• Acted as the trailblazer and catalyst to Ahoy!’s founding. Identified, researched, and framed the opportunity so to ensure solid business case and make it attractive to co-founders, investors, partners, and more• Built a whole-rounded co-founding team of leading domain experts (CTO, VP Engineering, and Chief Insurance Officer)• Raised $10M from top-notch VCs and strategics based on a deck only• Spearheaded the creation of an inspiring and effective consumer brand based on quantitative and qualitative research• Raised millions of reinsurance dollars from leading reinsurers• Closed strategic partnerships with other insurance carriers so to be able to launch a commercial product in a record speed (one year)• Guided and supported the leadership team on all aspects where support was needed. From defining a differentiated offering to crafting best GTM partnerships. From recruiting top talent to ensuring team cohesiveness. Etc.• Evangelized in the media and industry forums the concept of proactive insurance in Recreation Boating which is now becoming a mainstream• Today (less than two years from launch) the company is ~30 members in size across the US (commercial) and Israel (engineering), selling in 15 states (soon in all 50 states), directly/digitally as well as through hundreds of external agents, with millions of dollars in premiums sold and top notch (loss ratio) performance

Glide’s mission is to empower every person with sight loss to live life to the fullest. It is a self-guided mobility aid that empowers people with vision loss to regain their independence. It brings to market the first-ever fully self-guided mobility assistant designed for individuals with sight loss.Glidance AI uses real-time data from an array of advanced sensors to map the best routes, identify targets of interest, and avoid obstacles to get you safely to your destination.Glidance has been founded by Amos Miller, a blind tech executive with years of experience in developing accessibility solutions who was (and still is) supported by myself. I tagged team with Amos to support him on strategic topics such as vision, mission, strategy, GTM, fundraising, etc.

Mentoring students in their journey to become successful technology entrepreneurs.

Active contributor to the Forbes Technology Council's thought leadership and community.

- Nomination committee chair- Compensation committee member- Audit committee member

Feeling the tactility (i.e. dynamics) that is created between a vehicle and the road is key for optimizing safety, user experience, and efficiency, either if a person or a computer drives a vehicle. Tactile Mobility provides smart and autonomous vehicles (AVs) with the missing tactile sensing and data that makes vehicles smarter, roads better, and mobility-ecosystems enhanced.The company develops and commercializes the first of its kind Tactile Sensor Fusion and Analytics platform. Tactile Mobility's in-car software and cloud solution ingests tens of thousands data points per second from already installed sensors, fuses and analyzes those and feeds information and insight about the car-road dynamics to the vehicle computers. This enables vehicles equipped with ADAS and Autonomous capabilities to make better driving decisions which benefit the passenger experience.In parallel, the company collects the data from the multitude of vehicles its technology enables and by cross referencing those creates mathematical models of both the vehicles (VehicleDNA) and the roads they are roaming (SurfaceDNA). These data sets are highly valuable to multiple constituents ranging from road authorities to fleets managers and insurance companies.

Advising and actively supporting high-growth companies on commercialization aspects (market and customer research, value proposition, product strategy, business model, positioning, Go-to-Market, partnerships, M&A and fundraising). Sample engagements include:• Managed a channel marketing program for an eCommerce business• Teamed up with the board and management team of a $X0 (in revenue) Enterprise software company on breaking the glass ceiling it hit. Started from market segmentation, which lead to moving from the SMB to the Enterprise segment.Continued to reshaping their offering, business model, positioning and messaging. Culminating in building new Go-to-Market approach, running first pilots and positioning the company for its next fundraising round• Advised the CEO of a distributed energy generation company on his company’s strategic partnerships and financing programs. Designed the overall approach and took an integral part in building new partnerships• Worked with the founding team of a new “Internet of Things” venture in shaping up their business model, positioning and core partnerships

Merchantz is a SaaS-based, sales effectiveness and eCommerce platform for the merchant economy (finished physical goods' manufacturers, brands, wholesalers, distributors and the like)• Drove the venture from concept to commercial operation* Positioned Merchantz in a complex space through carefully crafted branding, messaging and marketing tactics/projects • Built, expended and managed a multi-disciplinary team of engineering, product, sales and marketing leads • Raised funding from institutional and private investors in the U.S., Asia and Europe• Guided the sales & marketing teams on strategic and day-to-day aspects. Took charge of key sales and partnership accounts• Provided product inputs and guidance to reach product-market fit

- Took central part in recreating Panoramic Power's commercial approach, including product strategy, offering, positioning, messaging and branding- Established partnerships with key players and drove value through early projects- Recruited first customers for the new offering- New offering was core driver to Panoramic Power's acquisition by Direct Energy

• Led a team of direct and matrixed reports from across the company to target, establish and materialize Better Place’s core partnerships• Those relationships yielded tens of millions of dollars in direct investment as well as technology, operational and brand enhancing results• Personally originated and developed one of the most complex partnerships (GE)

• Oversaw the creation of the company’s approach to business scalability and the global-subsidiaries structure • Led a team that managed the localization of Better Place's model in different geographies around the globe.• Was personally involved in (selected activities): - Recruiting top management (CXO level) for each one of our subsidiaries (Israel, Denmark, Australia and others) - Creating the local Marketing and Go-to-Market strategies (segmentation, value-chain participation, offering, pricing, positioning, branding, solution delivery, etc.) in the different countries - Local fundraising - Resolution of key conflicts and dilemmas that had to be escalated

FAST is a multinational, public, Information Analytics company acquired by Microsoft for $1.6B- SBC is a consultative sales oriented entity focused on working with top management teams (CXO and VP level) of FAST's most strategic customers to enable and empower them in the purchasing decision making process. Customers include major media, entertainment and communication companies such as Comcast, AOL/TimeWarner, Washington Post, NY Times, Boston Globe, Verizon, Orange and others- Established and managed the BU with full P&L (Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, HR) responsibilities while managing staff in both the US and Europe- SBC’s work resulted in several multi-million dollar account wins- Also took leadership part in the creation of several strategic partnerships in the mobile and media space

Advising top management teams of technology, telecom and media companies. Recent engagements include (selected list):- Online marketing strategy for a leading professional services firm with $1B+ in revenue and WW footprint- Marketing strategy for a top 10 global media company- Marketing and innovation strategy for a leading wireless handset manufacturer - Business processes redesign for a major US telco- Business portfolio planning for a major Technology Global Services provider. Work included analysis of potential business models followed by formulation and launching of new business processes- Post Merger Integration of a multinational company (Israeli HQ) with a Fortune 500 US company. Lead team of 20 client employees and consultants to formalize business strategy and implementation plan for merged businesses with annual revenues of ~$100M

• Served as one of eight selcted second -year students running Cornell's Venture Capital Fund. • Experienced the full gamut of associated activities from deal sourcing to DD, investment and portfolio management

ECTel is a subsidiary of ECI, a leading provider of telecommunication and networking equipment, software and services publicly traded on the NASDAQECTel develops fraud detection and prevention solutions for the telecommunication industry. • Led a team of product and account managers serving as the key contact to the company’s customers with all issues post-sale. Managed product customization, installation, testing, support, and recurring sale• Being the company's lead customers contact the team was also in charge of inbound product management• Account managers led virtual international teams composed of representatives from Sales, R&D, Field engineering and Customer support to conduct the activities mentioned above• Managed European customer accounts with total value of $50M

• Was part of the company’s executive team that designed and implemented the company’s strategic and operational plan• Managed 60 employees; full profit and loss responsibility; $3M in revenues• Increased market share by 30%; revenue and profit margins by 40%• Devised the local marketing and sales strategy in my region, maintained competitive market analysis• Represented the company and management in over 100 presentations, up to 300 audience attendees