Avid Bank offers innovative financial solutions, services and a different approach to banking.

Capital that enables entrepreneurs get to the next level without giving up board seats or personal guarantees.

Customer Vineyards is a revolutionary effort to leverage winery DtC data to provide major customer insights and grow DtC business.

Provides growth debt with integrated bank accounts & smart billing for tech-enabled SMEs in Latin America

Vice Chair - Finance and Investment CommitteeFulfilled my 6 year term.

Pollen was acquired by a $5 billion dollar hedge Fund in 2023.Pollen VC provides developers early access to revenues they have earned from the app stores, so they can rapidly reinvest in the resources they need to grow their business faster.We offer a capital efficient financing solution to fund growth using earned revenues (ie receivables). Funds can be paid directly every 7 days, or recycled daily directly into ad networks like Facebook and Google, eliminating credit line issues and… Show more Pollen was acquired by a $5 billion dollar hedge Fund in 2023.Pollen VC provides developers early access to revenues they have earned from the app stores, so they can rapidly reinvest in the resources they need to grow their business faster.We offer a capital efficient financing solution to fund growth using earned revenues (ie receivables). Funds can be paid directly every 7 days, or recycled daily directly into ad networks like Facebook and Google, eliminating credit line issues and reliance on credit cards/prepayments.If your team has figured out how to acquire users profitably, then Pollen VC can help you scale your business without relying on VC funding. Show less

I was a strategic advisor for this emerging growth company which was recently acquired for a substantial valuation.

During my career at SVB I ran the California lending division for the Bank, I was interim CFO twice, and I oversaw the initial overseas expansion (UK, China, Israel, India). At various points I had IT, Operations, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Project Management, and International services reported to me.As Chief Risk Officer I had Credit, EWRM, Portfolio Analytics, Credit Review, Compliance, Regulatory Relations, BSA/AML, and Cyber/Physical security.