Harry Ward

Harry Ward is a Managing Director at The McLean Group, LLC, a middle-market investment bank offering M&A advisory and business valuation services. He brings more than three decades of senior executive and M&A advisory experience across industrial and technology sectors. He originally joined The McLean Group in February 2012 as Director of the firm's Transportation & Logistics practice, an appointment the firm's then-chairman Dennis Roberts described as "a strategic move toward further building the sector's McLean Group practice."

Over his career, Ward has advised on both buy-side and sell-side transactions. Notable sell-side deals include the sale of 3 Phoenix to Ultra Electronics, the sale of AOCE to CAE, and the divestiture of GlobalTrak to Orbcomm. His buy-side clients have included NASA, defense contractors, and companies across the aviation, SATCOM, and maritime-technology industries. He also has operational depth, having managed and grown small-to-mid-sized businesses, including leading a West Coast distribution company through growth and a successful sale to a strategic buyer, and building global sales teams in the maritime-equipment sector.

Ward is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and earned an MBA in Finance from San Diego State University. He served as a Navy helicopter pilot with multiple deployments from both U.S. coasts and was a SERE School survival instructor. His professional credentials include Certified Exit Planning Advisor, FINRA Series 63 and 79 licenses, and Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designation for marine vessels and equipment.

• Focuses on middle-market M&A advisory — representing privately-held small-to-mid-sized companies on sell-side and buy-side transactions rather than making early-stage equity investments.
• Deep sector specialization in maritime/marine technology, defense, transportation, logistics, and distribution, where he has both transaction and operating experience.
• Offers exit planning, ESOP creation, and strategic-alternatives evaluation for owner-operators — reflecting his Certified Exit Planning Advisor credential.
• In his own words on the segment: *"Transportation & Logistics is a dynamic and global subset of industries. M&A activity in the segment has been increasing in recent years and we're fortunate at The McLean Group to have superior in-house knowledge and the necessary infrastructure to serve our clients well."*