I have always been fascinated by the disruptive nature of technology innovation -- the power to create an inflection point in the progress of an industry vertical, political system, or human behavior. I am fortunate to have made a career of connecting the dots, building ecosystems, and helping fellow travelers work together towards this goal. My value proposition:Transactional experience. 14+ years as the business or legal lead (or both, in some cases) on technology and financial transactions with counterparties in the semiconductor, CE, mobile device, digital media/entertainment and network infrastructure verticals. Responsible for structuring and negotiating key elements of over 100 technology deals and over 120 investments and acquisitions exceeding $6 billion in value. Experienced negotiator. Expert business and legal negotiator, leveraging synergy from command of both business value drivers and applicable legal issues to secure favorable terms and find creative solutions for situational risks and opportunities. Strong track record sourcing/closing high quality impactful deals with terms, incentives and infrastructure designed to ensure downstream program success. Stakeholder management. Adept at cultivating strong working partnerships with key cross-functional stakeholders focused on value creation and attainment of common organizational goals. Disciplined, results-focused leader, using organizational savvy, emotional intelligence, and ability to synthesize complex issues for non-domain experts, to lead without formal authority and influence at all levels in a matrixed environment.Operational Efficiency. Designing, automating and implementing workflows to support decision quality/acceleration, program scaling, resource load balancing, compliance and other improvements. Deploying tools, templates and training to support implementation. Licensed to practice law in New York (admitted to NY bar). Registered in-house counsel in California.