A Silicon Valley veteran with twenty years of experience connecting innovative startups with large global tech players for venture capital investments, strategic partnerships and acquisitions. Along the way I’ve built a broad network of relationships in the venture ecosystem in the U.S. as well as in Asia and Europe. I’ve completed well over a hundred venture financings and acquisitions, and have served on two dozen startup and non-profit Boards of Directors.Co-founder of Architect Partners, a Palo Alto-based boutique investment bank focused on mergers and acquisition and capital raise advisory services in enterprise software, tech-enabled services, mobility, Internet/digital media and AI/blockchain applications.I mentor startup CEOs and work with several accelerators in my spare time to try to give back to tech and social entrepreneurs. I've been a CEO mentor and/or business plan judge for the Cleantech Open, Draper University, K Global, One Harvard New Venture Competition, Global Social Ventures Competition, Oberlin LaunchU, etc.