Rod Turner
Rod Turner is a seasoned Senior Executive known for his involvement in taking two companies (Ashton-Tate and Symantec) public on NASDAQ. He has established a successful venture capital firm and has made angel investments in various prominent companies like Ask Jeeves, INFN, AMRS, eASIC, and Bloom Energy. With a solid engineering background, Rod possesses versatile skills across all business domains and is recognized as a high-energy strategic thinker.
During his tenure at Symantec, Rod Turner played a pivotal role in orchestrating key mergers and acquisitions, including the acquisition of their first company, TimeLine, as well as the strategic acquisition of Norton. His expertise in the realm of M&A was evident in leading successful merger processes, particularly excelling in the implementation of the Norton merger which was lauded as 'The Best in High Technology'. Rod also oversaw the acquisition of PCAnywhere and an AV technology company into the Norton Group. Noteworthy acquisitions he was involved in include Mobile Automation by iPAS and Our Neighborhood Energy by CBD Energy Australia.
Aside from his corporate achievements, Rod Turner has lent his expertise as a consultant to CEOs of both established enterprises and startups. He has been instrumental in the growth of several companies such as Ashton Tate (dBASE), Symantec Norton, Knowledge Adventure, Mobile Automation, and ArtSlant, to name a few. Rod has an extensive background in IPOs, having been involved in two successful IPOs and witnessing the sale of three startups to public companies.
Rod Turner is also recognized as an expert in Crowd Funding, particularly in the realm of business ventures. His altruistic inclinations are evident in his various roles as Chairman, Founder, CEO, Managing Partner, and Executive across a spectrum of organizations such as Manhattan Street Capital, Turner Hall Media, CirrusLS, START.ac, Artslant, Irvine Ventures, and Mobile Automation.
Hailing from a farm in the UK, Rod Turner's journey led him to Silicon Valley in pursuit of VC-funded startups. His educational background includes studies in Executive Institute and Technology Leadership at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, as well as obtaining a First Class Honors BSc in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from Aston University. Rod's rich expertise, leadership acumen, and altruistic nature have defined his impactful career in the realm of executive management, IPOs, M&A, and business consulting.
