Dennis brings a rare depth and breadth of experience to Mercato Partner’s Performance Team. From venture-backed CEO at chargeback.com to head of people, talent and culture at Fusion-io (acquired by SanDisk) and MaritzCX, Dennis is a natural at identifying talent and building winning organizations.

At Chargeback.com Dennis helped create a stunning turnaround for the business, growing revenues by over 11X and expanding the company’s margins by 72%. As head of HR at Fusion-io, he led expansion efforts to increase employee base by 375% and growth into ten countries over a two-year period. During his tenure at MaritzCX, he successfully oversaw the people integration of the company which merged a large, mature services organization with an earlier-stage software firm, growing overnight from 150 to 2200 employees overnight.

His expertise in both rapid-growth and turnaround environments is invaluable to the Mercato Partners portfolio. He brings 8 years of previous venture capital experience, serving formerly as head of human capital at vSpring Capital (now Signal Peak Ventures), performing due diligence and consulting with dozens of early-stage and growth companies in technology, consumer goods, finance and manufacturing companies. He received his master’s in business administration from Brigham Young University, and his BS in Business Management from Walden University.