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Drew Uphoff

Senior Director of Business Development at Roo Partners

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Overview 

Drew Uphoff is a Senior Director of Business Development at Roo Partners in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, with a Bachelor's degree from Chapman University. He has a strong background in team leadership and business development, with experience in sectors such as Retail, Digital Health, and FinTech. Uphoff's career highlights include holding leadership roles at reputable companies like McAfee and Robert Half, demonstrating a track record of success in business development and customer service. His current position at Roo Partners showcases his expertise in fostering strategic partnerships and driving growth in various sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Senior Director of Business Development

    2024 - Current

  • Director of Business Development

    2023 - 2024

  • Associate

    2022 - 2023

    Roo Partners is a specialized venture capital and executive search firm that provides the insight to solve an organization's growth and talent challenges. We achieve our mission in three core ways: provide capital and support key initiatives of early-stage businesses, recruit world-class executives into our clients and portfolio companies, and provide management consulting expertise. Our mission at Roo Partners is simple... to help you maximize your potential.

Roo Partners is a unique venture capital and executive search firm bridging talent and capital.

  • Associate

    2020 - 2022

    Our team specializes in management-level positions within the technology, healthcare, business services, and private equity industries. As associate, I customize search strategies and lead candidate identification, development, and assessment activities.

  • Coach

    2018 - 2021

    https://3dlacrosse.com/select/our-coaches/drew-uphoff

3d Lacrosse offers training for youth- and high school-aged boys and girls lacrosse players.

Raised $5,230,000.00.

  • Recruiting Manager - Technology Permanent Placement

    2019 - 2020

    Direct-Placement Team Robert Half Technology is ranked # 1 in the industry by Fortune Magazine. Backed by more than 70 years of experience, Robert Half Technology is a leader among IT staffing agencies.

Robert Half Technology is a global human resource consulting firm that provides Salaried Professionals for recurring technology projects.

  • Commercial Account Manager - LA/OC

    2018 - 2019

    McAfee solutions uses an open Security Connected platform from McAfee as a unified, adaptive framework for encouraging McAfee and third-party products and services to learn from each other, share threat intelligence and context in real time, and act as a team to keep data and networks safe. It’s a sustainable way for your organization to reduce risk, incident volume and response time, and lower overhead and operational staff costs. While Security Connected is built with innovative technologies like a real-time messaging bus and collective threat intelligence, its biggest value is the daily optimized processes that empower your cyber security staff while helping your security posture. Specialties: Endpoint Security, Network Security, NGFW, Security Information & Event Management (SIEM), Web Security, Database Security, Email Security, Data Security, Advanced Threat Defense, Mobile Security

  • Business Development Representative

    2017 - 2018

    Prospect for new business opportunities, up-sell to existing customers (displacements and new product sales) and renewals within a variety of different segments such as GHE, Enterprise accounts and Commercial. Create and maintain strong business relationships with prospects and existing customers Increase knowledge and understanding of the Security market, meet training targets to maintain a thorough understanding of McAfee products and the constantly changing market needs

  • Social Media Manager

    2016 - 2017

  • Account Coordinator - Intern

    2016 - 2016

Engine Shop is an experiential sports, entertainment and lifestyle marketing agency.

  • Content Producer

    2014 - 2016

Chubbies Shorts is an e-commerce company offering radical shorts for men.

Raised $16,000,000.00 from Dwight Funding.

  • Research Analyst Intern

    2014 - 2014

  • Summer Intern

    2013 - 2013

QuestBridge is a non-profit program for low-income students.

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