Co-Founder/Partner

Drew leads all investment management and vc activities. He is a realistic optimist who believes in people , values and seeks relationships built and maintained in trust. From an early age, Drew was taught and learned the value of hard work and self-reliance, which gave him the opportunity to become a creative thinker and legitimate problem solver. Through his failures and success, his skill set is discernment led decision making, allowing for good spirited, confident and proficient counsel. He is proven in finding value, having vision and executing on opportunities in front of him. The entrepreneurial mindset is hardwired in him and has led him to a long list of business start ups at all levels.

Most recently Drew is coming off the successful creation and scaling of Nursa Inc., an “on-demand” labor marketplace for healthcare staffing needs. Nursa has been one of the fastest growing companies in the nation over the last four years and recently closed a large Series B financing round. Other businesses include ventures in the private and public cannabis industry, both as a founder and program creator for the State of Utah, under direction of the Governor's Office. Drew has held his security and advisory licenses since 2011. He has advised and co-managed client assets of $1.5 Billion as a junior partner of Penney, Laurella & Roundy, the largest financial advisory team at Merrill Lynch in the intermountain west. As an advisor and investment manager, he has also founded a single family office for an Ultra High Net Worth family based in the region. Drew also enjoys his capacity as an angel, investor, and advisor in early stage healthcare companies and healthcare related real estate ventures.

In his personal life, Drew is father to four girls with his lovely wife Rachel. When he isn’t spending time with his wife and kids, which is his favorite thing to do, he is adventurous in nature and enjoys suffering through an occasional long distance ultra-marathon, cycling and finding any reason to work on, build and ride vintage Harley-Davidsons.

Drew holds a bachelors in Spanish, as well as a Masters in Finance (MSF) from the University of Utah and a Masters in Tax (MTax) from Weber State University.

Co-Founder/Partner

Adam leads all real estate development, investment and acquisition activities for Rigby Watts & Company.

Prior to co-founding Rigby Watts & Company, Adam was the Director of Development and Acquisitions for Northstar Builders where he sourced land, underwrote deal flow, structured joint ventures, procured debt/equity, negotiated lease transactions and developed over sixteen medical/office facilities across the Wasatch Front. Before Northstar, Adam was a real estate attorney at Mintz Levin in San Diego, California where he advised domestic clients in joint venture structures, development matters and over $700M in debt financing. Prior to Mintz, Adam was a real estate attorney at Clifford Chance in New York City advising both domestic and international clients in commercial real estate transactions, REIT Roll-ups, real estate mergers and acquisitions and debt financing.

Adam received his B.A., summa cum laude, in Economics from the University of Utah, a Masters of Professional Studies in Real Estate from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He currently lives in Sugarhouse, a suburb of Salt Lake City, with his 4 boys and gem of a wife Erin.

Partner

Spencer serves as Chief Investment Officer of Rigby Watts & Company as well as the lead Portfolio Manager for the Company’s private Hedge Fund, The Wilford Fund.

Before joining Rigby Watts, Spencer spent more than 14 years at Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, a global small-cap investment firm based in Salt Lake City. He started there as an intern in college, when the firm was in its infancy, and helped it grow into a multi-strategy asset manager with more than $3 billion in assets under management. Along the way he wore many hats, covering a range of sectors and geographies and holding several portfolio management roles, including Global Micro Cap, Global Contrarian (value tilt), Global Explorer, and a Japan-only SMA.

Spencer has lived abroad several times and enjoys every chance to learn from different cultures and people. His work pairs his passion for investing with a global canvas on which to build a portfolio, which is why he genuinely loves what he does.

Outside of work, Spencer and his much better half, Maria, serve as chauffeurs, cooks, and cheerleaders as they try to keep up with their four young children. His favorite pastime is cheering from the sidelines and stands at his kids’ activities. He also enjoys fly fishing, camping, ping pong, chess, and beating his three older brothers on the golf course.

Spencer holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies with a minor in Japanese and a Master of Science in Finance (MSF), both from the University of Utah.