About

Hal Charnley is an innovative and results-driven Chairman, Board Member, and Turnaround Specialist with over 30 years of experience as a CEO, investor, or board member in a diverse range of industries. He boasts a heavy transaction background, including dozens of private debt/equity financings, M&A, and recapitalizations. Hal selectively helps Boards, CEOs, and business owners deal with complex situations that require experience, savvy, and guts to get through. He is focused on strategic alignment, recapitalizations, private financings, and restructurings. Currently, Hal is the Executive Chairman of Polkadog, a bakery that began in the heart of Boston's hip and historic South End. Polkadog treats are slowly dehydrated every day using the finest ingredients, with no added salt or preservatives, and can be found in quality dog shops and natural food stores across the globe. Hal actively invests in later-stage private businesses, including secondary share purchases. In the past, Hal has worked as the Principal of The Charnley Group/Charnley Family Office, selectively helping Boards, CEOs, and business owners deal with messy and complex situations that require experience, savvy, and a lot of guts to get through. He was also a Principal at Boston Harbor Capital, a private equity firm that invests entrepreneurial capital with experienced business partners in the buyout, growth, and recapitalization of growing lower middle-market companies. Hal has a strong educational background, having earned an MBA - Summa Cum Laude from Boston University's School of Management, an MS - Summa Cum Laude in Computer Science from Fitchburg State College, and a BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Overall, Hal has 9.61 years of relevant experience and is actively involved in helping businesses achieve their goals.