Aaron Hayes-Roth

I love working with early / growth stage SaaS companies and great management teams to grow their businesses. I focus in Business development, Strategic Partnerships, Alliances, and Corporate Development / M&A.

I'm currently leading these efforts as Vice President of Business Development at Sprout Social, helping to broaden and deepen our partnership ecosystem. Previously, I held similar roles at ...
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Earlier in my career, I led corporate development, business development, and strategy at Meltwater Group, focusing on venture-stage acquisitions and partnerships in Software as a Service (SaaS) verticals, including B2B social media monitoring, marketing, and analytics. Before entering the software world, I worked in the investment & finance world, working with Private Equity firms Marlin Equity Partners, Towerview Capital Management, and Oak Knoll Capital, as well as in a transactional capacity with Benfield Group.

Aaron has an M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he was a Deans List scholar and Knapp Venture Competition finalist, and a B.A. in Economics from Pomona College.

Specialties: Business Development, Strategic Alliances, Mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Development, Strategic Investments, Channel Partnerships, New Market Expansion, Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Gender: Male
URL: twitter.com/ahayesroth