Dan Beer, Director of Mergers & Acquisitions (IBM)

Apr 30, 2014, 10:30 PM – May 1, 2014, 1:30 AM (UTC)

Ottawa

University of Ottawa, Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Ave East, Room 1120, Ottawa, K1N 6N5

Dan Beer is an entrepreneur and the current Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for IBM where he handles the purchase and integration of new companies ranging from $1M to $800M.

In-person event

About this event

Dan is an entrepreneur and software industry executive with broad experience spanning venture startups to $100B establishments. Dan has held executive positions in Corporate Acquisitions, Business Partner and Alliances, Product Development, Consulting Services and Customer Support, at companies such as IBM, Cognos, BEA/WebGain and Oracle. 

Dan is currently the Executive leading the IBM Performance Management Division, a 500M+ software solution division, where he is responsible for managing and overseeing the direction, development, sales, marketing, service delivery and support of all on-premise and SaaS products, while ensuring the division achieves its financial and client objectives across all product lines. Formerly Dan led Mergers and Acquisitions for IBM Software Solutions Group, where he led the purchase and integration of over 14 companies per year, with investment in excess of $5B annually, and ranging in revenue size from $1M to $1B. 

He graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in engineering (minor in business) and began his career in tech leading services and support with Omnimark, a small company that grew in size from $1M to $20M before being acquired by Stilo. After moving briefly to Cognos, Dan co-started his own company, Insurance Engine, disrupting and adding transparency to the enterprise insurance industry. It was subsequently acquired by Highroads. Dan then joined another startup company called Webgain, which was acquired a few years later by Oracle. 

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Dan Beer, Director of Mergers & Acquisitions

    IBM

When

When

April 30 – May 1, 2014
10:30 PM – 1:30 AM (UTC)

Where

Where

University of Ottawa, Desmarais Building
55 Laurier Ave East, Room 1120
Ottawa, K1N 6N5

Agenda

10:30 PMNetworking and Food
11:30 PMFireside Chat
12:30 AMNetworking

About Startup Grind

This is Startup Grind. We are the world’s largest startup community.

Our Mission

To give startups everywhere the education and opportunities they need to build, grow, and scale their companies.

Our Values

We believe in making friends, not contacts. We believe in giving first, not taking. We believe in helping others before helping yourself.

Tools & Discounts for Startups

Take advantage of resources and offers provided by organizations we know and love, designed to help you navigate the startup journey.

Browse discounts

Global Conference

Our annual flagship event in Silicon Valley brings together thousands of startup teams, investors and organizations from all over the world.

Learn more

Join the Startup Membership

This membership gives you free access to networking, events, mentorship, office hours, and other exclusive opportunities curated by Startup Grind HQ.

Apply now