EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
General Counsel :: Chief Financial Officer :: Corporate Development Executive
Trevor Cox delivers global strategy development, rapid execution, and business-wide restructuring for startups, VC/PE portfolio companies, Fortune 1000, and top Silicon Valley companies and law firms.
He has fundamentally transformed the corporate development strategic functions at companies by combining cross-discipline expertise with an ability to create winning advantages and tremendous differentiated value. He holds unique know-how to foster relationships, develop funding, enable international expansion, align strategic transformation and lead M&A to position for hold, sale, or exit.
Trevor is synonymous with aligning vision and leading execution teams to increase performance, create new revenues, and drive extraordinary hyper-growth. He has held leadership roles as CFO, Chief Legal Counsel, and Corporate Development Executive. He has a JD and MBA from Berkeley and Columbia Universities.
KEY CAREER SUCCESSES
+ Drop in Media: Built partnerships to create tens of millions in startup revenue.
+ Crowdcast: Developed strategic relationships to drive startup through M&A exit.
+ Brocade: Transformed and grew company from $500M to $2B+ company.
+ Guavus: Two M&A transactions, diversifying the company into new market TAMs.
+ DataCloud: Build out G&A function for startup and raise $16M in funding
ARTICLES BY TREVOR
Growth Strategy
Companies inevitably face the question: how to grow the business outside your existing market? Emerging companies as well as established […]
How Risky Is Your M&A Strategy?
Some M&A strategies involve more risk than others. The biggest risk factor is the disruptive change required in your core […]
Choosing A Buy-Side M&A Advisor
Choosing a buy-side M&A advisor requires deciding what skills and expertise you need to […]
Making M&A Deals Successful
Everyone has heard the statistic that over 50% of buy-side M&A deals fail to meet their stated objectives. The reason […]
Supply Chain Technology Provider: Growth through Technology Licensing
A software startup had developed a break-through concept for restaurant supply chain management technology and was evaluating different funding options. […]
ICE Trails: Lean Startup for Product Validation
ICE Trails is an early stage startup providing an emergency tracking app that enables users to notify friends and families […]