C. Todd Navrat is an executive, entrepreneur and corporate attorney with more than 20 years of experience working with private and publicly traded companies, ranging from start-ups to multi-billion dollar enterprises, in the areas of M&A, IP licensing, entertainment/media law, finance, tax and technology development and management. He is a builder, problem solver, teacher and life-long learner whose passion is assembling and leading diverse teams to achieve audacious goals.Throughout his career, he has been a trusted counselor, operator and strategic thought leader. He led turnarounds of enterprises in the digital media and restaurant industries. He helped formulate and lead a number of key strategic business initiatives: i) the development and execution of alliance licensing models with major media and entertainment companies, ii) the creation of an innovative music rights licensing model for greeting cards and iii) the acquisition/launch of businesses in geo-construction, oil field services, publishing, film production, internet video streaming and digital commerce. He has envisioned and led multiple initiatives transforming business operations in the areas of employee benefits administration, legal, licensing and procurement.Mr. Navrat has been an active supporter of Kansas City’s burgeoning start-up community and is a Techstars® mentor. He holds multiple degrees from the University of Kansas School of Business, a Juris Doctor degree from the Washburn University School of Law, and studied economics at the London School of Economics. In addition, he has earned the CPA designation, is an active member of the Kansas and Missouri Bar Associations, a CFA Institute charter holder and is a past lecturer for the Practicing Law Institute in the area of intellectual property management in joint business ventures.
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