With more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Shaffer has worked in various industries, including professional services, gaming, software, media, and health care.

Mr. Shaffer’s recent engagements include leading the sell-side analysis and separation execution of a $1+ billion carve-out of a multi-national gaming technology company. He managed all aspects of the separation from product through regulatory and G&A. Mr. Shaffer also led the diligence for and creation of a premier mortgage origination and auto lending fin-tech joint venture. He determined run-rate and one-time to carve-out and separate the target divisions from a multibillion-dollar parent company.

Previously, Mr. Shaffer led the operation diligence of a diversified technology solutions provider to the financial services sector, focusing on validating management’s cost-reduction plan based on private-to-public, relocating technical workers to lower cost countries, and product consolidation. He evaluated the potential carve-out of a technology-enabled secure print subsidiary from a large corporation and determined potential synergies if combined with a potential target in the same industry.

Mr. Shaffer led the carve-out of the YES! Network from Fox/Disney, including negotiating nearly 100 transition services points and developing Day 1 and Day 100 plans. He led the integration of a leading premium experiential hospitality business that partners with 150+ rights holders, including the NFL, NCAA, and the PGA, developing synergy targets for their recent merger, and executing a successful integration that achieved financial and business targets. Mr. Shaffer also led merger integration of the largest independent production company in the world, focusing on North America operations, and leading the assessment and attainment of critical synergies.

Mr. Shaffer earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education from the University of Iowa.