Bartow McDonald IV serves as a principal of  NAVECO Group LLC.

 

He is also actively engaged in commercial real estate, where he serves as managing director for SVN | McDonald & Company. 

Previously, McDonald served as the founder and chief executive officer of two start-up companies; Bluewire, a service based electrical solutions company and StoreParts, an e-commerce company that provided supply chain management technology to the supermarket and food retail industries. 

Before starting two companies, McDonald spent six years working for a fast-growing international manufacturing firm, where he gained in depth industrial experience through his leadership positions in manufacturing operations, distribution, logistics and marketing. 

In the early 1990's, McDonald served in college leadership with Young Life and interned with the Southwestern Company and Merrill Lynch. 

McDonald currently serves on the board of directors for RMI (Reciprocal Ministries International). He previously served as a board member for Ocala Chamber of Commerce, the Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors, chairman of the regional advisory board of directors for RBC Bank, and as a director on the advisory board for Wachovia Bank. In addition, he has participated as a conference speaker for the Florida Venture Capital Forum, the Food Marketing Institute and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

McDonald earned his MBA and Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

Sight fishing and bow hunting are two things that will get him up before sunrise.