Doug Gorder

Doug is a consulting executive working to create and execute successful growth strategies, including driving go-to-market strategies, building distribution channels, forming management teams, raising capital, and completing successful exits. He has raised nearly $70 million in venture and angel financing for nearly a dozen companies.

Previously, he was a co-founder and COO for Vigilos, an enterprise software company providing physical security management tools to the U.S. Navy, FBI, and numerous commercial and financial enterprises. Prior to Vigilos, Doug was a consulting CFO and business advisor for high-tech startups, during which he helped build winning management teams and business strategies for over 40 companies. He was also a co-founder of The Cobalt Group, which serves the automotive industry and was acquired in 2010 by ADP for $400 million.

He has valuable and relevant experiences in mergers and acquisitions, strategy development, strategic business development, capital formation, partnership and channel formation and international expansion, which provide Doug with firsthand knowledge, experience, skills, and relationships. He obtained a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University and an MBA in Finance and MIS from the University of Washington.