About Us

Outrigger supports innovative companies to accelerate growth.

Like an outrigger on a boat, we provide stability to help management teams navigate rapid growth, even in turbulent markets. Our experienced team serves as advisors, consultants and fractional executives through the most challenging phases of building a business, from inception through liquidity events.

Outrigger’s unique model ensures clients interact with experienced, industry-leading executives. The Outrigger principals have been operators themselves and know what businesses need to succeed. Accordingly, Outrigger offers clients the ability to elect a cash and equity compensation mix, instead of all cash. This arrangement often better balances short-term needs with long-term growth goals and aligns incentives between Outrigger and our clients.

Meet the Team

  • Evan Schnidman

    Co-Founder + CEO

    Evan A. Schnidman, Ph.D. is a co-founder and the CEO of Outrigger Group, and was previously the founder and CEO of Prattle, Head of Data Innovation at Liquidnet and Co-founder of MarketReader.

    Evan’s expertise in innovation has afforded him the opportunity to consult to C-suite executives at numerous large corporations and dozens of startups. Evan also serves as a board or advisory board member to a diverse set of startups across fintech, data science, AI, finance, insurance, law and policy. Evan started his career as an academic game theorist, doing pioneering research on central bank decision dynamics, before delving into natural language processing and developing proprietary NLP models to analyze market-moving language. Evan earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University, his BA & MA from Washington University in St. Louis, and served as faculty at Brown University.

  • Brian Peterson

    Co-Founder + COO

    Brian K. Peterson is a co-founder and the COO of Outrigger Group, and was previously the COO and/or CFO at numerous companies, including Prattle and Atomic Revenue, as well as the CEO of AuVis.

    Brian’s expertise in finance, accounting and operations has allowed him to support dozens of clients ranging from pre-seed startups to companies with tens of millions in annual revenue. In addition to providing strategic advising and transactional support in collaboration with other Outrigger team members and affiliates, Brian regularly serves as a fractional CFO or COO with duties including strategic planning, management of processes and training/mentoring of key staff and c-suite executives. Brian started his career as a controller and financial analyst for UHY Advisors, before jumping into the startup world and serving as CFO, COO or CEO of several startups. Brian earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and his BSBA from Drake University.

Affiliates

In addition to our experienced team, Outrigger partners with leading experts in their respective industries to fulfill all of our clients’ needs.

Our diverse network of entrepreneurs, consultants and subject matter experts provides all of the resources needed to advise clients on a wide range of topics and initiatives.

Christopher Connor
Investment Research Advisory

Bruce Fador
Sales Strategy Advisory

Jon Neitzell
Investment Research Advisory

Evan Reas
Product-Market Fit & Growth Advisory

Natasha Shamis
Product & Technology Advisory

Canice Wu
Partnership Strategy Advisory

Why “Outrigger?”

Running a company is like navigating a boat through stormy seas. An outrigger provides stability, allowing the boat to avoid capsizing and reach its destination.

At Outrigger Group, we strive to support businesses the way an outrigger supports a boat, providing much needed stability without slowing the pace of progress.