Founding Partners
Darren Clark, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Darren is an accomplished transformation leader with over 20 years of experience driving major value-creation initiatives across PE-backed companies, high-growth ventures, and Fortune 100 firms. His expertise shines through in roles at prominent brands like YP, Spotrunner, and Yahoo. He has spearheaded three M&A transactions, and overhauled sales, marketing, content, operations, and product development to fuel 80+ annual partnerships—resulting in 10x revenue growth within three years.
At Renovar, Darren’s deep experience in strategic transformation and operational excellence will be invaluable in helping clients navigate complex growth challenges and unlock new levels of performance.
Paul Ryan, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Paul is a visionary technology executive with over 30 years of experience driving innovation and scaling high-impact engineering and product teams. His leadership at industry leaders like OpenX, Zowdow, Yellow Pages, and Leads360 demonstrates his ability to transform bold ideas into market success. As a successful entrepreneur, Paul also founded and grew DoneRight!, a pioneering local pay-per-call advertising service, showcasing his expertise for creating solutions that shape industries.
At Renovar, Paul leverages his deep expertise to build cutting-edge technology solutions that accelerate growth, streamline operations, and drive lasting impact for partners.
Ed DiRocco, Chief Revenue Officer & Co-Founder
Ed is a driving force in revenue growth and operational excellence, with a track record of transformative leadership as CRO and sales head for industry giants like Sun Microsystems, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, Dorado Corporation, Epicenter, Inc., Biscom, and NeXT Computer. His expertise in go-to-market strategy and sales leadership is invaluable in guiding Renovar clients toward surpassing their business goals, driving sustainable growth and impact.
At Renovar, Ed brings his seasoned insight and hands-on approach to build tailored strategies that elevate sales performance, streamline operations, and accelerate revenue generation, ensuring clients achieve results that are both measurable and enduring.
Robin Zucker, Chief Marketing Officer & Co-Founder
Robin is a strategic marketing trailblazer with over 20 years of experience, known for breaking new ground and driving transformative growth for top B2B and B2C brands, including Yahoo!, Codecademy, and Playboy. Recognized as a Business Insider CMO to Watch for innovation, she consistently tackles complex market challenges with innovative solutions that redefine industry standards.
At Renovar, she leverages her expertise to deliver revenue-driving, market-shaping strategies that propel clients toward sustainable growth and success.
Jim Jonassen, Chief Talent Officer & Co-Founder
Jim a.k.a. JJ, is a builder of teams, companies, products and communities. He’s founded five executive search firms over the past 30 years, including JJA in 2007 after he sold Riviera Partners. Jim was co-founder & CEO of PeopleMover, a VC-backed enterprise software firm that merged with Opus360 prior to its 2000 IPO. Known for creating teams that achieve both scale and investor returns, Jim has been instrumental in assembling leadership teams for clients Cornerstone on Demand (NASDAQ:CSOD acquired by Clearlake Capital Group), CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO), FIGS (NYSE:FIGS), GreenDot (NYSE:GDOT), Mission Cloud and Velocify (acquired by Sallie Mae). Jim was named 1999 Software Entrepreneur of the Year by the Technology Council of Southern California and named to the Top 25 People in High Technology three times by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Jim brings unmatched expertise and a legacy of innovation to his role at Renovar, where he continues to shape the future of transformative businesses.