Bob Gourley has spent a career evaluating the business impact of technologies and devising strategies to apply technology to operational success. Inform your next due diligence assessment with the actionable insights in this video.
Bob Gourley is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Cybersecurity and Due Diligence consultancy OODA LLC, the publisher or CTOvision.com, OODAloop.com and the OODAcast.
The insights provided here can help parties on both the buy-side and sell-side of a transaction. On the buy-side, private equity firms or strategic acquirers will gain insight into ways to assess the technology and tech management approaches of a target firm. On the sell-side, firms considering an investment or M&A will find insights which can help optimize long term value and achieve more favorable terms prior to investment.
Bob’s first career was as a naval intelligence officer, which included operational tours in Europe and Asia. Bob was the first Director of Intelligence (J2) at DoD’s cyber defense organization JTF-CND.
Following retirement from the Navy Bob was an executive with TRW and Northrop Grumman, and then returned to government service as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
Bob was named one of the top 25 most influential CTOs in the globe by Infoworld.
Bob has led and participated in multiple due diligence assessments for private equity firms and businesses seeking evaluation of potential M&A targets.
The technology due diligence framework Gourley presents here provides a means to:
- Understand current technology and approaches
- Understand megatrends of technology and likely futures
- Understand market trends and shifting customer requirements
- Put experienced business and technology leaders on your team
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