At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top California based COO’ operating in the Market Research space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Dennis Kanemitsu
Chief Operating Officer of Constellation Research
Dennis Kanemitsu is the Chief Operating Officer at Constellation Research.
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About Constellation Research: Constellation Research is a research and advisory firm helping early adopters improve the transformative power of disruptive technology.
Deepak Savadatti
Founder & Chief Operating Officer of BlueDot
Deepak Savadatti is Founder & CEO at RIFFIT.
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About BlueDot, Punch’d Energy, RIFFIT: Our mission is to identify the most promising technological innovations at NASA & National labs
Pete Stanga
Chief Operating Officer of Pacific Institute
Pete Stanga is the Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Institute. He has two decades of experience in leadership roles with international non-profits. Before joining the Institute, Stanga worked in the fields of Human Rights and International Development, focusing much of his career on increasing the quantity and quality of funding for locally run initiatives in the global South. He served as Executive Director of Grantmakers without Borders, International Development Exchange, The Foundation for Sustainable Development, and Peace Brigades International/USA. In these capacities, Stanga championed models of effective support for community-based development initiatives in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In addition, he coordinated projects with displaced populations in former-Yugoslavia with the Anti-War Campaign of Croatia, and a United Nations Social Reconstruction project in Bosnia. He earned a M.P.A. from Columbia University, and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley
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About Pacific Institute: Pacific Institute conducts research and policy analysis in the areas of environment, sustainable development, and international security.
Andreas Vourkos
Co-Founder & COO of Pollfish
Andreas is the mobile guy at Pollfish. Created, supporting and expanding Pollfish publishers network. Working closely with app publishers on how to define a better monetisation strategy. Actively involved in the mobile apps world, interested in innovative products that can reach massive scale and improve the lives of millions.
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About Pollfish: Pollfish is a modern survey platform providing authentic responses in real-time, leading to better quality insights.
David Villarina
COO of Montclare
David joined Montclare in 2012. He started his career at Ingres and later leveraged his marketing expertise and industry relationships to create Fathom Group, a marketing agency specializing in the technology industry. As Founder and President, David and his company served many of Silicon Valley’s most recognizable names. The award-winning agency was responsible for launching some of the most successful companies and products in the industry. David later ran marketing at NextWindow, a New Zealand-based touch-screen developer and manufacturer. After taking the company from obscurity to market dominance in 2 years, the company was acquired by interactive solutions provider SMART Technologies. Shortly after the company went public, David became responsible for global brands at SMART, impacting the company’s 40 million users globally.
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About Montclare: Montclare offers companies with research and consulting on the use of SaaS technology to develop their businesses.
Joy Delacruz
Chief Operating Officer of AIR CRE
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About AIR CRE: AIR CRE is an innovative, member-owned platform that provides critical tools to commercial real estate professionals in Southern California.