Team
Ryan Zurek
Ryan Zurek is a Managing Director in Ocean Tomo Investment Group and leads Ocean Tomo’s Advisory Services practice, which is composed of Transaction Advisory, Investments, and non-securities Investment Banking. He holds the FINRA Series 7 and 63 license.
Mr. Zurek plays an integral role in all aspects of the firm’s investment banking initiatives including facilitating IP-driven transactions, mergers and acquisitions, IP monetization strategies, financing and IP-based special situations investments.
Mr. Zurek has significant experience developing licensing strategy, conducting independent market research and cash flow analysis, and advising clients on the valuation of intellectual property for capital raises, licensing, merger and acquisitions, divestitures, IP spin-offs and other business transactions. Prior to joining the Investments practice, Mr. Zurek spent 5 years with Ocean Tomo’s Expert Testimony practice where he spearheaded engagements involving the valuation of intangible assets across a broad spectrum of technologies.
Trevor Krajewski
Trevor Krajewski is a Director in Ocean Tomo Investment Group and in Ocean Tomo’s Advisory Services practice, which is comprised of Transaction Advisory, Investments, and non-securities Investment Banking. He holds FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.
Mr. Krajewski plays an integral role in all aspects of the firm’s investment banking initiatives including facilitating IP-driven transactions, mergers and acquisitions, IP monetization strategies, financing and IP-based special situations investments.
Mr. Krajewski has significant experience developing licensing strategies, conducting independent market research and cash flow analysis, and advising clients on the valuation of intellectual property for capital raises, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, IP spin-offs and other business transactions. Prior to joining the Investments practice, Mr. Krajewski spent over 2 years with Ocean Tomo’s Opinions practice where he spearheaded engagements involving the valuation of intangible assets across a broad spectrum of technologies.
Mr. Krajewski has experience consummating transactions and advising clients in areas such as consumer electronics, enterprise networking and cyber-security, medical devices, online media and retail, oil and gas, and telecommunications, among others.
Mr. Krajewski holds a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
Christopher Bruce
Christopher Bruce is a Director in Ocean Tomo Advisory Services, which is comprised of Transaction Advisory, Investments and non-securities Investment Banking. He works out of the firm’s headquarters in Chicago. He holds the FINRA Series 7 and 63 license.
Mr. Bruce plays an integral role in supporting the firms work on behalf of client in the areas of IP-driven transactions, mergers and acquisitions, IP monetization strategy as well as IP-based special situations investments.
Prior to joining Ocean Tomo, he worked for Global IP Law Group, supporting patent licensing campaigns in a number of technology areas including: Telecommunications, Internet of Things, Consumer Electronics, Internet Applications, Online Advertising, among others. He also quantified economic damages arising from intellectual property disputes as well as provided other general litigation support.
Mr. Bruce holds a Juris Doctor cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago. Mr. Bruce is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) and the Illinois Technology Association.