Lead Strategy, Product Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Partnership Strategy

Lead Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnerships and BoD reporting

Responsible for strategy, merger and acquisition deal sourcing and execution, joint ventures, business development, OEMs, partnerships, licensing agreements and venture capital investments.

Advise corporate leadership and private equity through merger, acquisition and divestiture strategy, synergy analysis, due diligence, deal structuring, go-to-market strategy and synergy realization.

Venture capital rotational role to gain insights on venture investing, source and advise on investment opportunities, advise on business issues facing portfolio companies and provide industry insights.

Responsible for leading acquisition due diligence, deal structuring, negotiations, planning and executing over 15 acquisitions, divestitures and wind downs in Security, Infrastructure & Telecommunications verticals. Selected to executive team tasked with restructuring VeriSign by divesting multiple businesses representing $2B in consideration. Key responsibilities include: preparing businesses for sale, managing due diligence, negotiating purchase agreements and transitioning businesses. Led 3 year M&A strategy as part of an executive corporate strategy. Only VeriSign employee to be sponsored for an MBA, while attending Wharton.

Client Portfolio: Autodesk, Blue Shield, Diligent Software, Kaiser Permanente, Overture & VeriSignEngagements included: advised on cross border Mergers & Acquisitions, launched new product, operations and infrastructure in the EU & APAC and business process optimization.

Product manager for Buzzsaw, a well funded start up acquired by Autodesk. Tasked by senior leadership to lead customer transition to Autodesk infrastructure.

Actively contributed to revenue growth, which supported a successful IPO in 1999 and subsequent acquisition.

Managed relationships with mutual funds & hedge funds investing in Asia. Increased transactions by providing customized research and event notification.