Wade Brooks

Wade Brooks

Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University

Portland, Oregon Area

Current
  • Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University
Past
  • Restructuring CEO, President at Full Market Value
  • President, CEO at StorePartners
  • Registered Investment Advisor at Financial Partners
  • Sr. Vice President at Janus Interactive Software
  • President at Brooks + Associates, Inc.
Education
  • Willamette University - Atkinson Graduate School of Management
  • Maitripa College
  • Harvard Business School
  • Willamette University
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Industry
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Wade Brooks’s Summary

I'm currently a higher education fundraiser for Willamette University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management.

I have a background in both technology and finance owning and running companies in the Portland, Oregon area for over 15 years. I've been a contributing professor in corporate finance and provide strategy, finance, and sales consulting to local companies.

Wade Brooks’s Specialties:

Strategic direction and opportunity development. Financial management and modeling. Revenue identification and new market development. Technology trends and positioning. Business plan development and fundraising.


Wade Brooks’s Experience

  • Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Atkinson Graduate School of Management

    Willamette University

    (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    July 2008Present (1 year 5 months)

  • Adj. Professor, Corporate Finance

    Portland State University, School of Business

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    July 2007July 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  • VP Strategic Planning

    SoftSource Consulting

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    September 2004May 2005 (9 months)

  • VP Sales and Marketing

    ServerLogic

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2001August 2004 (3 years 8 months)

    Built and ran a division that was purchased by SoftSource Consulting, Inc. (above)

  • Restructuring CEO, President

    Full Market Value

    (Computer Hardware industry)

    20022002 (less than a year)

    Subcontracted from ServerLogic (listed above).

  • President, CEO

    StorePartners

    (Internet industry)

    February 1999December 2001 (2 years 11 months)

    Purchased by ServerLogic (above).

  • Registered Investment Advisor

    Financial Partners

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Investment Management industry)

    January 1997February 1999 (2 years 2 months)

    Corporate financial restructuring for businesses up to $100,000,000

  • Sr. Vice President

    Janus Interactive Software

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    19951996 (1 year )

  • President

    Brooks + Associates, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    19891995 (6 years )


Wade Brooks’s Education

  • Willamette University - Atkinson Graduate School of Management

    MBA , 20092012 (expected)

  • Maitripa College

    Masters , Advanced Buddhist Studies , 20072007

  • Harvard Business School

    Executive Program , Financial Management , 19981998

    Valuation, Private Equity, Corporate Financial Engineering, Corporate Restructuring.

  • Willamette University

    Bachelor of Science , Philosophy , 19861990


Additional Information

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Wade Brooks’s Interests:

Travel, Teaching, Buddhism, Philanthropy, Technology, Philosophy, Art, Strategic Planning, Martial Arts, Hiking/Camping


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