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Publicly happy, privately depressed. We've all experienced the feeling.Loneliness.It’s the feeling at the end of the night when you’re quiet and in bed, that pit in your stomach after a not-so-great date, the bittersweet sensation right around the holiday season. Who wants us, for us? To know our traumas and truths with the figurative “makeup” off. Who will be there when life gets hard?Human connection, intimacy, and love, are so vitally important.See my thesis, “Lost Art of Love" below.(play in external browser + presentation mode for ideal experience)

- Invested in deep-tech, frontier technologies for the CIA & US intelligence community- Led sourcing & diligence for neurotech & brain/human-computer interface (BCI/HMI) technologies

Board Positions: – Stern Venture Capital & Private Equity Club (SPEC): Investing in AI & Big Data– Adam Smith Society (TASS): External Relations– Entrepreneurship & Startup Association (ESA): Silicon Alley Liaison– 2018 Winner of Manhattan Institute Howard Milstein Fellowship – essay on AI– Selected to attend Adam Smith Society “Future of Free Trade” trek for essay on free markets– Specializations in Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management

- Sourced and conducted diligence on seed-stage STEM & deep tech startups - Developed business plans and market maps for MapNeuro, a software company bringing a pioneering, patented neurodegenerative disease mapping technology to market - Collaborated with investors, NYU, SMEs, scientists & CEOs on business strategy

– Led early-stage deal sourcing & diligence for AI, SaaS, consumer, VR/AR & fintech sectors– Co-authored “Investing Trends in Voice Tech” piece via independent research (https://bit.ly/2Ghsrpw)– Seed-Series A focus; led accelerator sourcing & diligence (8 startups, <1% accepted, >$2M)

– Partnered with GP to develop fundraising deck for newly launched Supernode Fund– Sourced & evaluated early stage investment opportunities & entrepreneurs across AI, SaaS, fintech & VR/AR companies

– Structured business plan & execution strategy with founding partner for tech-enabled legal firm serving startups & VCs

– Managed quarterly investor fund updates with portfolio company developments and fundraising terms

– Forged relationships and managed technical client presentations with >100 institutions: fintechs, banks, regulators & asset managers, resulting in new direct report, increased ACV & LTV, and reduced CAC for finance sector clients– Collaborated with marketing and product teams to develop new 360 degree sales strategy, resulting in 2-year closed fintech deal contributing to over 20% of quarterly revenue goal in 1/5th typical sales cycle, within first quarter hired◤FiscalNote is a now-IPOed, VC-backed, World Economic Forum-nominated startup which pioneered GRM (Government Relationship Management). The company uses AI machine-learning algorithms to process, analyze and predict government actions, allowing firms to understand and impact legislation and regulations.◢

– Managed >15 team members in implementing successful marketing strategy for 10 first-ever digital roadshow presentations for Alternatives fund offerings, generating >30% of Private Bank’s marketing-based annual ROI– Collaborated with the CIO, Alternatives & Economics teams on product decks, macro economic outlook reports, client calls and portfolio updates

– Remodeled competitive landscape analytics reports with new macros to improve RFP selection and increase ad sales

– Judged numerous speaker proposals for TED Talks; reviewed scientific abstracts and business proposals

– As the first Communications Intern, spearheaded outreach projects for New York University's Neuroscience & Education lab including, but not limited to, site visits, press releases, blog creation and moderation, communications material development, and research team interviews

– Evaluated consumer metrics and developed advertising sales decks to grow revenue and formulate data-driven insights for several brands including MSNBC, NBC News and The Today Show

– Evaluated business models of disruptive FinTech startups for the world’s premier financial services trade conference– Strategically sourced partnership opportunities with both market-leading and high-growth cutting-edge financial services & technology companies

– Sole intern selected during the 2012 election to cover the pros & cons of financial policies (including banking reform, financial regulation, mortgage credit requirements & Eurozone crisis implications), drone laws & tax reform– Authored memo for the President on “Too Big To Fail” regulations, Dodd-Frank legislation & Volcker Rule reform– Modeled the economic ramifications and projections for both parties'​ fiscal platforms

– Successfully executed marketing plans, including budget allocations, for a series of $1 billion+ public finance bond offerings by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the NYC Transitional Finance Authority– Drafted memos on improving clearing procedures for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative products, electronic client solutions for pre-trade, trade and post-trade analytics, and the firm's global expansion goals

– Spearheaded the production of NASA'S X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge videos (competition for graduate schools to design an inflatable loft to house astronauts on Mars); the quality and cost-effectiveness of these videos led to my being requested by JSC’s CFO to incorporate interdisciplinary groups and create the official business recruitment video currently used by NASA – Drafted the successfully approved budget proposal for astronaut activities post final Space Shuttle Mission– Wrote for July & August 2011 Roundup issues (magazine circulated throughout Johnson Space Center on the latest research and developments at NASA)– Interviewed multiple astronauts and scientists to document their projects and groundbreaking research– Designed the layout and created content for educational pamphlets used to inform the public about the importance of STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology & Math) and NASA's mission, with a focus on the organization's commercial utility

– Pitched ideas for “The Click Moment” by best-selling author Frans Johansson (author of “The Medici Effect”) through case study research on innovation across science, technology, business and entertainment sectors (https://goo.gl/sA64iQ)

– Welcomed customers with specific product-based taglines and posed for photos– Suggested new ideas to managers to improve store efficiency and sales output– Interacted with and assisted customers with product queries; modeled and sold store merchandise

– Analyzed cost spreadsheets for the design and procurement of component parts with a pioneering green-technology low-cost and luxury real estate firm– Visited development sites, discussed site development plans, project loan terms, and supply chain logistics with project managers– Tabulated supplies and materials cost data using Excel

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– Cold-called potential leads offering the sale of Rubachem's industrial products and conducted follow-ups with leads to discuss contracting and final terms of sale

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