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Storm Duncan

Co-Founder & CEO

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About

I help technology founders and their investors secure the highest possible exit with absolute certainty for their company. As the Founder and Managing Partner at Ignatious, a VentureBeat top 5 Ranked Tech M&A Advisory Firm, we focus on engineering superior financial outcomes through our deep experience and our unparalled network of relationships with strategic buyers and investors. I’ve also been in your shoes — as a founder and CEO, an investor in hundreds of technology companies, a board member at both buying and selling companies, and an advisor to many of the world’s leading acquirers (including Google, Microsoft, Tencent amongst others). This broad perspective has helped perfect how I position your company to achieve a premium outcome with the least risk and disruption. * Twice Ranked Top 5 Tech M&A Banker of All Time (VentureBeat, The Street) * Winner of the ”M&A Leadership Award”, "Top 50 M&A Dealmakers in the World" and "Finance Power 50" list, as well as multiple M&A and Growth Financing Deal of the Year awards * Executed 2 of the Top 10 ranked tech M&A deals of all time * Strategic Advisor to Google for a decade, leading the YouTube acquisition (highest returning acquisit

Experience

FounderIgnatious
Jan 2022
Board Director and member of Strategy, Nomination and Governance Committees (NASDAQ: BL)BlackLine
Mar 2026
Board Member, Investor, Strategic AdvisorAngel Storm
Jul 2002
Co-Founder & CEOConductia
Apr 2026
Global Head, Managing DirectorJefferies
Jun 2016 to Jan 2022
CEOEssess, Inc.
Nov 2011 to Apr 2013
Managing Director, Global Head of Technology M&A, Senior AdvisorCredit Suisse
Jan 1999 to Mar 2012
Vice PresidentLehman Brothers
Jan 1996 to Jan 1999
Cigarette Butt Picker UpperMultiple Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 1984 to Jan 1994

Education

Yale University
B.A. Political Science and American Studies
1988 to 1992
Yale University
B.A. Political Science and American Studies
1988 to 1992
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
MBA Finance
1992 to 1994
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
MBA Finance
1992 to 1994
Glenrock High School
1984 to 1988