Byron Trott — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners, an investment and advisory firm
Founded BDT & Company in 2009, which later merged with MSD Partners to form BDT & MSD Partners
Formerly Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs
BDT Capital Partners, an affiliate of BDT & Co., managed over $33 billion across its investment funds
Serves as a director for Cox Enterprises, Enterprise Holdings, Inc., IMA Group, and Sunrise Group Holdings, LLC ('Whataburger')
Received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1982
Recipient of the 1981 Amos Alonzo Stagg Medal at the University of Chicago

Biography

Byron David Trott is the founder, chairman, and co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank that offers advice and capital to family and founder-led companies. Born on December 2, 1958, Trott earned an AB from the University of Chicago in 1981 and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1982.