Craig Gilmore · Managing Partner, Gilmore & Company
Craig Gilmore has led public and private companies through turnarounds, repositioning, capital and control events, and sales to a strategic acquirer and an investor group.
Available for CEO, executive chair, and board roles, and for interim and operating mandates through Gilmore & Company.
CEO and Director
He has run companies with full P&L responsibility through turnarounds, repositioning, capital and control events, M&A, and complex operating mandates.
He founded Gilmore & Co. as a firm focused on M&A execution, capital structuring, and special situations, working with CEOs, boards, and investors across software, biotech, consumer, and natural resources. That work included structuring and managing a corporate treasury portfolio for an NYSE-listed client.
He is based in San Diego, California.
Permanent or interim CEO and executive chair roles reporting to the board, during a transition, a turnaround, or a period of rapid growth.
Independent director and committee roles for public and private companies.
Support for boards and lead investors facing a CEO transition, a control change, or a management team that is not delivering.
Preparing a company for sale, recapitalization, or new investment, and running the business through the process.
Confidential engagements are described in general terms.
Chief Executive Officer, 2025 to present
Environmental loss intelligence for large-scale disaster recovery, claims administration, and litigation.
Chief Executive Officer, 2024 to present
Weather intelligence platform for operational decision support, focused on automation and integrations.
CEO, President, and Board Member, 2016 to 2020
Led the pivot from hardware to software in NVMe-over-Fabrics data center storage. Restructured leadership and capital, modernized the product and operating architecture, and oversaw a portfolio of 20-plus patents. Sold the company to a strategic acquirer.
Chairman and CEO, 2005 to 2015
Built a B2B2C veterinary e-commerce company into a nationally licensed pharmacy. Nine-plus years of consistent month-over-month revenue growth, a strategic partnership with Costco, and category-leading search rankings. Sold to an investor group.
Board-directed operating role
Stabilized execution during a leadership transition and supported a change of control.
Direct report to chairman and controlling shareholder
Board-level operating support across public and private holdings.
Board Member
Early-stage satellite IoT venture co-founded by Andrew Viterbi.
Portfolio-level transition
Reset execution, strategy, and leadership during a portfolio-level transition.
Gilmore & Company provides operating leadership to boards, investors, and management teams during leadership transitions, turnarounds, and control events.
Engagements have included CEO roles reporting to boards, board seats, board-directed operating mandates at public and private companies, and turnarounds completed through a sale. Industries span software, tech-enabled services, consumer, and asset-intensive businesses.
For CEO and board searches or operating engagements.