Education
Flaschen attended Brown University, playing on the men"s soccer team He graduated with a bachelor"s degree in psychology and is a member of the Brown University Sports Hall of Fame.
Flaschen attended Brown University, playing on the men"s soccer team He graduated with a bachelor"s degree in psychology and is a member of the Brown University Sports Hall of Fame.
He is a Partner with Castanea Partners, Incorporated.
The Chicago Sting selected Flaschen in the first round of the 1977 North American League draft. He played two seasons with the Sting. Flaschen earned a master"s degree in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of After leaving soccer, Flaschen embarked on a career in the business world focusing on financial services.
He spent ten years with Dun & Bradstreet and was the President of ACNielsen.
From 1995 to 1997, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Donnelly Marketing. In 1997, Flaschen became the President and Chief Executive Officer of Thompson Financial.
In 2000, he moved to Flagship Ventures as a managing director In May 2005, he left Flagship Ventures to become a Partner at Castanea Partners, Incorporated.
He was a founding member of the Executive Committee of the North American League (NASL) Players Association.