For many, Greg Warnock is a soft-spoken venture capitalist whose investments have created thousands of tech jobs across the flyover states. But some in his orbit, particularly women, told us they felt as though his old-fashioned machismo put them in compromising positions.
A Business Insider investigation has turned up accusations that Warnock has routinely made female employees feel uncomfortable. Half a dozen women told us they faced unwanted touching from the investor while working at Mercato Partners, and three of them said Warnock clasped their thighs and stroked their arms or backs.
The details in this report are based on interviews with more than two dozen people with direct experience with Mercato and Warnock and records including severance agreements, declarations produced and provided to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as part of an investigation into workplace misconduct, and written correspondence.
"Mercato Partners takes allegations of this nature very seriously and has a track record of taking action to investigate," a spokesperson said.
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