Randolph Engineering
American-made metal-frame sunglasses and prescription eyewear. Prime contractor for US military aviator sunglasses since 1982, built to MIL-SPEC standards. The civilian aviator line is the flagship.
Status: Approved
- Founded
- 1972
- Website
- randolphusa.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- USA
- Ownership type
- Family-owned
- Status since
- 2026-06-16
Ownership
Family-owned and operated across three generations of the Waszkiewicz and Zaleski families. Co-founder Jan Waszkiewicz's son Peter Waszkiewicz is CEO. The company has publicly turned down acquisition offers. Never offshored.
Why Approved
A rare continuously family-owned US eyewear manufacturer that never moved production overseas, the opposite of the Luxottica consolidation story. No decline signals.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
Sells to a conglomerate or PE firm. Moves frame production offshore.
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