Tyler is a Managing Director at Lazear, providing strategic guidance to business owners navigating ownership transitions and helping them achieve their personal, professional, and philanthropic goals. He brings a deep understanding of what drives entrepreneurs and what makes companies succeed, with extensive experience valuing and analyzing privately held businesses across industries, geographies, and sizes.

Before Lazear, Tyler worked in Asset and Wealth Management within J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank, advising private business owners contemplating transitions and managing investments in privately held companies. Earlier, he served in the valuation and financial opinion services group of a consulting, tax, and accounting firm, specializing in valuations for ESOPs, estate and gift taxation, fairness opinions, mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment testing, and stock options.

Tyler earned his BSBA in Accounting from The Ohio State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Ohio, Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) through the American Institute of CPAs, and a Level 3 Candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst program. He also serves in leadership roles for the American Cancer Society, including the Northern Ohio Volunteer Leadership Council, and has participated on the Columbus Volunteer Leadership Council and Trustee Committee for various distinguished events.

What does a successful company culture look like to you?

I tend to view this in the lens of the most successful companies I have come across during my career. The one commonality I see most in successful companies is that the culture is one where all stakeholders are aligned. When a company is performing well and ownership, management, and employees all share in that benefit from improved or strong performance, the “row the boat in the same direction” mentality starts to become engrained in the culture throughout the company. I personally believe this is what leads to improved productivity, profits, and retention from the top to the bottom of an organization and creates a very strong, yet sustainable, culture.