Bill Woodruff Email and Phone Number

Mr. Woodruff’s career has encompassed sell-side research, sales, trading, investment banking, and, most recently, buy-side equity research & portfolio management. A well respected Wall Street veteran, he has worked on several billion dollars in equity and M&A transactions. In addition, he has also served on the Board of Directors for several technology companies.Mr. Woodruff received a B.B.A.degree in Finance & Economics from Texas Christian University. He began his career in institutional sales and equity research for Lehman Brothers and later moved to convertible arbitrage at Solomon Brothers, where he reported to Michael Bloomberg and led the Dallas office from #10 ranking among Solomon’s offices to #2 (behind Boston).Subsequently, he founded his own boutique broker-dealer (William K Woodruff & Co, Inc.) where the firm developed a reputation as a powerful source of ideas.William K Woodruff & Co, Inc provided seed capital and was a seed investor for Ciena Corporation, which led to co-managing CIEN’s IPO with Goldman Sachs. William K Woodruff & Co was also an early investor in Digital Switch Corporation (earning the firm a cover story for Equity Magazine), which was later purchased by Acatel.William K Woodruff & Co, LLCInvestment BankingFor more than 40 years, WKW has repeatedly identified and capitalized on emerging tech trends earning a reputation as an "ideas powerhouse". Our clients are institutional investors who are interested in small and mid-cap growth companies.​ We provide our clients with creative, customized solutions to enable them to reach their potential.Sell-Side Equity ResearchWKW has developed a reputation for identifying emerging technology trends before other firms. We primarily focus on well-managed companies that are benefiting from strong industry tailwinds such as Wireless, AI/ML, 5G, IoT, and Broadband, with an emphasis on recurring revenue growth.Investment Management WKW Partners Fund I is a privately held limited partnership investing in primarily US based equities. Our lifelong passion for investing in equities has refined our research skills, giving us the unique ability to think critically and impartially.