I am an angel investor with active investments in:- Distributional.ai (backed by a16z)- Light Energy (backed by Mischief Ventures)- Trala (backed by 776 ventures)- Facet Wealth (backed by Warburg Pincus)- Method Financial (backed by a16z)- Mosaic (backed by a16z)- Accrue (backed by Tiger Global)- Reunion Infra- Lumen Energy- Morning Consult- Carecubes

I led Stardog during a critical transformation period. Under my leadership, Stardog: - Grew ARR 150%- Improved customer retention from 82% to 95%- Earned a glassdoor rating of 4.9 stars (100% for CEO)- Doubled headcount- Lowered burn- Was included by Gartner in its hype cycle and tech trends- Launched a new website- Received commitment for Series B financingThe company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. For more information, please visit http://www.Stardog.com.

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Responsibilities:I was the global lead for three major functions at Opower. I led our marketing organization, which was responsible product marketing, demand generation, communications, client experience and marketing operations. I led our market development team, which worked closely with our sales team across the globe to facilitate revenue in our highly regulated industry. I also led our business development team, which was responsible for channel and product partnerships. I sat on Opower's management team, and I report directly to our CEO. Accomplishments:- Met pipeline creation targets for $150m ARR business.- Aligned sales, marketing by creating unified metrics and shared goals.- Created unified market feedback process to inform product roadmap.- Updated brand, website, and created marketing personas.- Simplified, clarified, and measured use of all sales collateral.- Ran large, successful industry conference.- Expanded product partnerships.- Continued to lead market development team viewed as pioneer in the field.Opower (OPWR) was acquired by Oracle (ORCL) in June 2016.

Led market development, business development and legal functions for Opower. Reported to CEO; member of executive management team. Built market development team responsible for strategic understanding of regulated market dynamics, support for sales and marketing in working through a complex regulated industry, and stakeholder persuasion. Managed legal team known for responsiveness, creativity, and business acumen. Introduced SaaS contracting principles to conservative industry, led expansion of business to multiple international markets, led legal work on capital transactions for company including 2014 IPO. Team recognized as among the best in Washington metropolitan area multiple times. Asked to lead business development in addition to other responsibilities post IPO. Responsible for channel sales as well as product enablement. Cultural leader frequently asked to contribute to other areas of company.