Entrepreneurial leader with experience in multiple high-growth tech startups. Led two early R&D teams through IPO. Experienced in mass-scale Internet apps, 3D computer vision, search, ecommerce, social & local. Fast-paced product leader; proven-under-fire operator; deep technologist; scientifically and creatively minded - both left and right brained (fully brained).Previously SVP Product Development & Operations at Groupon, CEO of Ludic Labs, Founding SVP R&D of Inktomi, Scientist at Silicon Graphics and Apple’s Advanced Technology Group.Formally trained in high-performance computing, AI & 3D graphics. Award-winning educator and author of a definitive reference book on internet technology. Holds a B.S. in Computer Science from M.I.T., a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy School.
Listed skills include Start Ups, Leadership, Product Management, E Commerce, and 34 others.