Bio

Gary Kirkham has spent the last 25 years advising a range of technology companies on important strategic and capital markets initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, private and public capital raising and activist defense. Prior to joining Centerview, Mr. Kirkham spent his career at Merrill Lynch/BofA Merrill Lynch where he most recently served as Global Co-Head of Technology, Media and Telecom Investment Banking. Mr. Kirkham has served as trusted advisor to clients across various technology sectors including: Software, Semiconductors, Internet /E-Commerce, Enterprise Infrastructure, Financial Technology and Automotive Technology. Mr. Kirkham has advised on a range of IPO, private and public capital and LBO transactions for leading technology companies including: Crowdstrike, Medallia, Bill.com, Z-Scaler, UiPath, Microstrategy, C3.ai, Confluent, Zoom, Docusign, RingCentral, Workday, Ping Identity, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, F5 Networks, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Broadcom, HPE, Cisco, Juniper, Oracle, Microsoft, NetApp, Proofpoint, CyberArk, Avast, McAfee, Fastly, Tibco, Veritas, Gigamon, Barracuda, Commscope among others. He holds an MBA from Windsor University and a BSc from the University of Guelph.