Dale
McIvor
Founding Partner
Deep background in digital infrastructure and software development, including electrical engineering and programming roles within the National Security Agency, strategic consulting experience with the Boston Consulting Group and multiple M&A lead executive positions at publicly traded technology companies.
Founded and led Southport Partners to become a trusted financial advisor to some of the worlds leading companies including IBM, GE, Seimens, Plessey, Gilette and McDonald’s Corporation.
Two engineering degrees and an MBA from Harvard.
Katherine Watts
Founding Partner
An investment banking professional with both big bank and tech boutique experience, as well as a lead M&A executive at a publicly traded investment conglomerate (Norton Simon Inc).
Co-Founder of Southport Partners.
Principal, M&A, L. F. Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin.
Manager, M&A and Planning for Norton Simon Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Corporate Finance and Securities Research.
B.A. Economics, summa cum laude, Washington University, MBA New York University
William McIvor
Managing Partner
A clean energy technology and infrastructure finance professional with development, investment and banking experience.
Joined Southport Partners in 2025, representing a new generation of leadership for the firm.
Led project financing for energy storage technologies at Arevon Energy, a leading independent power producer.
Investment role with Industrial Development Funding, a multi-billion dollar asset manager.
M&A and Project Finance roles at HSBC and Morgan Stanley
B.A. Environmental Economics, Hamilton College
David Baskerville
Senior Advisor
Represents Southport Partner’s interests in Asia, especially Japan.
Speaks fluent Japanese, and is member of influential Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) and only the second foreigner ever to serve on its Board of Trustees.
Worked in Japan for over thirty years for Weyerhauser and then Seicor.
Holds three Masters degrees, including an MBA from the Harvard Business School
A.D.
Mayes
London Affiliate
Represents Southport Partners in Europe, especially the U.K.
Retired Board member of Plessey Company PLC, a leading London-based technology company traded on the London Stock Exchange and the NYSE, responsible for their corporate development activities.
Todd
Becker
Telecom Affiliate
Building successful technology businesses for over twenty years. Successful venture investor, entrepreneur, management executive, technologist, and board member. Experienced management consultant and advisor serving clients in the media technology and telecommunication industries.
Technology leadership positions at CBS, Sign Storey, NextGen Ventures, Agilent, Texas Instruments, HP.
Advanced degrees in engineering and business from M.I.T.
Katherine Elizabeth
Vice President
Investment and management consulting background with institutional investors and alternative asset managers.
Data systems technology analyst at key research facilities.
B.A. Linguistics, Washington University