Background

Tristan Gaynor founded Anavate Partners directly out of college and spent seven years building it into a top-ten IT services firm, earning back-to-back Inc. 5000 recognition and back-to-back Anaplan Partner of the Year awards. Anavate specialized in cloud-based planning and forecasting solutions, helping enterprise clients digitally transform their finance, sales, HR, and supply chain planning processes through the Anaplan platform. Argano, a global consultancy focused on high-performance operations with thousands of elite consultants, acquired Anavate in May 2025, and Tristan now serves as a Vice President within the combined organization. He is also a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.

Why American Operator

American Operator’s mission caught Tristan’s attention as a model that puts capable, committed operators into great small businesses and gives them the infrastructure to succeed. Having built and sold a company from scratch, he understands the specific pressures and decisions that define early ownership, and he is genuinely motivated to share what he learned. His expertise in technology, operations, and organizational systems makes him a sharp resource for IT services and MSP deals, and his track record as a founder who got to a successful exit gives him the credibility to back it up.