Wayne Threatt

Wayne Threatt has extensive experience in financing — from angel startups to venture capital investments and initial public offerings. He has negotiated and designed all manner of financings, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic alliances, and has conducted nine-figure private placement financings. Mr. Threatt is currently the Managing Principal at WBT Strategy Consulting, where he has worked since 2001. He was formerly a principal at SPC Capital Management, a diversified private equity fund with more than of $100 million under management. He has years of general management, marketing, and business development experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial environments, in industries spanning from technology to branded consumer goods. Mr. Threatt was previously the CEO of Androx Corporation and EMUMAIL, VP of Marketing and Sales at Scientific Computing Associates, VP of Corporate Development at Cambridge SoundWorks, and VP and General Manager at Sapphire Audio. He has been a consultant providing strategic capital and operational insight for high-tech industries such as energy, biotechnology, information technology, and photonics. He holds a degree in Physics from the University of Chicago, a Master of Science in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Threatt’s volunteer commitments include serving as a board member to Synergy Services, an organization dedicated to helping families in crisis.