Nexus Partners’ strength is two-fold: our experience and our network. Nexus Partners’ team members are expert strategists who insist on developing actionable insights and plans that get our clients results more quickly. We bring our experience to bear on every assignment, and the size and scope of our network amplifies our value. We are truly at the nexus of an amazing network – leading technologists, financial gurus, top legal minds and more – whose expertise is “on tap” for our clients.
Nexus Team
Nexus Partners’ team members are all extremely experienced, with twenty-five plus years of operating and executive roles from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and top consulting firms. Nexus Partners' name is quite purposeful – we are at the center of a network of key assets for companies. In addition to our core team we draw on the expertise of affiliate firms who specialize in other crucial areas as appropriate. We also leverage the larger networks of our team and our affiliates for our clients. Clients that have engaged Nexus Partners' team members include Adobe, American Express, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, Merrill Lynch, Omidyar Network, Palm, the U.S. Secret Service, VMware and numerous startups.
Nexus Advisors
Ivan Brockman, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone Advisory Partners
Mark Goines, Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures
Sandeep Johri, COO, Appcelerator
Larry Louie, Associate Dean, Hult International Business School
Deborah Marshall, Partner with Sidley Austin LLP
Paul Martino, Managing Director of Bullpen Capital
Rich Miller, CEO of StreetLight Data and CEO/founder of Telematica, Inc., a holding company and consultancy
Andy Nibley, CEO of Yieldex, a digital advertising software firm; previously executive at WPP, Vivendi, Bertelsmann and Reuters
Doug Solomon, IDEO Fellow
Nexus Affiliate Firms
Research – Primary research in support of client engagements or for other client-critical needs, custom managed to assure the highest quality and cost-effective.
Technology Services – Software services – from rapid prototyping to development and/or implementation of enterprise applications (custom or off the shelf).
Recruiting & HR Services – Top-notch recruiting for critical hires; development and implementation of HR processes.
PR & Marcomm – Development and execution of messaging in support of clients’ activities – new product/service introduction, market entry, new positioning, etc.; includes use of social media as well as “classic” public relations/marketing communications.
Interim CFO/Financial Management – For those clients requiring CFO and financial management services, but not yet at the point where hiring a full-time CFO is appropriate, Nexus Partners will bring in a highly qualified affiliate to cost-effectively provide these services.
Legal – From corporate formation to transactional assistance to general outside counsel services, Nexus Partners will bring in and work with one of the top law firms – in the Valley and globally – to provide appropriate legal assistance to our clients.
Accounting and Audit – For those clients requiring outside accounting or audit services Nexus Partners works with the Bay area’s largest regional firm.
Capital – Nexus Partners has a multitude of relationships with providers of capital and advisory services; depending on a client’s requirements we will provide the appropriate introductions – angel investors, venture capital firms, venture debt funds and investment banks.