Boston, MA – Brentwood Advisory Group, a premier team of seasoned executives offering board and executive-level services, is proud to announce that Rena Clark has joined the firm. With over 30 years of experience in private equity, operational management, and strategic growth, Rena’s addition strengthens Brentwood’s commitment to helping organizations fill critical resource gaps, optimize performance, and achieve growth.
Rena’s career includes extensive experience in private equity and executive leadership, having led due diligence, structured transactions, and executed strategic initiatives across diverse sectors, including Manufacturing, Transportation, and Specialty Chemicals. As Co-Founder of Laurel Oak Capital Partners, LLC, LOCP led the transformation of an underperforming and capital-constrained temperature-controlled transportation carve-out, turning the business into a profitable standalone entity. Her leadership in streamlining operations, rationalizing assets, and reinforcing key relationships was instrumental in the company’s turnaround.
Previously, Rena was a Partner at GenNx360 Capital Partners, LLC, where she led/co-led acquisitions totaling approximately $350 million in invested capital, contributing to over $1 billion in combined company revenues. Her responsibilities included leading due diligence, securing favorable acquisition terms, and developing post-acquisition 100-day plans that drove value creation and sustained business growth. Her career also includes roles as CEO of a specialty chemical manufacturing company and leading a turnaround of an industrial printing firm, both resulting in financial improvements.
“I am honored to join Brentwood Advisory Group and collaborate with a team dedicated to accelerating growth and operational excellence for clients,” said Clark. “I look forward to leveraging my background in private equity and business transformation to provide strategic insights and leadership that help organizations navigate complex challenges.”
Her extensive mentoring and coaching experience equip her to foster leadership excellence and drive strategic decision-making.
Rena is also an active board member, serving on nonprofit and professional boards such as Proctor Academy, Lamar University Foundation, and Lasell University. She mentors young professionals and is involved in executive coaching as a Harvard Business School Career Coach and a volunteer mentor with the MIT Venture Mentoring Service.
Rena holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with honors from Lamar University.