Driving value creation together
Meet the talented Operating Partners who assist with driving value creation across the Trive portfolio.
Trive Capital Operating Partners
Joe McDougall
Managing Director of TC Operating Partners
Joe
McDougall
Managing Director of TC Operating Partners
Joe is Managing Director of TC Operating Partners, in addition to his existing role as an Operating Partner at Trive Capital with expertise in human capital, communications, and business leadership.
Before joining Trive in 2019, Joe served in leadership roles across a variety of industries including chemicals, automotive, industrials, and aerospace. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President, Axalta Coating Systems in the role of President of Global Refinish while also leading the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Joe also spent 14 years with Honeywell International in progressive human resources roles and started his career in consulting.
Joe received his MBA from Pennsylvania State University and graduated from Rider University with a BA in Political Science.
Mike Borellis
Operating Partner
Mike
Borellis
Operating Partner
Mike is an Operating Partner at Trive Capital with expertise in strategic financial planning, M&A execution and integration, and operational excellence initiatives.
Before joining Trive in 2018, Mike served in finance leadership roles across a variety of industries including automotive, industrials, consumer products, aerospace, and telecommunications. Most recently he served as the CFO of AGM Automotive, a former portfolio company of Trive. Mike has also spent time as the CFO of other private equity backed companies including Qualitor and Trico.
Mike received his BBA in Finance from the University of Cincinnati.
Mark Brown
Operating Partner
Mark
Brown
Operating Partner
Mark is an Operating Partner at Trive Capital with a functional expertise in enterprise risk management, focusing on risk awareness, avoidance and mitigation across the portfolio.
Before joining Trive in 2020, Mark served over twenty years at PricewaterhouseCoopers at the forefront of compliance and risk assessment, design and review for companies across the globe. Mark has served as an expert witness on behalf of the United States before the Iran-US claims tribunal at the Hague. He has worked with companies big and small across a variety of industries.
Mark holds a JD from the University of Windsor, an MBA from Cornell University, and a BA from the University of Toronto.
Drew Farris
Operating Partner
Drew
Farris
Operating Partner
Drew is an Operating Partner at Trive Capital with expertise in technology and operations leadership.
Before joining Trive in 2020, Drew served as a consultant to global Private Equity backed portfolio companies in a variety of industries including manufacturing, retail, distribution, technology, and healthcare. Prior to becoming a consultant, Drew held several CIO, COO, and Director level positions including at Trimark USA, Navico, Oracle, and Nantucket Nectars.
Drew received his BA in Communications and Management from University of Massachusetts Bridgewater.
John Purvis
Operating Partner
John
Purvis
Operating Partner
John is an Operating Partner at Trive Capital with expertise in corporate strategy, integrations, and aerospace engineering.
Before joining Trive in 2016, John served in leadership roles across aerospace and defense and government intelligence services. Most recently he was the CEO of AME Unmanned Air Systems, then as Director of Unmanned Integrated Systems after acquisition by Lockheed Martin. John spent time as the Vice President of Aviation Programs at Sierra Nevada Corporation.
John received his MS and BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado.
John Clinkscales
Operations Associate
John
Clinkscales
Operations Associate
John is an Operations Associate at Trive Capital. His responsibilities include working with Trive’s portfolio companies to strengthen their operational performance and growth strategies.
Prior to joining Trive, John was an Associate at Frontier Capital where he was responsible for due diligence and new deal execution, as well as strategic advisory and operational assistance to existing portfolio companies. John began his career as an Analyst at BlackArch Partners, a boutique middle-market investment bank. While at BlackArch, John was involved with a variety of mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments across a variety of industries.
John graduated from Vanderbilt University where he earned a BA in Philosophy.
*Trive Operating Partners and Operations Associates are employees of TC Operating Partners LLC or may serve as interim employees of Trive portfolio companies.