Don Springer

High impact Board Director and Executive Advisor with focus in domestic and international growth strategy and business development. 

Adept at developing actionable strategies to ignite and accelerate business growth. State-of-the-art methodologies and latest research are combined with CEO experience to provide expert advice, facilitation, and delivery.

Proficient in building high performance businesses with consistent growth in profitability and shareholder value.

Personal expansive growth experience from building an $800M global enterprise, from $5M in 9 years, to multiple venture backed early stage technology companies, including building a business while living in Europe. Fortune 200 experience as President of Ford Motor Co. technology subsidiary, CEO of Microsoft VAR, EVP of EDS venture, and early career at Texas Instruments.

Advisory Board member of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance (IECG) and member of Executive Connection Dallas (founder/chair of the Business Development SIG). Past member of CEO Netweavers (founder/chair of the New Business Development SIG) and CEO Trust.

Regular lecturer at SMU COX School of Business, Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship. Past regular lecturer at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the University of Texas at Dallas Jindal School of Management.

Markets:
..Business Services 
..IT: Mobility, SaaS, ERP, & Business Applications
..Educational Technology 
..Healthcare 
..Defense 
..Electronics Manufacturing

Specialties: Board Governance, Board Advisor, Executive Advisor, Growth Strategy, High Performance Growth, Innovation Initiatives, New Business Development, Business Model Innovation, Technology Commercialization, Technology Startups, Early Stage Companies, Corporate Development, Diversification, Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestitures, Exit Strategies, Venture Funding, Private Equity Firms, Management Consulting, Emerging Business.