Neil Shroff

Neil has a diverse background with 20 years in mergers and acquisitions, executive management, and management consulting experience. In his early career, Neil was a management consultant at SRI (formerly Stanford Research Institute) International and then an SRI spin-off consulting firm where he focused on developing strategic recommendations for numerous clients in the biotech, medical device, and material technology industries.  Subsequently, Neil managed a manufacturing portfolio company of Jefferies Capital Partners where he led the company’s swift turnaround and created a division which led to his next venture, a manufacturing design and outsourcing firm. During his ownership, Neil acquired two strategic companies and led the sale of the company.

Neil co-founded Orion Capital Group, a boutique M&A firm and continues to get the itch to start new companies.  Most recently, Neil has started an online education company that was recently acquired and then served as the CEO of a venture-backed DNA sequencing startup that merged with another industry player.

Neil regularly gives speeches and presentations to CEO and industry groups nationwide and is regularly quoted in Inc, Entrepreneur, Businessweek, Forbes and the Silicon Valley Business Journal regarding M&A and increasing private company value.  He also teaches a course at Stanford on mergers and acquisitions and mentors startups in accelerating growth.  Neil has been named a top 40 Under 40 by The M&A Advisor.

Neil has a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego and has lived in Japan and conducted extensive business in India, China and Latin America. Neil is a member of the Alliance of CEOs, Menlo Park Rotary Club, and the Band of Angels.