Predict.law is a Legal AI company focused on helping attorneys and law firms better predict case outcomes by applying AI and machine learning training on precedent case history.

• Ad-hoc startup and portfolio advisory for local Venture Capital firm• Formal advisor to AI LegalTech start-up• Working with VC Studio to launch new AI-focused start-up through initial Seed funding

Thomson Reuters is an enterprise AI & SaaS company with a differentiated advantage through high-quality proprietary content. I led the overall global Strategy organization, reporting to the CEO. Responsibilities spanned Corporate Strategy, Segment Strategy, Geo Strategy (including Latin America and Asia), Corporate Development M&A; Venture Capital (Thomson Reuters Ventures), and Competitive & Market Intelligence. Role focused on identifying accelerated growth opportunities for company, and determining optimal execution pathways across M&A, partnership, and organic investment.Launched Thomson Reuters Ventures, a $100M Corporate Venture Capital Fund focused on enterprise SaaS and industry-vertical SaaS, with a focus on Series A investments. Implemented and served on Investment Committee overseeing pipeline and approving/rejecting investments.Strategic M&A included acquisition of ThoughtTrace for Legal AI SaaS, and SurePrep for document intelligence and automation for tax prep, as well as multiple $1B+ acquisition evaluations taken through late stage diligence before termination.Member of Executive Staff. Present to company Board of Directors across multiple topics.Relocated to Switzerland for role. Repatriated to U.S. at end of 2022 for family reasons.

Led the team responsible for inorganic strategy, strategic partnerships/alliances, and M&A analysis for Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, spanning across Compute, Storage, Networking, Security, Identity, Developer services and tools, Azure Dedicated, Hardware and Silicon, Azure Stack and Edge Computing and Migration, as well as Industry Vertical Scenarios (Gaming, Public Sector, previously Retail). Promoted to General Manager within role (2020).Some of my favorite quotes from work we’ve led:“Microsoft just made a brilliant acquisition in the cloud wars against Amazon, Google” - Cycle Computing Acquisition (Business Insider)“The deal is yet another sign that Microsoft is a very different company than it was just three years ago” – Deis Acquisition (Wired magazine)

2016-2020: Led Corporate Business Development team focused on strategic partnerships and M&A analysis for Azure cloud platform2013-2015: Led team focused on M&A strategy for the Cloud + Enterprise business at Microsoft, inclusive of strategy formulation and build/partner/buy evaluation. Team drove strategy evaluation and approval for ~$1.5B in acquisitions. Promoted to Sr. Director within role (2015).Some industry quotes on the impact of our work:“But Microsoft did more than adopt the open source standard. It took leadership in it, by acquiring Revolution Analytics” Revolution Analytics acquisition (ZDnet)"bringing the company in-house is a clear signal that the company is serious about cross-platform support. That's a big break from tradition.” Xamarin acquisition (Wired) Notable acquisitions led by the team:• Xamarin: cross-platform mobile development• Secure Islands: Information protection and rights management• Adallom: Cloud App Security• Revolution Analytics: Enterprise R for data analytics• Datazen: Mobile dashboarding for Business Intelligence• CodeConnect: Developer tooling• Aorato: Identity-based security• HockeyApp: Developer service• SyntaxTree: Developer tooling for games development• BlueStripe: Infrastructure dependency mapping• Apiphany: API management• Capptain: Mobile backend-as-a-service• InRelease: Developer tooling• GreenButton: High Performance Computing• Metanautix: Data analytics• InMage: Backup and Disaster Recovery

Business strategy and finance for Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. Notable accomplishments include partner selection and negotiation for Azure market entry into China through partnership with 21Vianet, as well as growth forecasting for cloud revenue and customer adoption worldwide. Promoted to Director within role (2012).Favorite industry recognition from my work during this time:“Microsoft is the first major U.S. provider to launch a public cloud in China.” (Datacenterknowledge)

Business strategy, business planning, product planning, product management, and pricing for Microsoft's Windows Client Operating System business. Notable accomplishments include business model and pricing definition for Netbooks (low cost PCs), as well as identification of new monetization opportunities for Windows.

Lead Program Manager in Microsoft's cloud infrastructure team - Global Foundation Services (GFS) - focused on capacity expansion, service health, and related topics.

IT and business consulting / project management / architecture and design / PMO / wireless data billing expertise / network and IT integration / process re-engineering / operations managementSuccesfully managed Capital budgets as large as $1,000,000 for multi-month, multi-departmental intitiatves.Responsible for mentoring 4 consultants.Joined Sogeti as Senior Consultant in 8/2000.Promoted three times to Principal Consultant III