MANAGING PARTNER
Brian’s career spans two decades of technology entrepreneurship and investing. After beginning his career with IBM in sales and corporate development, he has gone on to found and build a number of internet and technology companies and investment partnerships.
Prior to founding Recurring Capital, he was EVP of Corporate Development and M&A for Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD) which assembled a family of SaaS applications in the enterprise work management space. While at Upland he completed multiple acquisitions and was a key member of the IPO team. It was in this role that he experienced firsthand the cash flow capacity of established SaaS companies with predictable recurring revenue and met numerous SaaS CEO’s looking for straightforward growth capital.
Notable investments/exits include: Upland Software (IPO), Magnitude Software (Audax Group), DataRank (Simply Measured), URHere (Nokia FH:NOK1V), GlobalSpec (IHS Inc. NYSE: IHS), Trade Up Commerce (Callaway Golf NYSE:ELY), InterZine (Times Mirror Magazines).
Brian received a BS in Industrial Engineering from The University of Arkansas and a MBA from Harvard Business School. He served as the Chairman of the University of Arkansas GSIE/RED Campaign Arkansas Steering Committee and is the former Founder and Chairman of Celebrate Publishing Group, a specialty publisher in Bentonville, AR. He enjoys outdoor excursions including snowboarding, golf and fly fishing; traveling with his wife Becky; and hanging out with his three adult sons: Cameron, J.W. and Preston.