Angel investor, C-Suite Advisor and Board member for innovative and growth companies. Primarily interested in helping companies in the food and fitness industries. I’m passionate about igniting the success of future growth companies through the power of innovation and creativity. Angel investments include companies such as Availyst, Coterie, FARE, Flip Side, Foresyte, Kadeya, Not Just Co., My Strong Circle, Oat Haus, Peep Connect, Reel Paper, Retail Aware, ShiftRx, and private company early investor in Twitter, Docusign, AirBnb. Having worked with the most innovative companies and thinkers in the world, I bring leading edge insights, connections and perspective to the boardroom, C-suite and entrepreneurs. My experience includes: Working with high-growth entrepreneurial, family business and multinational companies which are private, private equity backed and venture capital backed as a global practice leader and senior partner with EY.My experience includes almost 40 years at EY advising some of the most innovative and fastest growing companies in the world. Also facilitating the “EY 7 Drivers of Growth” offered exclusively to a network of CEOs; leading EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year™ program for over 25 years which recognized the most ambitious leaders who build and sustain successful, dynamic businesses around the world; leading EY's global relationship with YPO(Young President's Organization); providing strategic direction to Boards, CEOs and the C-suite on governance topics including cybersecurity, risk management and talent; serving as a Board member and Treasurer for the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and 1871 incubator as well as serving on many non-profit boards; facilitating CFO roundtables; cultivating a global network of connections and deep appreciation for cognitive and cultural diversity having lived and worked in virtually every continent and country.Also serve on the Advisory Board and as a panelist at Endeavor, a global community on a mission to build thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging and underserved markets. I welcome the opportunity to connect if my expertise could be of value to you or your organization.