Larry I. Kramer.

• Author: Raab, Marian
• Position: Balance sheet - Interview

Though Larry Kramer grew up in a musical family, he never expected to start a local rock-and-roll cover band called "The Comb-Overs"--which he did, two year ago.

"Outside of our day jobs, it's a fun diversion for six suburban fathers/ working professionals. It also places a check mark on my 'Life's Bucket List' against the line item of lead singer in a rock band,' " says Kramer.

Title | Controller

Company | North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity, Waltham, Mass.

Born | Miami Beach, Fla., April 1963.

Spouse | Erica, married for almost 16 wonderful years.

Children | Three daughters Alix (14), Kyra(12) and Sonia (10).

Education | Rutgers University, BA Economics (1985); MBA, Boston University (1995).

Career Summary | GE, Financial Management Program during rotational assignments in tax, FP&A and Accounting, Schenectady, N.Y. (1985-88); GE Capital, FP&A Analyst, Stamford, Conn. (1988-89); The Pioneer Group, various FP&A and managerial roles in Accounting, Boston (1989-99); NewsEdge Corp., Corporate Controller, Burlington Mass. (1999-2002); TWI Interactive/IMG, VP Finance & Controller, Brighton, Mass. (2003-04); North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity, Controller (2004-present).

FEI Chapter | Boston Chapter, since 2002; FEI Board Member and Chair of Career Services, 2006-present.

Time Management | Believe it or not, the good old Franklin Planner paper in a binder method keeps the to-do list organized and prioritized. It maintains the activities, calendar, papers, accomplishments, etc. on a daily and monthly basis.

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Stress Management | Music and the band practice are high on the techniques list, but so does an hour's exercise at night a few times a week on a home elliptical machine. And at age 46, I'm lucky to still be playing tennis once a week with my best friend since age 10.

Recent Reads | Chasing Daylight, by Eugene O'Kelly. This former KPMG CEO wrote about his final months of life battling cancer. It hit home on a few fronts: The intense and task-driven profession we FFI'ers work in, keeping daily life in perspective, how relationships and family are the really important things and that I recently lost my first cousin to cancer this past winter.

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