I am the co-founder and EVP of Business Development at clypd which was acquired by AT&T in 2019 and then sold to Microsoft in 2022. I am an executive with experience in a variety of industries Media, TV, advertising technology, mobile, media, publishing, retail and telecom. My expertise is in corporate business development, strategic partnerships, monetization and distributionAs a BD Leader on Microsoft’s Business Development, Strategy and Ventures (BDSV) Team, I focus on strategic partnerships for Microsoft advertising and technology ecosystem. My business development work at Microsoft helps fill gaps in our product capabilities, helps build ecosystems on our platforms and helps deliver transformational opportunities that expand current markets and drive new business models. At clypd I lead the organization's growth by building long-term strategic partnerships. At AT&T/Xandr, as Group Vice President of Business Development I lead corporate strategy and business development. Prior to clypd, I was Director of Business Development at PayPal Mobile where I was responsible for accelerating the off-line mobile payment initiative by expanding the penetration of PayPal's mobile products across devices, platforms and POS solutions.Prior to PayPal, I was VP of Business Development at WHERE, Inc. which was acquired by PayPal in April 2011. At WHERE, I was responsible for forging partnerships to embed WHERE in mobile devices and managing the 3rd party content partnerships with an emphasis on monetization through subscription, search, advertising and mobile commerce.Specialties: Corporate Business Development, Strategy, Programmatic Advertising, TV Advertising , Advertising Technology, Location Based Services, Strategic Partnerships, Negotiation, Digital Media, Publishing, Financial Technology.ADVISOR ROLESTreccoRegatta FitnessJumpshellANGEL INVESTMENTSTVision InsightsFolia HealthWillowZagsterHumon.IO (acquired by Whoop)BlissPayFrndly.TVMagnomerUnstackWevoZingarooTorreSquarkAngel GroupsWHERE AngelsTBD Angels