Byron David Trott (born December 2, 1958) is the founder, chairman and co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank that provides advice and capital to family and founder-led companies.

[1] As an undergraduate, he played on the varsity baseball and football teams, and joined the Chi Upsilon chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.

[2] Trott was the 1981 recipient of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Medal, an award presented to the senior male student-athlete at the University of Chicago with the best overall record for academics, athletics and character.

[7] Among the fund’s investments are a partnership with the Stephen family in Weber-Stephen Products,[8] a manufacturer of barbecue grills; a minority investment in Tory Burch LLC;[9][10][11][12] a partnership with Alliance management and co-investors in Alliance Laundry Systems,[13] the world’s leading commercial laundry equipment manufacturer.

[16] On June 14, 2019, it was announced that BDT bought a majority stake alongside the Dobson family in the Texas burger chain Whataburger.