Flaschen earned a master's degree in entrepreneurial management from the
Wharton School of Business. He was a founding member of the executive committee of the North American Soccer League (NASL) Players Association. 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
CEO of Donnelly Marketing. In 1997, Flaschen became the president and CEO of Thomson 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, Inc. He is on the board of directors for Paychex, Informa, Curinos and John Nagle Company. ==See also==