Greg Welch

I’m Greg Welch, founder and managing director of Cooporator. I work with CEOs, founders, boards, and investors when a business faces a consequential problem—or an opportunity that needs experienced judgment and execution.

CEO triage and special situations are at the core of my work: stalled growth, leadership gaps, difficult partnerships, acquisitions, turnarounds, and decisions where the stakes are high and time matters.

Across my career and Cooporator engagements, my experience includes 500 companies advised, more than $5 billion in M&A transactions advised, 15 startups built, and six successful exits. That work also includes more than $200 million in capital raised, $200 million in operating cost savings delivered, and billions in shareholder value helped create.

I also help leaders navigate AI transformation: preparing human teams to work with AI, introducing agentic teams, and establishing practical oversight and accountability. My cybersecurity expertise spans traditional ente