Max Azaham is a Senior Research Director in the Gartner for General Managers team. As a product portfolio analyst, Mr. Azaham covers various topics of portfolio management, strategic finance and corporate development. Mr. Azaham advises Tech CEOs and GMs on obtaining funds from venture capital and private equity firms, SPAC business combinations, acquisition and go-to-market strategies, and the role of M&A and business model selection to optimize portfolio performance. Initiatives covered by Mr. Azaham includes engaging CFOs to improve return on investment (ROI) and presenting business cases to obtain executive and board member buy-in.
Prior to Gartner, Mr. Azaham worked for IT startups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to this, Mr. Azaham worked for investment banks in New York, London and Singapore where he advised technology and service providers on M&A and capital markets.
Rothschild & Co
Vice President - Mergers & Acquisitions
Credit Suisse
Vice President - Investment Banking
Tegris Advisors
Director, Co-Founder
Corporate Development for Tech CEOs
Portfolio Growth, Vision and Strategy
Manage Portfolio Performance
Execute on Portfolio Growth Targets
Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact on Products and Services
M.A., Economics, Cambridge University
M.S., Business, Stanford Graduate School of Business
1Assess Market Opportunity for Growth
2Plan and Validate the Strategy
3Managing Portfolio Performance
4Corporate Development
5Business Models