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About Yuri Vanetik
Yuri Vanetik is a private investor, business strategist, and philanthropist that brings many years of experience across a variety of industries and he is the managing partner of Vanetik International LLC, a management consulting firm in Nevada.
Vanetik International, LLC provides advisory services and strategic planning to businesses both in the United States and around the world.
He is considered an expert in capital formation and mergers and acquisitions. In his role in advising financial firms nationally and internationally and Vanetik brings years of experience in securities law, corporate governance, business strategy, and financial planning.
California Business Journal | April 5, 2019Evolution is the best word to describe the trajectory of Yuri Vanetik from lawyer to entrepreneur to investor to fund manager.
In the past, Yuri Vanetik served as an executive within the financial sector. In this role, he advised boards and principals from both public and private companies on strategic planning matters, including capital formation, securities offerings, marketing, acquisitions, and dispositions.
In addition to his continued work on corporate boards, boards of nonprofits, and political organizations, Yuri Vanetik is also a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Dominion Partners, a technology-driven opportunity real estate fund that invests in undervalued real estate throughout the United States.
Dominion seeks out properties that show promise, based on location and other characteristics, but those exhibit problems related to physical conditions, capital structure, marketing position, tenancy, or management in general-problems that can be corrected to deliver superior value.
In his role as Managing Director, Yuri Vanetik is responsible for managing the financial policies and strategic growth of Dominion Partners. His responsibilities include overseeing equity financing and joint ventures and raising capital.
Capabilities
Advisory services and strategic planning can provide numerous benefits to businesses, including:
An advisory team or strategic planner can help a business assess its current situation and make informed decisions about its future direction. This can lead to more successful outcomes and help the business avoid costly mistakes.
A strategic plan can help a business identify areas where it is wasting resources and come up with ways to streamline its operations. This can lead to increased efficiency and cost savings.
A strategic plan can help a business define its goals and priorities, which can lead to greater clarity and focus in its day-to-day operations. This can help the business stay on track and achieve its objectives more effectively.
A well-thought-out strategic plan can help a business stay ahead of the competition by identifying and capitalizing on opportunities for growth and innovation.
A strategic plan can help a business communicate its vision and goals to stakeholders, which can improve relations and build trust. This is especially important for businesses that rely on funding or support from outside sources.
A good strategic plan should take into account potential changes in the business environment, such as shifts in consumer demand or technological advancements. By planning for these types of changes, a business can be better prepared to pivot and adapt as needed, rather than being caught off guard and struggling to catch up.
Education and Background
Prior to his work with Vanetik International, LLC and Dominion Partners, Yuri Vanetik practiced corporate law with K & L Gates (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
At that time that he served as the founding partner of Iger, Koehler & Vanetik, LLP, which is a law firm that specializes in corporate governance, public listings, counseling boards of publicly traded companies and representing independent directors, and committees on which they serve. Mr. Vanetik’s time in legal practice gave him crucial experience in corporate combinations, and finance.
Yuri Vanetik’s entrepreneurial spirit also led him to work in the technology space, before transitioning to corporate finance and venture capital and While working in the finance industry, Vanetik organized and served as principal of a group of institutional and retails funds, making investments in fixed income products and private equity transactions domestically and abroad.
Philanthropy
Yuri Vanetik is on the board of Artstory Advisors, an art advisory and interior design business. Artstory Advisors is the brainchild of Kristina Semenovskaia, who is committed to providing clients with unique insight into collecting and decorating. Vanetik’s strong passion for arts is seen in the opportunities he provides to help alter people’s lives. In addition to his current work as the Commissioner of the Orange County Sheriff’s Council, Yuri Vanetik is also member of Advanced Disaster Action Team for San Bernardino, California.
In addition to his professional endeavors, Yuri Vanetik is also a committed philanthropist. In 2008, he joined the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross, where he currently serves on the Executive Committee. He was also appointed to the National Board of Gen Next, and currently services on the board of the Gen Next Foundation. Gen Next Foundation is a Foundation creates opportunities and confronts challenges that our future generations will have to face. Areas that the foundation focuses on include education, economic opportunity, and global security. In a recent interview with Entrepreneur, Yuri Vanetik described his passion for philanthropy:
In 2009, Yuri Vanetik became a Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute, which is a national think tank for the study of politics and statesmanship. That next year, he was appointed to the board of Miracles for Kids, a foundation dedicated to supporting children with serious illnesses. Not long after, he was appointed to the board of the Center for Global Change, a charity that provides assistance to abused, neglected, and underprivileged orphans around the world. Yuri Vanetik is on the board of directors for the Orange County Performing Arts Center.
In his spare time, Yuri Vanetik practices martial arts, holding a 3rd degree black belt in Kung Fu San Soo, engages in tactical shooting and survival training and studies history. He has also been featured as a guest author in a variety of prominent publications, including Forbes , Bloomberg Law , The Wall Street Journal , and Dialogue & Discourse .