
Robert (Bob) Cherry will help lead all aspects of Cadmus’ M&A and strategic transactions activities, from front-end identification and assessment of complementary and strategic companies to deal execution, including transaction planning, leading due diligence, valuations, structuring, and negotiations.
Prior to joining Cadmus in 2022, Bob was Head of Corporate Development for API Technologies, a private-equity backed defense electronics firm. For most of his career, Bob was the Senior Director of Corporate M&A for Northrop Grumman, leading their M&A activities, as well as equity investments. He was previously an investment banker originating and executing a wide variety of transactions from M&A to venture capital and private equity to public offerings in Tech, A&D, Engineering Services, and CleanTech.
Bob received his BS in Engineering from UC San Diego, Revelle College, and his MBA from the Peter Drucker School of Management at the Claremont Graduate University. Bob is actively involved in the Corporate Development community and is an established panelist, conference, and event speaker.