Greg Warnock, Mercato Partners
For the initial launch of Tanner\u2019s Podcast Series, we know we wanted to \u201cgo big\u201d, so we asked Dr. Greg Warnock, a visionary leader in the growth of Utah\u2019s VC, private equity, and technology community, if he would be our first interview. He graciously accepted! \xa0Garrett Koerner, a tax partner at Tanner, and Dan Griffiths, Tanner\u2019s director of strategy, appreciated Greg\u2019s\xa0perspective as a true visionary in Utah\u2019s growing technology community.
Greg Warnock is the co-founder and managing director of Mercato Partners and successful innovator and builder of high-growth companies. He is a brilliant thinker (PhD), technologist, innovator, and turnaround artist. Greg is also an amazing person who has helped so many companies and the entrepreneurs who lead them (Skullcandy, Domo, Cymphonix, and Stance) become better. Prior to Mercato, Greg was the co-founder of vSpring, a scrappy early stage venture capital fund. He has been the principal in more than 20 M&A transactions and has spent his entire career helping other entrepreneurs succeed.
Greg has been the recipient of numerous awards and received a B.S. in computer science, an M.B.A., \xa0and a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Venture Finance from University of Utah\u2019s David Eccles School of Business