10 debt and equity raises totaling $292 million, 11 asset-backed securitizations totaling $809 million and three receivables warehouse transactions totaling $300 million. He also brings shareholder activism experience, having successfully led offensive activist campaigns and defended a company through two consecutive contested proxy contests. He successfully liquidated a variety of portfolio company investments from private equity funds, including four early-stage fintech companies.

Most recently, Mark serves as CFO of FortiFi Financial, Inc., a hedge fund-backed provider of commercial and residential assessment-based financing. Previously, he was CFO of HomeStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: HMST) and its subsidiaries, HomeStreet Bank and HomeStreet Capital Corporation, a Fannie Mae DUS multifamily lender. He also served as President, COO, and CFO of White River Capital (NYSE American: RVR), a near-prime and subprime auto lender.

Mark has served on six boards of directors, including service on four Audit Committees and two appointments as Audit Committee Chairman. He currently serves as Audit Committee Chairman of Epsilon Systems Solutions, a defense contractor with global operations primarily supporting the U.S. Navy.

Before joining the corporate sector, Mark served five years in the U.S. Navy as a submarine officer.

Mark holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management along with a Master of Engineering Management degree from Northwestern University. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree from The Pennsylvania State University, where he received his commission through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). He holds a Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) designation (inactive) from the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors.