Don Layden Jr
InvestorOperating Partner, Baird Capital at Gateway Capital Partners
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
About
Investment committee member and Operating Partner at Baird Capital.
Experience
- MoneyPass GroupExecutive Chairmancurrent2026 β present
- NovirChairman of the Boardcurrent2025 β present
- BankjoyBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- Flexpoint FordOperating Advisorcurrent2024 β present
- Baker HillBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Clip Money, Inc.Board Membercurrent2024 β present
- Confidence SystemsBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Gateway Capital PartnersInvestment Committee Membercurrent2021 β present
- Levy & Enders LLCManaging Partnercurrent2018 β present
- HSP GroupBoard Member and Observercurrent2020 β presentTampa, Florida, United States
- Eligen.ioBoard Membercurrent2013 β presentCambridge, MA
- Passage TicketingBoard Membercurrent2017 β present
- Kasisto, Inc.Executive Chairman2024 β 2026
- ResultsCXAdvisory Board Member2024 β 2026
- CheckAltBoard Member2024 β 2025
- NCR CorporationExecutive Vice President, Banking, Payments and Network Group; Head of Strategy and M&A2021 β 2023United States
- NCR CorporationHead of Strategy and Corporate Development/ Senior Advisor to the CEO2020 β 2021Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- MedxoomBoard Member2018 β 2023
- AutobooksBoard Member2017 β 2023
- SafetyPayExecutive Chair Of The Board Of Directors2012 β 2022
Education
- Marquette University Law SchoolJD, cum laude1979 β 1982
- Marquette UniversityBA, Economics1975 β 1979
Skills & more
Executive Management73Contract Negotiation16Mergers73Business Acquisition3Acquisition Integration13Software Acquisition1Strategic Negotiations8Corporate Governance6Corporate Law18Corporate Finance71Corporate Development99Strategic Planning99
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Business StrategyStrategic SourcingDigital StrategyStrategic ThinkingAngel InvestingVenture FinancingVenture CapitalPrivate Equity FundingEnterprise SoftwareNegotiationStrategyManagement BuyoutsFrom Don's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Marquette University Law School1
Also attended Marquette University28
AdriΓ‘n MachoAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupBennett ThomasGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalMatt KelleyDirector, FINTOP Network at FINTOP CapitalChristopher Ott MD, FACEPFormer CMO Physician Services at Team8Bill WarnerStrategic Advisor at Vertical Venture PartnersMike MulicaOperating Partner at Avataar Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at NCR Corporation19
Kazuhiro KobayashiHead of Japan at Sozo VenturesScott SobelFounding Partner at Valor Capital GroupKim BerknovSenior Advisor at FraserChristophe PrimaultVenture Partner at ElaiaMartin GedalinPartner at Lumia CapitalGeoffroy RossetManaging Partner at Luxury Tech Fund
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Also worked at Autobooks2
Also worked at Quarles & Brady LLP2
Also worked at Warburg Pincus61
Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Aftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesLawrence BettinoManaging Director at Dot CapitalAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at GreycroftMiloni Madan PreslerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Eugene "Gene" PodsiadloSenior Strategic Advisor, Special Limited Partner at AI Capital
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Colleagues at Gateway Capital Partners
Cory Nettles
Managing Director - Generation Growth Capital at Gateway Capital Partners
Dan Voell
Owner - Midwest Label Supply at Gateway Capital Partners
Dana A. Guthrie
Managing Partner and Director at Gateway Capital Partners
Jill Schwieters
Healthcare & Business Executive at Gateway Capital Partners
Ken Johnson
Managing Director of Kegonsa Capital Partners at Gateway Capital Partners



















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