Graham Crispin
M&A Advisor, Business Broker
During the last 30 years, Graham Crispin provided Technology and Business Management leadership within the Defense, Education, Telecommunications and IT space. His responsibilities spanned Strategic Planning, Implementation and Operations. Today, Graham deploys those skills and experience to help business owners achieve wealth through strategic planning and execution, business divestment, and mergers and acquisitions.
Early in Graham’s career as an Australian Air Force military officer he was essential in procurement of Air Traffic Control Radars by coordinating the in-service logistics and associated planning. Later, as a senior project engineer with the Australian Defense Science Organization, he coordinated business aspects of a Research Division for financial and program planning, intellectual property management, and managed systems projects at the cutting edge of Over-the-Horizon Radar. Graham also led the entrepreneurial development of a program of innovative business-relevant post graduate courses for the Telecommunications and IT community. He combined the resources of industry and universities to provide flexible curriculum delivery by combining videoconferencing, print and internet delivery modes. Focusing on Turn-around Y2K Projects Graham relocated to the United States and delivered millions of dollars of savings through best of class project, risk, software, and teamwork systems.
Graham received his Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Communications/Electronics from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1982 (equivalent to a BSEE with double major in Telecommunications and Electronics). He was awarded the Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Adelaide in 1992 with a focus on International Business and Technology. Mr. Crispin served as: Vice-Chairman on the Information Industries Training Advisory Board of the State of South Australia, as a Board Member and founding member of the Carolinas Virginia Business Brokers’ Association (CVBBA), Committee Member of the Capital City Club and Cardinal Club Business Alliance, Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Lieutenant Governor of Carolinas Kiwanis Division 28, President of Cary Kiwanis and Vice Chairman of its Education Trust and Distinguished former President of Cary Toastmasters.
He is currently on the board of two businesses in their startup phase and is a regular presenter on business transition topics to professional organizations such as the CPA Law Forum.