Melissa Butterworth is the Co-Founder, Managing Director and President of Advanced Strategic Partners. Ms. Butterworth has 26 years of experience specific to the laboratory industry. The last eleven years have been spent in the Merger and Acquisition sector having completed over $1.2B in clinical, anatomical, molecular and hospital outreach laboratory transactions during her career. In addition to her M & A expertise, she has spent the last decade advising Molecular laboratories on new business development initiatives. Included in these initiatives, Melissa served as the worldwide Sales & Marketing VP for PhenoPath Laboratory overseeing both their clinical laboratory and the CRO Division. All of the Advanced Strategic Partners Executives came from the lab industry or have 10 years experience in the laboratory industry which differentiates their team from anyone else in the M&A lab market.

​Melissa Butterworth is also the author of “The End Game” A laboratory Owners Guide to Maximizing Valuation. She graduated with honors from the University of North Florida with dual degrees in Marketing and Management.