CHUCK PAPAGEORGIOU
Managing Partner
Digital Transformations, Corporate and Product Development, M&A
He is the co-founder and current Managing Partner of Ideasphere Partners, LLC. He works with our clients in multiple capacities in strategy development, operations streamlining, technology architecture and deployment, turnarounds, outsourcing, corporate alliances, and mergers and acquisitions. His client work includes Private Equity and Venture Capital firms, and Corporations across the globe.
He is a market-proven Executive Leader, Business Operator and Enterprise Technologist with over two decades of global business experience in leading organizational turnarounds, business transformation, M&A, and launching startups. Clients value Chuck for his experience, knowledge, and results-driven approach, as well as his ‘get it done’ mentality and passion for building strong teams, client relationships, and helping others succeed.
As an entrepreneur, Chuck has founded and launched multiple companies over the last twenty years, raising over $15M in early-stage capital. As a corporate executive and consultant, he has managed organizations ranging from five-person startups and spin-off divisions, to 10,000+ employee global operations. As a Sr. Advisor he has led or advised on global M&A and restructuring transactions worth over 9 billion dollars.
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Chuck was the co-founder and the CEO of WorldWatch Plus–an AI-driven risk management company, sold to Dun and Bradstreet.
Chuck is a unique combination of a visionary leader and technologist with an operator mindset who can connect the dots and translate ideas into practical strategies and actionable designs and plans. His colleagues describe him as a force of nature, unafraid to roll up his sleeves, speak candidly, and make or assist in tough decisions. Chuck has a passion and commitment to high standards and expects no less from his clients and colleagues.
A lifelong servant of his community, Chuck is actively involved with the Florida entrepreneurship ecosystem as a Board Member at the Tampa Bay Wave, and the Lowth Center of Entrepreneurship at the University of Tampa, where he also served as an Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR). He is also an advisor and EIR for the Moffitt Cancer Research Center and supports several local initiatives that focus on the development of entrepreneurs and startup companies.
Chuck earned a BS in Electrical Engineering Technology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, a Diploma in Computer Science from Metropolitan Technical Institute, and a variety of professional certifications from organizations such as the American Management Association, City and Guilds of London Institute, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and others. In 2022 Chuck was appointed as a Fellow at the Institute of Digital Transformation. He is a former staff sergeant of the Greek-Cypriot Armed Forces.