I have spent my entire career in the innovation economy ranging from my early days as a chemist at a startup in big pharma to my time building a multi-billion dollar innovation model at IBM to my current role as a thematic venture investor.I have invested in 100+ startups (GP), 10+ venture funds (LP) and advised a multitude of corporations across a breadth of themes, including Food/Ag/RestaurantTech with Chipotle at Cultivate Next, Industrial Transformation at Industrious Ventures and Future of Media/Enterprise at Technicolor Ventures. I have been fortunate to be mentored by a world class research chemist, a brilliant World Economic Forum level corporate strategist and an OG Sand Hill road VC over the course of my career. I am now bringing my decades of experience to bear as co-founder of Nextwave X Partners a firm focused on investing in innovation across a multitude of themes.I am an ardent supporter of a diverse set of founders including at Bear Flag Robotics (acq John Deere), KitCRM (acq by Shopify), Vessel.io (acq by Marketo/Adobe), Lightwell (acq by Twitter), Gainspeed (acq by Nokia), MileZero (acq by Capstone Logistics), LeadFormix (acq by CaldusCloud/SAP), Ultravisual (acq by Flipboard) as well as founders at some of today’s most interesting startups like Nitricity, Greenfield Robotics, Flowspace, Paystand, Stoke Space, Hydrosat, Hyphen, Local Line and numerous others.I have also had the honor of investing in venture franchises ranging from $10B AUM to <$10m incl Greenspring Associates (acq by StepStone),  Top Tier Capital Partners, Bullpen Capital, Progression Fund, FreeFlow Ventures, Brilliant Ventures, as well as serving as an advisor to a handful of first time fund managers.While many say it, I truly live my motto as my mission - I am “here to help”...