ClearObject CEO and leadership

Mr. Yingst has successfully helped companies grow and reach profitability for the past 20 years. Mr. Yingst currently serves as Chief Executive Officer at ClearObject Incorporated, a leading IoT (Internet of Things) systems integrator and digital transformation company. There, he develops and implements strategies for business growth and optimization, while partnering with private equity investors.

Prior to ClearObject, Mr. Yingst was a Consultative Operating Partner with multiple investment firms. He advised on mergers and acquisitions and partnered with portfolio companies to drive growth and profitability.

Mr. Yingst was the Chief Executive Officer at RedZone Robotics, a trenchless infrastructure technology firm. Under his leadership, he turned around a chronically unprofitable, private equity owned business, resulting in triple digit revenue and profitability growth. He successfully sold the company generating a significant ROI from the valuation of his start.

Mr. Yingst has also held senior management positions with Siemens including Vice President of Global Operations and Finance for Water Technologies. There, he established and led the organization’s growth operations in 48 countries having been involved in numerous international and domestic acquisitions and integrations.

Chuck is a results driven executive with C-level leadership experience, and deep operations, corp dev and strategy expertise. Chuck was a Partner & Managing Director with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) from 1997-2010 where he also ran the firm’s People and Organization practice area for North and South America. In 2010 Chuck joined Motricity, a mobile data infrastructure provider he helped to take public with a market valuation of over $1B. Chuck has held various C-level operating roles in technology companies including CEO of Zebra Imaging, a 3D Holographic Imaging Company, and FoVI 3D, an Augmented Reality emerging tech company. Recently Chuck ran Valkyrie Labs, an AI incubator. Chuck received his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BESc with high distinction from the University of Western Ontario where his senior thesis was on the comparative advantages of neural network technology.

Chuck lives in Austin, Texas and enjoys time with his wife and three children. Chuck is an active member of the Movember Foundation, raising awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide. In his spare time Chuck enjoys attending the families sports events, family trips to the Texas coast and lakes, and playing recreational hockey.

Kim Gallagher is a Chief Financial Officer at ClearObject and Board Treasurer at Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking (ICESAHT) and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has worked as Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC, Treasury Manager at First Federal Bank of the Midwest, and Financial Consultant Senior / Portfolio Manager at Anthem Inc.. Kim attended Defiance College and Bowling Green State University.