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Our Leadership Team

# Value Creation Architects

We are software-natives with a fierce get-it-done entrepreneurial spirit and offer decades of buy-side and sell-side transaction experience.

[![Justin Petro headshot](https://www.thinktiv.com/hubfs/Headshots/Justin.png "Justin Petro headshot")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinktiv/)

### [Justin Petro](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinktiv/)

[CEO & Founder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinktiv/)

[![Steve Waters headshot](https://www.thinktiv.com/hubfs/Headshots/Steve.png "Steve Waters headshot")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/swaters/)

### Steve Waters

[Chief Strategy Officer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/swaters/)

[![Alex Pappas headshot](https://www.thinktiv.com/hubfs/Headshots/Alex.png "Alex Pappas headshot")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drawsalot/)

### Alex Pappas

Chief Experience Officer

[![Hannah_HS](https://www.thinktiv.com/hubfs/Hannah_HS.jpg "Hannah_HS")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-presley1/)

### Hannah Presley

[VP Operations](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-presley1/)

[![RamonGomez](https://www.thinktiv.com/hubfs/RamonGomez.jpg "RamonGomez")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-presley1/)

### Ramon Gomez

[VP Product & AI Enablement](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgomez17/)

[![collin_headshot-1](https://www.thinktiv.com/hubfs/collin_headshot-1.jpg "collin_headshot-1")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-blaine)

### Collin Gibbons

[Director](https://www.linkedin.com/in/collin-gibbons-00105b94/)

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### Todd Simmons

[Director](https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddsimm/edit/forms/next-action/after-connect-add-position/)

Our History

Founded in 2005, Thinktiv is a value creation consulting firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. We’re an elite team of business operators and software technology pioneers building the next-generation consultancy.

## 2005 Accelerating Early Stage Venture

## 2010 Mid-Market Transformers

## 2015 Private Equity Value Creation

## Contact Us.

Let's talk about the right value creation strategy for your business or portfolio company.

### We help companies win.

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for great talent.

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