J. Todd Raymond

Speaker Profile

As CEO and Managing Director in fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (“1547”), Todd is involved with running the operations of the business, as well as business development and firm strategy. Todd has a reputation for successfully building enterprise value, taking companies from start-up to executing an exit strategy. Before joining 1547, he served as CEO, President, COO, General Counsel, Controller, and Director of The Telx Group, Inc. during which time he guided the company through multiple financings, acquisitions, SEC registration, and two sales to private equity firms. Before joining Telx, Todd was a founder of Stratus Services Group, Inc., an engineering and staffing services company, and served as its General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. During his tenure, he guided Stratus through multiple private capital raises, the acquisition of over a dozen businesses, and in April 2000, the Initial Public Offering of the company’s stock on NASDAQ.

Todd holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Fairfield University, a Juris Doctor (JD) from Albany Law School of Union University, and is completing a Master of Laws (LLM) in Finance Law from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.

He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), the Wine & Food Society of New York, and the American Corporate Counsel Association as well as multiple bar and professional organizations.