Drew Konop

About Drew Konop

Drew Konop is a corporate finance executive and capital markets professional with more than 25 years of experience spanning investor relations, corporate development, portfolio management, and institutional equity markets.Most recently Drew led Investor Relations, FP & A and Corporate Development at REV Group and served as a member of the company’s executive leadership team during a period of significant strategic transformation. From 2019 through 2025, the company delivered +361% shareholder return (24% CAGR) while undergoing a major portfolio repositioning and ultimately announcing a strategic merger with Terex to create an ~$8 billion enterprise value public company.In Investor Relations, Drew built the company’s IR function and developed the strategic messaging, financial transparency, and investor engagement framework that helped expand institutional ownership by 104%. He led communication strategies for earnings, investor presentations, and Investor Days, while managing shareholder rotation and supporting the placement of 31 million shares through secondary offerings by the company’s private equity sponsor.In Corporate Development and FP & A, Drew advised senior leadership and the Board of Directors on mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, portfolio optimization, and strategic planning. His work helped guide divestitures of non-core operations, exit international businesses, and realign the company’s business segments to improve returns on invested capital.Earlier in his career Drew was a portfolio manager and global equities analyst at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, where he co-managed a $1+ billion global equity portfolio focused on the industrial sector. Prior to that he worked as a sell-side analyst at Longbow Research and spent over a decade in institutional sales & trading at Robert W. Baird & Co.Today Drew advises companies on investor relations strategy, capital markets positioning, M&A evaluation, and corporate development initiatives.He holds the CFA® designation and earned a Master of Science in Financial Analysis from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.

Experience

1. Investor Relations & Corporate Development Advisor

   Independent

   Mar 2026 — Present

   Providing advisory services to public and private companies on investor relations strategy, capital markets positioning, and corporate development initiatives.Investor relations strategy and shareholder targetingEarnings messaging and investor presentation developmentCapital markets positioning and valuation strategyM & A evaluation and strategic alternatives analysisBoard and executive advisory on investor sentiment and market dynamics

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Master of Science (MS), Financial Analysis

• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  BBA, Finance

• Wisconsin School of Business

  Center for Professional & Executive Development, Advanced Management & Leadership

  2018

Skills

• Investments
• Project Implementation
• Small Business Development
• Portfolio Management
• Trading
• Start-Ups
• Bloomberg
• Sales
• Bonds
• Payroll Administration
• Direct Marketing
• Project Planning
• Derivatives
• Financial Analysis
• Equities
• Options
• Fixed Income
• Budgeting
• Stocks
• Business Development
• Equity Research
• Valuation
• Institutional Investors
• Fx
• Management
• Mutual Funds
• Risk Management
• Training
• Hedging
• Entrepreneurship
• Budgets
• Series 7
• Finance
• Entrepreneurial Experience
• Currency
• Social Media Marketing
• Commodities
• Project Coordination
• Securities
• Technical Analysis