Audit Committee Chair. Fractional CxO (interim)

V-Satcast is powering the creation of a next generation hybrid broadcast-broadband distribution network for OTT content. We are deploying an end-to-end performance enhancement to the legacy internet benefiting both consumers and content owners and distributors. This new network leverages a satellite Content Delivery Network serving TV broadcasters and ISPs with the power of edge computing and caching technologies to improve performance, reduce the cost of content distribution and enhance the user experience.

A wireless innovation accelerator, focused on bringing new use cases and alternative business models to market for leveraging wireless spectrum assets. Current portfolio of projects includes:Apogee Networks Ltd. — A global broadband satellite system, designed to be a very high capacity satellite content delivery network to address the OTT Content Distribution and the Connected & Autonomous Car markets. The system leverages the immense untapped bandwidth in V and Q bands with an anticipated minimum of 2 GHz of usable coordinated spectrum. Auton, Inc. — An entirely new approach to mobile broadband: Architecting a global terrestrial and space-based network for the connected car. Auton's patented security overlay employs multiple layers of encryption together with an out-of-band satellite channel that results in "military grade" security across Auton's heterogenous networking fabric. ARK Multicasting, Inc. — ARK Multicasting is deploying a once-in-a-generation transformative wireless network for the disruption of existing video consumption models. With 283 broadcast television assets covering over 100MM people, ARK is the second largest broadcaster in America in terms of market reach. The ARK ATSC 3.0-based LPTV hybrid broadcast-broadband IP multicast services are leading the transformation of the television broadcast industry, creating a nationwide IP multicasting network that enables virtually unlimited OTT video and IP data delivery directly to consumers.V-Satcast, Inc. — A global satellite content delivery platform addressing the need to add a multicast extension to the Internet to efficiently distribute video OTT content — enhancing the OTT video user experience while simultaneously lowering costs to ISPs, content owners, and consumers alike.

The Leading Open Platform for Connected CarsLead Independent Director. Member of Audit Committee (Chair) and Compensation Committee.Trusted by Europe’s leading mobile network operator — Deutsche Telekom — and mobile operators throughout North America, Mojio is the platform of choice for scalable deployment of secure connected car services.Investors include Telekom Capital, Relay Ventures, BDC, Kensington, iris Capital, Innogy Ventures, Telus Ventures, T-Mobile, Trend Forward Capital, Bosch, Assurant, Amazon, AOL co-founder Steve Case and 500 Startups.

Provide strategic consulting and interim executive support to business ventures, with primary focus on identifying strategic opportunities and operationalizing the vision to bring compelling products and services to market. Assist clients in driving strategic innovation efforts, including technology transfer & IP commercialization, product development, mergers & acquisitions, corporate and business development. Recent assignments include:• Innovation Management & Strategy: As Executive-in-Residence for Fortune 500 provider of silicon-based storage solutions, led strategic innovation initiative focused on disruptive innovation, creating an internal incubator to identify strategic diversification and new business opportunities. Working for CSO, led development of cloud services strategy and supporting M&A efforts for consumer and enterprise cloud offerings.• IP Commercialization: assisted global leader in invention capital to develop process for evaluating Intellectual Property portfolio to assess commercialization potential and identify strategies to monetize.• Strategy: As Advisor to Board of cross-channel campaign management platform company, conducted strategic review to assist company leadership in evaluating competitive positioning and market opportunity, and then to redefine value proposition, with objective of enabling subsequent funding round and evolution of management team.

Acquired by Campaign Monitor.Tagga’s flexible Customer Data Platform empowers marketers with a 360 degree view of their customers. Data is the fuel for personalized content, and it’s growing faster than ever before. Marketers need to continually capture that behavioral data, extract insights and take action. With Tagga, Campaign Monitor has become the marketer's behavioral data-driven CRM, powering more effective ways for marketers to engage with customers.

Head of Marketing and User Experienceinterim Head of Product ManagementKymeta is developing next generation antennas for satellite communications enabling new types of mobile and fixed services. Kymeta’s innovative antennas use metamaterials technology to electronically and dynamically steer the antenna beam towards the satellite with no moving parts, resulting in a software-defined antenna that is flatter, thinner, lighter and more cost-effective vs. traditional satellite technologies. Kymeta is a spin-out company from Intellectual Ventures and investors include Bill Gates, Lux Capital and Liberty Global.

Disrupting the photo sharing market, through a radically simple and transformative experience, making it as easy to share photos as it is to take them.

Founding advisor and outside Board member, recruited as interim CEO and President to help drive creation of digital media startup. As Chief Executive & chief storyteller, played key role in forming company & building team, focusing product & business strategy, and fundraising, resulting in public launch at DEMO Conference Spring 2011.

Board level strategic consulting and interim executive support to entrepreneurial ventures. Assist clients with issues related to business plan & concept development, capital formation, product development, mergers & acquisitions, strategic marketing and business development.

Head of Monetization for Yahoo! Mobile business, with global responsibility for Yahoo!’s mobile advertising and publishing strategy, products and business.

Built local search and leads business within Marchex from conception to profitability and created industry leadership position. Created local advertising platform and related services to provide search-based and call-based advertising products & analytics enabling local advertising resellers (YellowPage publishers, online directories, newspapers and local media outlets) to drive local leads to customers, handling online marketing campaigns for tens of thousands of local merchants nationwide.

Co-founder of MForma, a rollup formed to create a worldwide mobile gaming and mobile applications publisher. Led creation of strategic partnerships, M&A initiatives and corporate marketing. Collaborated with leading entertainment brands to bring wireless digital media and mobile marketing campaigns to market across numerous mobile operators throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Recruited as key member of executive team to lead successful turnaround of startup company created by a technology transfer from University of British Columbia. Led company through reverse merger and subsequent business combinations after successful pivot, redefining business strategy and product focus. Served as Chief Operating Officer during business restructuring, member of Board of Directors (as public company) and subsequently as member of Advisory Board.

Established greenfield start-up division to develop next generation voice-activated virtual personal assistant and unified communications solution for corporate enterprise networks. Acquired by Orange.

Co-founder of pioneering technology consulting and systems integration firm, providing services to Fortune 1000 clients. Built REALOGIC into a recognized leader in communication & collaboration solutions, winning multiple Lotus Beacon awards, earning a seat on Netscape’s Executive VAR council (as Top-20 partner) and recognition as member of the Inc. 500. Acquired by Computer Associates.

Established Southern California office for premier global operational strategy consulting firm, with focus on creating and executing pragmatic operational strategies to propel innovation. Led multi-disciplinary teams bringing design thinking into organizations to develop strategies, organizations, core business processes and information technology to drive significant improvements in competitiveness, profitability and growth, with primary focus in areas of supply chain management, product & service development and customer value management. Gained significant operating experience as interim management executive for client companies.

Geographic practice leader for Big 8 firm. Strategic consulting to assist organizations in using information technology to improve operations and achieve competitive advantage.