As a third generation entrepreneur, Austin was taught early in life to embrace entrepreneurship as a means for provision, character building, community service, and sense of purpose.

Austin has a BA in Communication from Eastern Michigan University and an MBA from Texas A&M University. Moreover, Austin has worked majority of his professional career in consumer goods and the IT space. Function wise Austin has practiced mainly in field marketing, management, and business development roles. He’s been responsible for teams as large as 70 and always enjoys working with clients to help solve their problems and drive growth.

The perfect combination of Michelangelo and Leonardo is a great way to describe my personality. In my spare time you will find me participating in resistance training, playing basketball, watching sports, hanging out with family and friends, engaging in a mini-marathon of Impractical Jokers, or devoting time to the startup community. Christian Bale is my favorite actor. I love my church (and of course you’re invited!).

Austin is a co-founder and CEO of Outfield.

With over 16 years in the Asset & Wealth management industry, Mr. Drew has raised over $30 billion dollars in client AUM. His experience with top organizations has given him the knowledge and experience to start DFD Partners. DFD realizes that diversity in gender, background, asset class and generation, drives inclusion. This is why, DFD offers the most innovative distribution platform for asset managers, who may not have the tools, resources or headcount to effectively scale their business