I spent the last sixteen years of my career at Google, working on early stage products and backing high-growth entrepreneurs. Most recently, I was a partner at Google Ventures (GV) for seven years. I led investments in companies like StockX, Toast, Podium, Tend, Gametime, Andela, and Flock Freight. Prior to joining GV, I led Google’s global partnerships work with technology incubators and accelerators, including Y Combinator and Techstars. I also managed business development and marketing teams. My first job at the company was helping launch its philanthropic arm, Google.org. I also led business development efforts on products like Google PowerMeter, which helped consumers track home energy use. In 2023 I left GV to move to Valencia, Spain with my wife and two daughters, fulfilling a longtime dream to live abroad as a family for a year. In the summer of 2024 we returned to the Bay Area, where I’ve been angel investing. Before joining the Alphabet family of companies I worked in Washington DC in public policy and advocacy roles. I helped start and was an early employee at both the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and Center for American Progress (CAP).I graduated from Georgetown with an AB in Government and have an MPP from UC-Berkeley. In my spare time I serve on a number of non-profit boards based in Oakland, where I live, including chairing the board of the Oakland Fund for Public Innovation. I also enjoy coaching my daughters in youth basketball.
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PartnerGv 2016 - Apr 2023San Francisco Bay Area, Ca , UsLed investments in and served on the boards of high-growth consumer Internet and enterprise SaaS startups. -
Investor / Board DirectorTend 2020 - 2023Nashville, Tennessee, Us -
Investor / Board DirectorBlavity Inc. 2018 - 2023Us -
Investor / Board ObserverStockx 2018 - 2023Detroit, Michigan, Us -
Investor / Board ObserverPodium.Com 2017 - 2023Lehi, Utah, Us -
Investor / Board DirectorFlock Freight 2017 - 2023Encinitas, California, Us -
Investor / Board ObserverGametime United 2016 - 2023San Francisco, Ca, Us -
Investor / AdvisorAndela 2016 - 2023New York, New York, Us -
Investor / AdvisorToast, Inc. 2017 - 2022Boston, Ma, UsIPO, 2021 -
Head Of Partnerships And MarketingGoogle 2012 - 2016Mountain View, Ca, UsCreated and led Google's partnerships with Y Combinator, Techstars and other leading global technology accelerators. Managed business development and marketing teams who supported those partnerships. -
Strategic Partnerships ManagerGoogle 2009 - 2012Mountain View, Ca, UsCreated and managed Google Demo Days, driving tens of millions of dollars in investment capital to high-growth startups across the country. -
Strategic Partnerships AssociateGoogle 2007 - 2009Mountain View, Ca, UsLed business development efforts across a range of Google products, including Google PowerMeter (home energy monitoring) and All for Good (digital hub for volunteerism and community engagement). -
Deputy ChairpersonClinton Global Initiative 2005 - 2008New York, Ny, UsOrganized global poverty alleviation sessions at Bill Clinton's annual conference. Secured corporate and philanthropic commitment pledges. -
Research AssociateCenter For American Progress 2003 - 2005Washington, Dc, UsHelped launch organization. Researched and wrote about global economic issues like outsourcing and international trade.
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