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San Francisco, CA, US

Tempe, Arizona, US

Solestial, Inc. is the solar energy company for space. Solestial’s core technology is a breakthrough ultra-thin silicon solar cell that can self-cure radiation damage at normal operating temperatures in space, packaged in a flexible, lightweight panel designed to achieve minimum degradation for up to 10 years in LEO. Solestial panels can be mass-produced.

New York, NY, US

Healthline Media is the world’s largest publisher of health-related information, reaching more than 250M unique users each month. I owned the P&L for the programmatic advertising business (~1/3 of overall revenue). In addition to this core role, I managed an evolving portfolio of related operational and/or analytical functions, including business.

Mountain View, CA, US

Samsung NEXT / Start provides strategic capital, office space, operational and product support to seasoned entrepreneurs developing market-driven software and services. Researched a variety of concepts in mobile crowdsourcing and blockchain. My core project, Proximy, was a physical data marketplace connecting smart device users with others (commercial or.

New York, New York, US

AppNexus is the world’s leading independent technology platform for digital advertising. I played a variety of roles over almost 4 years with the company. Early on, I managed the Microsoft relationship and our integration with Facebook Exchange (FBX). Later, I drove the development of the AppNexus Spend Protection (ASP) product, a key inventory quality.

Brand.net was an ad network focused on upper-funnel ("branding") campaigns for Ad Age 100 advertisers. We developed differentiated technology in forecasting and delivery management for guaranteed campaigns using non-guaranteed inventory sources. I was a cofounder, taking company from idea to $30M revenue run rate. Responsible for Strategy, Product.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Responsible for development, implementation and management of Pricing & Yield Management (PYM) strategy for $2B global display ad business. Managed a global team of 30 high-leverage experts accountable for all aspects of strategy and execution, from specification of system and process requirements, to organizational change management, to operational.

Optivo developed a software solution to enable online retailers to optimize prices, driving dramatic increases in margins without sacrificing revenue. Optivo technology automated revenue management for e-commerce using “live-testing” – scalably managing the testing of a range of prices for each product, measuring impact of different prices on conversion.

IUMA, founded in 1993, was the first Internet music company. The company operated an Internet-based platform for independent artists to distribute and promote their music. Held broad responsibility for strategic planning, business development and financing efforts, including the sale of the company to Emusic.com (itself later acquired by Vivendi Universal).

R.B. Webber & Company was a Silicon Valley strategy consulting boutique founded by McKinsey and BCG alumni. Clients ranged from venture-backed start-ups to the Fortune 500, including Apple, HP, FedEx, and Applied Materials. The firm also directed investment activities of the Entrepreneur’s Fund, a $100M early-stage venture fund with early investments in.