George Odden

Mr. Odden is a partner at Ardent Advisory Group, providing client services, primarily related to M&A. He started his career as an officer in the U.S. Navy , and began his professional career on Wall Street with Dillon Read, followed by positions at UBS, KPMG, and Houlihan Lokey. With a career focus on M&A, Mr. Odden led the M&A efforts of two Fortune 500 companies, Rockwell International and Honeywell Aerospace, working to grow these businesses through acquisition and joint venture. In 2015, he joined a boutique investment bank where he helped operators reach strategic goals through majority sales, financing activities, or minority equity infusions. Mr. Odden joined his current business partner, Jordan Geotas, in founding the Ardent Advisory Group in 2021. He earned a BA from Cornell University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.