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 United States based COO’ operating in the Consulting 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.
Jonathan Gray
President & COO of Blackstone Group
Jonathan (“Jon”) Gray is President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone, and is a member of Blackstone’s Board of Directors. He sits on its Management Committee and most of its investment committees, including serving as Chairman of the Real Estate group’s investment committee. Jonathan Gray previously served as the firm’s Global Head of Real Estate, which he helped to build into the largest real estate platform in the world with $120 billion of investor capital under management. He joined Blackstone in 1992. Jonathan Gray currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Hilton Worldwide. He also serves on the board of Harlem Village Academies and Trinity School. Jonathan Gray and his wife, Mindy, established the Basser Center for BRCA at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine focused on the prevention and treatment of BRCA related cancers. They also established NYC Kids RISE in partnership with the City of New York to accelerate college savings for low income children. Jonathan Gray received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School, as well as a BA in English from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Blackstone Group: Blackstone is an investment and advisory firm providing financial solutions for investors and clients.
Kathleen McCarthy
Sr. Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Group
Kathleen McCarthy is a Senior Managing Director and Global Chief Operating Officer of the Blackstone Real Estate group. She is based in New York. Kathleen McCarthy oversees Real Estate Investor Relations and Business Development, Human Resources, Legal & Compliance and Finance. Previously she was responsible for marketing Blackstone’s real estate private investment funds. Before joining Blackstone in 2010, Kathleen McCarthy worked at Goldman Sachs, where she was a Vice President focused on investments for the Real Estate Principal Investment Area. Kathleen McCarthy began her career at Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in the Mergers & Strategic Advisory Group within the Investment Banking Division. Kathleen McCarthy received a BA with Distinction from Yale University.
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About Blackstone Group, Skyhawk Therapeutics: Blackstone is an investment and advisory firm providing financial solutions for investors and clients.
Brian Gavin
Senior Managing Director and COO of Blackstone Group
Member, Board of Directors at New York City Investment Fund.
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About Blackstone Group, Partnership Fund for New York City: Blackstone is an investment and advisory firm providing financial solutions for investors and clients.
Anthony Merhige
Sr. Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Group
Anthony Merhige is a Senior Managing Director of Blackstone, serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Harvest Fund Advisors, Blackstone’s publicly traded MLP and Yield-Oriented Investment Platform. Having joined Blackstone in 2017, Anthony Merhige oversees the business development and investor relations functions of Harvest, as well as the day-to-day management of Harvest’s operations. Before joining Harvest in 2005, Anthony Merhige was the Chief Operating Officer of the Vivum Group. Prior to that Anthony Merhige was an Associate at the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP, where his practice focused on a wide variety of commercial matters, including antitrust mergers and acquisition counseling for national and multinational corporations. Anthony Merhige holds a BA from Johns Hopkins University and a JD from the Temple University Beasley School of Law.
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About Blackstone Group: Blackstone is an investment and advisory firm providing financial solutions for investors and clients.
Miguel Iglesias
Chief Operating Officer of Questel
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About Questel: Questel specializes in intellectual property and innovation management solutions.
Aditya Virwani
Chief Operating Officer of Embassy Group
Aditya Virwani, a dynamic young professional is one of the heirs and the COO of Embassy Group, one of India’s largest and among the finest property developers. Over the last three decades, Embassy together with its promoters has developed over 53 million sq. ft. of prime commercial, residential and retail space in India as well as Malaysia and Serbia. Aditya has been exposed to the world of Real estate and Property development from a very early age of 15 years. Aditya is keenly involved with the strategy and operations of the Embassy Group and its diversified businesses, along with his father Mr. Jitu Virwani, Chairman and Managing Director of Embassy Property Developments Private Limited. Prior to joining Embassy, Aditya interned with an NGO Episcopal and a start-up called Brevitas, an off market commercial real estate platform in San Francisco. Aditya studied Business Administration at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and University of San Francisco (USF).
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About Embassy Group: Embassy Group is a real estate development company that offers property development, asset management, and property management services.
Paul Keary
Founder & COO of Teneo
Paul Keary is a co-founder of Teneo and COO of the company’s 12 operating divisions globally. Prior to Teneo, Mr. Keary ran a business and communications strategy consultancy where he advised some of the largest companies in the world on reputational, operational and strategic challenges and opportunities. Mr. Keary previously served as Senior Managing Director and Director of Business Integration at FTI Consulting (FTI), one of the world’s leading international consulting companies. He also served with the Company’s Executive Committee. FTI, then a 3,500-person-strong consulting firm, advises companies and intermediaries on investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring. Prior to joining FTI, Mr. Keary ran the North American business of Financial Dynamics (FD), the world’s largest business communications consultancy. Mr. Keary was instrumental in growing the business through a strategy of acquisition and organic-based growth, and also advised Fortune 500 companies, governments and industry organizations on positioning strategy, reputation management, capital market communications and crisis management strategies. Prior to joining FD, Mr. Keary held a senior management position for a leading global communications agency and worked extensively in Europe, Middle East and the Americas, advising a wide number of blue chip technology companies on communications strategy surrounding IPOs and M&A activity. Mr. Keary was also previously Head of Communications for Xerox Europe Ltd. during a time of significant restructuring and realignment for the company.
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About Teneo: A New York-based corporate advisory firm
Glenn A. Youngkin
Chief Operating Officer of The Carlyle Group
Mr. Youngkin is a Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer of Carlyle and serves on Carlyle’s Management Committee. He is based in Washington, DC. From October 2010 until March 2011, Mr. Youngkin served as Carlyle’s interim principal financial officer. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Youngkin was the Global Head of the Industrial Sector investment team. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Youngkin led Carlyle’s buyout activities in the United Kingdom and from 1995 to 2000, he was a member of the U.S. buyout team. Prior to joining Carlyle in 1995, Mr. Youngkin was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and he also previously worked in the investment banking group at CS First Boston. Mr. Youngkin received a B.S. in mechanical engineering and a B.A. in managerial studies from Rice University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. Mr. Youngkin currently serves on the Boards of Directors of several Carlyle portfolio companies: PQ Corporation, Ri-Happy Brinquedos S.A. and Scalina S.A. Mr. Youngkin also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Langley School and AlphaUSA and the Board of Directors of the Rice Management Company.
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About McKinsey & Company, The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Steve Johnston
COO of FlexPoint Media
Steve Johnston is the COO of FlexPoint Media, an audience-centric advertising agency that helps campaigns, causes, and companies maximize the impact of their advertising dollars. Prior to FlexPoint and his years as an award-winning sales executive at Google, Steve co-founded GovPredict, an advocacy tech company that received investment from Y Combinator and went on to be acquired by Phone2Action. As a political strategist, he was named to Campaigns & Elections Magazine’s “Rising Stars” list and the American Association of Political Consultants’ “40 Under 40” list based on his directing the digital marketing for the winning campaign in the closest United States Senate election of 2014 and serving as a technology and innovation advisor to the Majority Leader in Congress. Steve speaks frequently about tech, startups, and politics as a guest lecturer at universities and speaker/panelist at tech conferences, and his writing on industry trends has been published on Forbes.com and other online publishers. Steve received an AB degree in Government from Harvard and an MBA in Marketing and Operations Management (joint major) and Entrepreneurial Management from Penn’s Wharton School. Follow him on Twitter @StevenEJohnston.
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About FlexPoint Media, GovPredict, Pioneer Fund: FlexPoint Media is an omnichannel media strategy firm dedicated to helping organizations shape public opinion and win.
Don Coleman
Chief Operating Officer of Intapp
Don Coleman is the COO at Intapp.
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About Intapp: Intapp is a provider of industry-specific, cloud-based software solutions that enable connected professional and financial services.
Andrew Weisgall
COO & Co-founder of Spruce Holdings
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About Spruce Holdings: Spruce Holdings aims to improve title insurance assessment and issuance to reduce the time needed to close a real estate deal.
Roxane Divol
Group Chief Operating Officer of Webhelp
Roxane plays a key role in building Webhelp’s expansion as a global industry leader. Prior to joining Webhelp, Roxane Divol was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Website Security for Symantec. In addition, Roxane created and incubated Cybercube, a start-up offering cyber analytics platform company that today is funded by Symantec and ForgePoint Capital. Prior to joining Symantec, Roxane was a Partner at McKinsey & Company as a leader of its Technology, Media, Telecom as well as Marketing and Sales Practices. She also created and led McKinsey’s West Coast Executive Women’s Roundtable series. Roxane was – amongst others – named to the Top50 Most Powerful Women in Technology 2017 by the National Diversity Council. Roxane holds dual French and Colombian citizenship. Her cross-cultural experiences have helped her to assess and transform global organizations. She is a director at Wolverine Worldwide and currently sits on the board of the Global Fund for Women. She graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and Insead. Roxane is passionate about women’s rights, including access to education, healthcare, jobs, voting rights, and other inequities facing women and people across the globe.
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About Webhelp: Webhelp is a business process outsourcer (BPO), specialising in customer experience and payment management.
Chris Kirk
Chief Operating Officer of CBRE Group
Chris Kirk serves as CBRE’s Chief Operating Officer, with executive responsibility for key Shared Services functions, including Sourcing & Procurement, Information Technology, Corporate Communications, Program Management Office, Human Resources & Workplace Strategy and Global Research.Mr. Kirk previously served as Global Director of Human Resources. In this role, Mr. Kirk oversaw the company’s worldwide human resources operations, with responsibility for providing strategic oversight and senior management support for employee relations, staffing and recruitment, training and professional development, diversity, compensation and benefits. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Kirk served as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Trammell Crow Company, CBRE’s real estate development services subsidiary, overseeing several management and administrative functions including investment management, legal/risk, human resources and corporate communications and marketing.Mr. Kirk joined Trammell Crow Company in 2001, where he held several senior management positions, including General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer. He played a key role in executing the merger of Trammell Crow Company with CBRE in 2006. Prior to joining Trammell Crow Company, Mr. Kirk was a partner in the Dallas office of Vinson & Elkins, where he was a corporate finance, securities and M&A lawyer.
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About CBRE Group: CBRE Group is a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its indirect subsidiaries.
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.
David Mangum
President and Chief Operating Officer of Heartland Payment Systems
David E. Mangum is President and Chief Operating Officer of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN). In this role, he is responsible for accelerating the company’s global growth. Mr. Mangum oversees the company’s businesses in the United States, Canada, Latin America and Spain as well as the company’s global integrated payments and multinational digital commerce businesses. Mr. Mangum is also responsible for global product strategy and innovation, key strategic bank relationships, worldwide customer operations and enterprise risk management. Mr. Mangum served as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from 2011 to 2014. In that role, he was responsible for the company’s worldwide financial operations, information technology strategy, global product strategy, product development and its technology platforms and operations. Prior to joining Global Payments, Mr. Mangum served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CheckFree Corporation, a leading global provider of financial electronic commerce services and products, from 1999 to 2007. CheckFree was acquired by Fiserv Inc. in December 2007 in a transaction valued at approximately $4.4 billion, and Mr. Mangum subsequently served as Executive Vice President of Fiserv. Mr. Mangum was named one of the best CFOs in America by Institutional Investor magazine. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta and as the 2015-2016 Campaign Chair for the United Way of Greater Atlanta.
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About Global Payments, Heartland Payment Systems: Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. – the fifth largest payments processor in the United States – provides payment processing services.
Greg Wells
Chief Operating Officer of TIGER 21
Greg Wells joined TIGER 21 in early 2015 as Chief of Field Operations. In this role, Mr. Wells is responsible for the strategy, development and leadership of TIGER 21’s field-based personnel, which includes Group Chairs and Membership Executives throughout North America. Having spent seven years at Vistage International as a member of the Executive Team and co-founding Sage Executive Group – a boutique high-end peer advisory organization in Southern California, Mr. Wells has extensive experience in leading and growing peer-to-peer advisory organizations. Mr. Wells also leads a group of M.B.A. students in a peer group program that connects them with CEOs as part of the Executive Leadership program at the UCLA Anderson School of Business. Mr. Wells has extensive business and entrepreneurial experience from prior roles as CEO of a business finance company and as Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Southern California Business Banking for Wells Fargo. He is the founder of an event company that partners with a prominent Division 1 football program and is on the board of Big Fogg and Monrovia Growers. A Southern California native, Mr. Wells is a graduate of the University of Oregon as well as the Pacific Coast School of Banking at the University of Washington, and the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management program held at Dartmouth College.
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About TIGER 21: TIGER 21 is a North America’s premier peer-to-peer learning network for high-net-worth investors.
Chad Thunberg
Chief Operating Officer of Leviathan Security Group
Chad is Leviathan’s Chief Operating Officer, responsible for managing the Professional Services Organization and maintaining Leviathan’s reputation for industry leading research and high quality consultative services. Chad specialized in Information Security for more than a decade before joining Leviathan as a founding member. He came from Washington Mutual where he was responsible for translating regulatory and business requirements into enterprise security solutions. Chad also led the team responsible for the proactive identification of process and technology vulnerabilities as part of the enterprise secure development lifecycle. Previously, Chad was a Security Consultant with Guardent, where he was responsible for developing and improving Guardent’s security methodologies and managed services platform. In addition, he acted as a mentor and leader for the west coast security practice. He also assisted Fortune 100 customers with innovative solutions for reducing their overall technology risk through the maturation of process and technology.
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About Leviathan Security Group: Leviathan Security Group is an internationally respected risk management and information security consulting, training, research company.
Michael Greehan
COO & Partner of Cue Ball, LLC
COO at Cue Ball, LLC and Owner, Cue Ball, LLC.
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About Cue Ball, LLC: Cue Ball, a management consultancy/brokerage firm, provides services to global publishing, media, technology, and entertainment industries.
Sascha Eder
COO of NewtonX
Formerly Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group Formerly consultant with McKinsey & Company Former financial product analyst at P&G
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About NewtonX: NewtonX is the world’s leading B2B research company.
Jan Sullivan
COO of Oceanit
EVP & COO at Oceanit
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About Oceanit, University of Hawai‘i System: Oceanit operates as a science and engineering company.
Jason Cowley
Co-Founder And COO of Depth Security
Jason Cowley is a Co-founder and the COO at Depth Security. Jason has over 20 years of IT/IS experience that is deeply rooted in enterprise infrastructure and engineering. He currently leads the security architecture and engineering team. His depth of knowledge and broad expertise enable Jason and team to design, implement and execute some of the most difficult projects in challenging environments successfully. Over the past decade, Jason has expertly designed and implemented solutions for Depth Security’s clients.
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About Depth Security: Depth Security is a different type of information security company.
Brian Klingbeil
Chief Operating Officer of Ensono
As EVP, Technology and Strategy, Brian is responsible for overall strategy and product direction, including Ensono’s Public Cloud business, technology and services roadmap, and strategic initiatives. He is a member of the company’s board of directors. Before Ensono, Brian held executive positions with CenturyLink/Savvis where he where he was COO and responsible for the Operations and Product Development organizations and also established the firm’s presence in China.
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About Ensono: Ensono delivers managed IT services to optimize and modernize mainframes, infrastructure, and cloud for clients.
Wenda Harris Millard
Vice Chairman, President & Chief Operating Officer of MediaLink
In April 2009, Wenda Harris Millard became President and COO of MediaLink LLC, a leading strategic advisory and business development firm that provides critical counsel and direction to the media, advertising and entertainment industries and to companies and investors that interact with those sectors. Before joining MediaLink, Millard was Co-CEO and President, Media for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. She joined MSLO in July 2007 after three years as a member of its Board of Directors. Millard oversaw MSLO’s media businesses, which include publishing, internet and broadcasting. She was the driving force behind creating cross-platform programs for marketers in TV, digital, magazines and radio. Before MSLO, Millard was Chief Sales Officer at Yahoo! where she led the team that drove revenue from $700 million to over $6 billion in six years and was consistently credited as the number one sales organization in the media industry. On an industry-wide level her work at Yahoo! established brand advertising on the web. Prior to Yahoo!, Millard was Chief Internet Officer at Ziff Davis Media and President of Ziff Davis Internet. Previously, Millard was a founding member of the executive team at DoubleClick, where she served as Executive Vice President responsible for establishing the DoubleClick brand and overseeing the operations of DoubleClick Media. She also served as President and Group Publisher of SRDS, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Family Circle and Executive Vice President/Group Publisher of Adweek, Mediaweek and Brandweek magazines. Millard has received numerous industry awards including being named in 2012 one of the “100 Most Influential Women in Advertising in the Last 100 Years”; the 2011 Oracle Award from Springboard; the 2009 ad:tech Lifetime Achievement Award; the 2007 John A. Reisenbach Award for Distinguished Citizenship; the 2006 “Advertising Person of the Year” Silver Medal Award from the AAF and the 2005 Matrix Award for “Women Who Change the World”. Advertising Age also acknowledged her as a “Digital Media Master” — one of the 20 most influential executives in interactive media. She was the subject of a profile by Tom Brokaw as part of NBC’s “Women to Watch” series. Active on behalf of the advertising industry throughout her career, Millard is past Chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau and former President of the Advertising Club of New York. She has served on the Boards of the Advertising Council, the American Advertising Federation, the Advertising Education Foundation and others. Currently, she serves on the boards of Verifone Inc., Millenial Media and Simulmedia. She also sits on the board of the James Beard Foundation. She served two terms as a Trustee of Trinity College in Hartford. Millard holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BA from Trinity College.
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About MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
Hai Tran
COO & CFO of SOC Telemed
Ha Tran has over 20 years of experience as an executive with both public and private companies, focusing on building growth-oriented organizations. He contributed to the growth of the Home Infusion business at BioScrip, which yielded double-digit revenue growth during his tenure. He also has significant healthcare and technology experience. Prior to BioScrip, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President International of Harris Healthcare Solutions, which is the healthcare subsidiary of Harris Corporation, a $6 billion diversified technology company. From 2008 to 2011 he served as Chief Financial Officer of Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc., a publicly traded Pharmacy Benefits Management company. He also served as Vice President and Treasurer of Hanger Orthopedic Group, a public healthcare services, products, and distribution company, from 2006 to 2008. Hai Tran holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Richmond.
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About CSG International, SOC Telemed: SOC Telemed is a provider of specialty consultations to acute-care hospitals through telemedicine.
Vsevolod “Sev” Onyshkevych
COO of CheckSix
Serial еntrepreneur and executive of fast-growing technology companies. COO of CheckSix, Inc. CEO of In Vino Veritas Consulting. Previously: President of Raritan Japan; COO of EZSize.com and MyDreamStore.com; CMO of MyVirtualModel; CTO of Innovative Programming Associates, CheckSix, Voosh! and MyVirtualModel; Managing Director-RONIN International; VP Strategy, Marketing, Product Management – Raritan; Executive Vice-President RONIN. Education: Princeton University (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Wharton School (MBA).
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About CheckSix, IVV Consultants, Vino Veritas Consulting: CheckSix Inc. is a consulting firm focusing on military and aviation environments.
Thomas Simoncic
President & Chief Operating Officer of Vericlaim
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About Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Vericlaim: Vericlaim is a provider of loss adjusting and claims management services.
Dan Knox
Co-Founder & COO of Science Exchange
Dan Knox is one of the founders of Science Exchange, an online marketplace for science experiments. Prior to founding Science Exchange, Dan was Head of Operations at DailyMe, a pioneer in the field of dynamic personalization and predictive content and commerce presentation. Before joining DailyMe, Dan was Head of Economic Analysis within in the Strategy team at a leading commercial television network in the U.K., and a Senior Economist in the Media & Communications group of a global expert services consulting firm. Dan was part of the inaugural Executive MBA class at MIT Sloan School of Management. He also has a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, a Law degree and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification.
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About Science Exchange: Science Exchange, the R&D Services Management company, empowers research organizations to accelerate science and drive innovation success
Clinton Pyatt
Chief Operating Officer & SVP of Government Affairs of Medbox
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About Medbox: Medbox develops prescription vending machines that dispense medication based on biometric identification samples.
Ira Powell
Chief Operating Officer of Kroll Bond Rating Agency
Ira Powell is the Chief Credit Officer of Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. Ira joins the company from Goldman Sachs, where he served as a Vice President and the Head of Money Market Origination within the Investment Banking Division. Prior to his role at Goldman Sachs, Ira was a Vice President at Merrill Lynch. Ira began his career at Clifford Chance, followed by a two year stint at Fitch Ratings as a founding member of their Asset Backed Commercial Paper Group. Ira holds a B.S. from Cornell University and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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About Kroll Bond Rating Agency: KBRA is a global rating agency established to restore trust in credit ratings and offer accurate and transparent ratings.
Elliot Schneier
COO and Co-founder of Startups.com
In 1999 Elliot started his first business as a student earning a Marketing/Visual design degree at Florida State University. The opportunity came to fruition while Schneier was tending bar at a high end Martini lounge. Legwork marketing and Promotions focused on branding, web design and marketing literature. Employing students and using school facilities for development allowed for a very competitive pricing model. Elliot was swept into the accelerating commercial real estate market after college. He joined Marcus and Millichap 2004 as an investment specialist. By the time he left Marcus he was ranked 11th in the nation amongst 2000 brokers in total investment properties sold. Elliot and his partner left Marcus to start Capital Commercial Partners Elliot and partner Rick Geisenfeld wanted to find a niche in the multi-family market. In total CCP was involved in 500M dollars in commercial real estate transactions. Schneier was pulled back into technology by Affordit.com co-founder Wil Schroter. It was Elliot and Wil’s goal to provide a simple weekly payment system that would allow the under banked to buy online. Affordit was backed by some very notable entrepreneurs and venture capital firms in Northern and Southern California. Upon leaving his post at Affordit Elliot stepped in as interim president of Boundarylessbrands.com. Boundaryless was a company that offered brick and mortar retailers an online outlet through a revenue sharing model. During this same time period Schneier served as an advisor to daily deal site bulx.com. Bulx and Boundaryless were both acquired in 2011. Elliot went from consumer facing web companies to an international manufacturing business. He was tasked with building out a deliberate and scalable business development process at the worlds largest private super abrasive company. Schneier is currently the COO of fundable.com and a proud partner of Virtucon Ventures. Elliot is passionate about helping start ups grow.
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About Fundable, Startups.com, Virtucon Ventures, Zirtual: Startups.com helps over 1 million startup companies find customers, funding, mentors, and world-class education.
Michael McCanna
COO of Immunefi
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About Immunefi: Immunefi is a DeFi’s bug bounty platform.
Jonathan Gardner
Chief Operating Officer of Nielsen
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About Nielsen: Nielsen provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers watch and buy.
Josh Webman
Chief Operating Officer of Concertiv
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About Concertiv: Concertiv is a strategic sourcing advisor leveraging deep analytics and group buying power.
Raghu Yelluru
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Smart ERP Solutions
Raghu Yelluru has over 25 years of experience in business applications, which includes over 20 years working with PeopleSoft applications and customers. During his nine years working at PeopleSoft/Oracle he held roles in global support and designed and developed many core PeopleSoft features as part of developing Financials, including receivables and general ledger modules. His vast development and functional knowledge brought him to co-found SmartERP where he is responsible for operations, product management and strategy. Also an avid cricket player, Raghu helped establish public cricket fields where local leagues compete.
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About Smart ERP Solutions: SmartERP is the enterprise business applications space providing innovative, cost-effective and configurable solutions.
Bill Lewallen
Executive Vice President, DCX NA COO and Delivery Management of Capgemini
Bill Lewallen is the Executive Vice President, DCX NA COO and Delivery Management at Capgemini.
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About Alliance Global Services, Capgemini: Capgemini provides consulting, technology, and digital transformation services.
Jene Hoosier
SVP & COO of FinLife Operations of United Capital
Jene Hoosier is the SVP & COO of FinLife Operations at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC.
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About United Capital: United Capital is a wealth counseling company assisting clients achieve empowerment over their financial aspirations.
Glennys Rodriguez
Co-Founder & COO of Back Office
Glennys Rodriguez is the Co-Founder & COO at Back Office.co.
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About Back Office: Finally is a fast growing fintech company whose mission is to help small & medium sized businesses automate their accounting and finance.
Scott Orn
COO of Kruze Consulting
Scott Orn is the Chief Operating Officer at Kruze Consulting.
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About Ben’s Friends, Kruze Consulting, Lighthouse Capital Partners: Kruze Consulting is a provider of accounting, finance, HR, and tax consulting for startups.
Zulay Hunter
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of GenTrust
Ms. Hunter’s responsibilities include managing the firm’s day to day business operations and ensuring the firm and its employees adhere to all compliance and regulatory obligations. She works closely with the firm’s legal, compliance and business partners to ensure GenTrust is providing best in class service to clients while meeting or exceeding all industry standards and regulations. Prior to joining GenTrust, Ms. Hunter worked for nearly 19 years at Merrill Lynch. For the last 6 years, she worked as Administrative Manager in the Coral Gables Global Complex, supervising the branch’s employees and business practices in order to minimize financial and regulatory risk and ensure adherence to the firm’s policies and procedures. She was also responsible for monitoring client accounts to ensure they met client objectives while remaining within a stated risk limits. While at Merrill Lynch Bank of America, she served on the Advisory Councils to Management and the Diversity & Inclusion Committees. Ms. Hunter has a Bachelor Degree in Finance and International Business from Florida International University.
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About GenTrust: GenTrust provides a comprehensive and flexible array of investment solutions to ultra high net worth individuals and family offices.
Stephen Adkins
COO, Southeast Region of Edgewood Partners Insurance Center
Stephen Adkins has more than 25 years of experience in the commercial insurance industry in operations, finance, and administration. As Chief Operating Officer, Stephen is responsible for the operational management and leadership of EPIC’s Southeast Region and is charged with maintaining enterprise-wide profitability, client satisfaction and retention, and growth. Stephen joined the Atlanta team in 2005 to help lead the Risk Management and Property & Casualty Insurance Division. He has become involved in many aspects of enterprise-wide operations and management, coordinating both risk management and employee benefits resources and advancing best practices throughout the company. He continues to work closely with the EPIC leadership team to grow our business both organically and through acquisitions, and is charged with the operational and financial management of EPIC’s Employer Services Platform. Stephen earned his Bachelor of Industrial Management from The Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters in Risk Management and Insurance from Georgia State University. He holds the professional designations Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM). Stephen is active in the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, and Vistage International. Stephen enjoys golf, tennis, running, spending time with his family, and is active in the community. He occasionally competes in various business-sponsored golf tournaments, is training for a half-marathon, and proudly supports his Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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About Edgewood Partners Insurance Center: EPIC is a unique and innovative retail property & casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm.
Cliff Caldwell
COO, Southwest Region of Edgewood Partners Insurance Center
As Chief Operating Officer, Cliff is responsible for the operational management and leadership of EPIC’s Southwest Region and is charged with maintaining enterprise-wide profitability, client satisfaction and retention, and growth. Cliff joined Ascende (an EPIC Company) in 2007 to launch the firm’s global solutions practice. Under his guidance, the practice grew from a single client with one expatriate employee to a team of specialists providing global benefit consulting services to a number of multinational organizations. Prior to Ascende, Cliff held various management positions with Cigna, Unocal and Chevron. His background includes workers’ compensation cost control, integrated disability management, and health and welfare program management for both active employees and retirees. Cliff earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from California State University, Northridge. He also earned a Global Professional Human Resources (GPHR) certification, conferred in 2008—a professional designation held by fewer than 1,500 people worldwide. Cliff is a frequent speaker at industry events focused on global benefit issues, including presentations at the National Foreign Trade Conference HR forum, the Texas State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management’s Global HR Symposium, the Gulf Coast Symposium of HR Houston, as well as at industry-specific functions for the drilling and energy services sectors. He is actively involved in the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), providing insight and direction to enhance the Network’s national service efforts. Cliff is a past member of the Legislative Action Committee for HR Houston and he has served on the Board of Directors for the Pacific Business Group on Health.
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About Edgewood Partners Insurance Center: EPIC is a unique and innovative retail property & casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm.
Joshua Lucas
COO of Scalio
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About Scalio: We create digital products and services for the world’s leading companies.
Patrick Benson
Chief Operating Officer of iMiDiA
Patrick Benson is the CIO for ClubCorp, the largest owner and operator of private golf and country clubs in the US. Patrick’s career as an IT Executive spans multiple world-class consumer, retail, and service corporations including CIO of the Ovations restaurants, multiple senior IT roles across the PepsiCo global business, as CIO of Lighthouse International in New York City, and as Americas Vice-President for Cadbury. He is a graduate of Loyola University.
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About iMiDiA: iMiDiA, provide services to help Manage, Deliver and Analyze the explosion of information.
Dominic Schiavone
Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of CEO Coaching International
Don brings over 25 years of experience leading high-growth businesses. He brings together an in-depth understanding of technology with a data-driven “test-everything” philosophy: You can’t manage what you can’t measure. Don’s approach to coaching focuses on three pillars of success: people, process, and systems, in that order. Career Highlights Deep domain expertise in SaaS business models, professional services, financial services, hi-tech product development, telecom markets and building a high-performing company cultures. As COO, led the rapid growth of Grasshopper, the Entrepreneur’s Phone System, beating quarterly business goals for over 21 consecutive quarters and resulting in a highly successful sale of the business to Citrix (over $170 MM sale price). Led all aspects of the M&A process, including investment bank selection, deal negotiations, FCC approval and the entire sell-side due diligence process. Won award for the 2016 Best New Mentor at TechStars Boston. Co-founded Sagebridge Solutions to implement commercial Internet business solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs). Achieved a 163% compound annual growth rate over three years and grew customer base to over 200 clients. Led the growth of Granitar, a top-tier professional services and tech consulting firm, from 60 consultants to over 200 consultants in under 2 years and raised over $15 MM in venture capital. Developed operational strategies for fortune 500 companies as a senior consultant with Mitchell Madison Group, a spinout of McKinsey & Company. Obtained an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Obtained a B.S. in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University. Personal Highlights Married with three children Served on the board of the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce and held role of Vice Chairman Avid golfer. I’m a 1 handicap in my heart and a15 handicap in reality Getting the family back into downhill skiing to bring enjoyment into the long winters of the North East Obtained personal pilots license in my youth and dream of getting behind the yoke again
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About CEO Coaching International: CEO Coaching International is an executive coaching company.
Keith R Miller
Executive Vice President & COO of Armed Forces Services Corp.
Keith R. Miller served over 23 years on active duty with experience in personnel administration, senior level leadership and management. His career spanned various operational areas including Germany, Korea, Saudi Arabia and numerous stateside assignments. He has held various senior enlisted leadership positions including First Sergeant 546th PSC; Command Sergeant Major of the 3rd Personnel Group in Fort Hood, Texas with deployment to Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and Command Sergeant Major 8th Personnel Command, Korea. He culminated his career as Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) in Alexandria, Virginia, [now Human Resources Command] where he served as the senior non-commissioned officer of PERSCOM. He is an honor graduate of Class 15 (Nonresident) of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA), Ft Bliss, Texas. After retiring from the Army in 1996, he was employed by Army and Air Force Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA) in Arlington, Virginia, where he served as the Senior Benefits Counselor. In June 2000 AAFMAA bifurcated and he was appointed as the Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the newly formed Armed Forces Services Corporation. He has a B.S. in Business from Excelsior College in New York and holds professional designations as a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)® certified by the Compliance Certification Board; Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) from The American College in Bryn Mawr, PA; and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) also from The American College. He is also a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and Licensed Insurance Consultant in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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About Armed Forces Services Corp.: Armed Forces Services Corp. is a company with extensive experience providing and managing behavioral health and specialty service
Alicia Siman
COO of Oliver
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About BCG Digital Ventures, Oliver: Oliver helps citizens around the world with their travel visa needs.
Derek Anderson
COO of Revenue Grid
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About Revenue Grid: Revenue Grid provides guidance and improves sales performance for sales teams.
Jesse Boskoff
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Status Labs
Jesse Boskoff is an internet entrepreneur with extensive experience in startups, marketing, product development, and more. As co-founder of Status Labs, Boskoff brings over 15 years of direct marketing and operations experience to his role as COO and CMO of Status Labs. Boskoff was also a key member of FanDuel’s marketing team. As one of its first US marketing hires, Boskoff played an integral role in the company’s growth from Series A-funded startup to a company that achieved a valuation in excess of $1 billion in 2015, running the company’s Facebook marketing, SEO, SEM and organic social media teams from July 2012-February 2016. Boskoff was also founder and CEO of RootZoo, a vibrant sports community that attracted over 100,000 registered members and over 4 million monthly page views at its peak.
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About Blue Land Partners, Status Labs: The Premier Online Reputation Management Firm
Geoffrey Willison
COO of ConnectWise
Geoffrey Willison is the COO at ConnectWise.
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About ConnectWise, Continuum Managed Services: ConnectWise is a software company that transforms how technology solution providers build, manage, and grow their businesses.
Nicholas Stellman
COO of Digital Motors
Nicholas Stellman is the Founder at AutoGravity.
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About Digital Motors: The future of automotive is digital.
Thomas Knoll
COO of Revelry
Thomas Knoll is the COO at Revelry.
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About 500 Startups, Revelry, StartupDigest, Techstars: Software and product engineers focused on web, mobile and enterprise software development.
Craig Pisaris-Henderson
Chief Operating Officer of Apothecary Specialists
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About Apothecary Specialists: Founded in 2016 with the goal of providing ‘best-of-breed’ services at the legislative and local levels.
Brad Kemp
COO of Sebelius Resources
Brad Kemp serves as the COO of Sebelius Resources LLC.
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About Sebelius Resources: Sebelius Resources provides strategic advice to private companies, non-profit organizations, education sector, and financial investors.
Dustin Behrens
COO of Firespring
Dustin Behrens is a COO at Firespring.
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About Firespring, Firespring: Firespring provides strategic guidance activated through creative solutions in marketing and tech to help businesses and nonprofits prosper.
Kevin Thomas
President, Print & Chief Operating Officer of Firespring
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About Firespring: Firespring provides strategic guidance activated through creative solutions in marketing and tech to help businesses and nonprofits prosper.
Chad Pytel
Founder & COO of thoughtbot
Chad Pytel leads the day-to-day operations of thoughtbot, including human resources, hiring, and growth, and is responsible for overall strategy for the company. He has fifteen years of experience in software development and services, and has co-authored two books: Rails AntiPatterns and Pro ActiveRecord for Ruby. Chad holds bachelor of science degrees in both Computer Science and Humanities & Arts (Drama/Theatre) from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).
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About thoughtbot, thoughtbot: thoughtbot is a consulting firm that offers end-to-end web and mobile product development services.
Nick Ockwell
Chief Operating Officer, Americas of White Clarke Group
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About White Clarke Group: White Clarke Group is a world leading provider of end-to-end automotive, consumer and asset finance software for retail, fleet and wholesale
Nick Ockwell
Chief Operating Officer, Americas of White Clarke Group
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About White Clarke Group: White Clarke Group is a world leading provider of end-to-end automotive, consumer and asset finance software for retail, fleet and wholesale
Dan Shin
President, Chief Operating Officer of Cadilus
Currently, Dan is the Vice President of Business Planning & Analytics of The Betteridge Jewelers Group, a privately held, mid-market omnichannel retailer with approximately $100M in annual sales. Dan serves as a member of the Betteridge executive team with functional responsibility of corporate FP&A and enterprise analytics.
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About Betteridge, Cadilus, Cadilus: Cadilus is a technology-enabled managed service and consulting firm.
David Reid
Chief Operating Officer of Computer Design & Integration
Since joining Computer Design & Integration LLC in 1999, Dave Reid has built the company’s operational infrastructure from the ground up — including the design and implementation of key business systems and the establishment of operating policies and procedures. His expertise in accounting, corporate finance and operations has proven invaluable to CDI and its customers, as the company has grown from $15M to $300M+ during Dave’s tenure. Relying on the assistance and expertise of his finance/operations staff, Dave’s strength lies in facilitating the financial and business-objective aspects of the customer relationship – ensuring that each alliance is a mutually beneficial one. In addition, Dave manages the business-critical functions of Human Resources, Administrative and Sales Support and Distributor Relationships. He also is a member of Avnet’s HP Partner Council, an advocacy and education group comprised of 11 prominent IT executives from the U.S. and Canada. Dave earned his Bachelors degree in accounting and his MBA in finance from St. John’s University in New York, and spent the first 10 years of his career in various accounting, finance and operations roles with several entrepreneurial firms. During this time, Dave was instrumental in implementing the systems, processes and controls that helped these organizations achieve extraordinary revenue growth up to 600%. In Dave’s own words, “My goal is to maximize the benefits of the entrepreneurial spirit here at CDI, while providing key balance and structure for the growth that results from it”.
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About Computer Design & Integration: Computer Design & Integration providers offerings clients and businesses of all sizes the most upto date hybrid IT technology solutions.
Clara Lee
Chief Operating Officer of World Services
Clara is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for World Services LLC responsible for all business strategies, partnerships, and corporate operations. She sets key operational and development goals and manages how the company pursues and achieves those goals. She is the company’s primary teaming partner liaison and establishes key relationships with all potential business partners and clients. Clara oversees the management of all internal operations, including Human Resources, Contracts and Compliance. Clara is an Air Force veteran. Clara has been providing executive management, business development, and program and project management since 1988. She has a proven ability to manage business operations and growth while ensuring quality service delivery. Clara is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with a Doctor of Management, Master of Science, and Bachelor of Science degree. Dr. Lee also serves on the Board of Directors for Thrive DC. Thrive DC is a non-profit organization that works to prevent and end homelessness in Washington, DC by providing vulnerable people with a wide range of services to help stabilize their lives.
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About World Services: World Services offers a wide variety of IT services to support enterprises at every level.
Wes Moorhead
COO of Lighthouse eDiscovery
Wesley Moorhead serves as a Chief Operating Officer at Lighthouse eDiscovery.
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About Lighthouse eDiscovery: Lighthouse eDiscovery provides technology-enabled e-discovery services for Fortune 100 companies and Am Law 100 law firms.
Kasper Kubica
Chief Operating Officer, and Director of Clutch
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About Clutch: Clutch provides high-quality information technology consulting services.
Nathan Lenahan
Chief Operating Officer of Smart City Apartment Locating
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About Operators Guild, Smart City Apartment Locating, Veterati: Smart City Apartment Locating provides comprehensive apartment locating services and consulting.
James Luster
Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Pine Gate Renewables
As Founder and COO of Pine Gate Renewables, James is responsible for leading strategic operations and company growth initiatives and oversees Pine Gate’s nationwide business development efforts. His background includes managing a 300+ MW development pipeline and the origination and build-out of more than 100 project locations. His areas of expertise include utility relations, regulation, land evaluation, interconnections and zoning process. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida.
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About Pine Gate Renewables: Pine Gate Renewables is a U.S. developer of 2-25 MW utility-scale solar farms.
Richard Nacht
COO of BuildWP
Co-founder Richard Nacht created one of the first online lending platforms, an Inc. 500 company, which he sold to a national lender. He introduced the concept of community blogging to the real estate industry as a high-impact marketing and networking tool and earned status as the subject matter expert to the industry. He co-authored the best-selling blog marketing book Realty Blogging which is still used as the game plan for many industry participants. Richard then focused on the recruiting industry and built one of the earliest career focused social networking platforms, enabling Fortune 500 clients to create a funnel of talent for recruiting purposes. Richard has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, a JD from New York Law School, an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and taught social media as an Adjunct Professor at NYU. Richard is responsible for strategic growth, business development, sales and partnership opportunities.
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About BuildWP: BuildWP is a strategic design and development agency.
Narinder Chabra
COO of ASI System Integration
Narinder Chabra received his Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering in India and a Master of Engineering Degree from Concordia University – Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Narinder has nearly 28 years of experience working with multinational engineering firms at various project sites. He has managed numerous large-scale, enterprise level projects responsible for implementations of new technologies, purchasing and order processing and managed inventory processes. Narinder held management positions in India, Iraq, Kuwait, and Canada. Prior to positions in the system integration sector, Narinder was the Operations Director for Frontnac Industries in Montreal, Canada. In July 2005, Narinder co-founded ASI System Integration, Inc. with his brother, Sonny Chabra. Narinder oversees procurement, warehouse operations, order processing, logistics, budgeting and infrastructure.
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About ASI System Integration: ASI System Integration provides IT services and solutions for businesses.
Alon Mirkin
COO of CloudTask
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About CloudTask: On A Mission To Help 10,000 Businesses Get Work Done Better, Faster, And Cheaper From Anywhere!
Jeremy McCann
COO of Genlith
Jeremy McCann serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Genlith.
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About Genlith: Genlith is a venture holding company that focuses on energy storage and critical battery materials.
Neil Eneix
Founder/COO of Fannit
Neil is a local entrepreneur to the Seattle area and owns Fannit, a Seattle Inbound Marketing Agency. Fannit works with both startups and multi-million dollar companies, helping them successfully build scalable marketing models that increase qualified traffic, leads, and sales across inbound & outbound channels. Founded in 2009, Fannit.com is a Seattle Inbound Marketing Agency that provides full service solutions to local and national brands looking to realize the potential of their sales and revenue. They are a certified Hubspot Partner, as well as Google partner, providing full data insight and campaign refinement for our clients through marketing automation, Google Analytics, and other resources. Case studies – fannit.com/inbound-marketing-sales-case-studies
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About Fannit: Fannit develops inbound marketing strategies for Seattle and North American businesses.
Joseph Noronha
Chief Operating Officer of Detecon USA
Joseph Noronha is a director at the Detecon Innovation Institute, the Innovation Think-Tank of the Detecon group. He has over 13 years of professional experience in leading the discovery, engagement and implementation of new technologies across multiple industries including telecommunications, logistics, retail and finance. He is passionate about working with large enterprises driving their digital transformation and at the same time mentoring startups to fast track their growth.
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About Detecon USA: Management, Innovation and Technology Consulting
Fred Borda
Co-founder, COO of Aerial Innovation
Fred Borda is Co-founder and C.O.O. of Aerial Innovation, a Silicon Valley strategy consulting firm focused on the advancement of commercial drones and new air mobility in Japan and the U.S. Aerial Innovation is actively helping large enterprises, government institutions, and stakeholders in Japan and around the world to plan and build infrastructure, businesses and policies that will drive the growth of the commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and new mobility ecosystem. Fred has been working with Japan’s technology sector for over 20 years, advising large telecommunications and IT R&D organizations on technology and strategy. He started the Japan practice for a Silicon Valley technology trend research and consulting firm and led it for over 15 years. He has also led and grown businesses in operating roles. Fred began his career at a prominent Japanese marketing research and strategy consulting firm in Tokyo. Fred’s work has covered all facets of the IT and telecom ecosystem, from network core to cloud infrastructure, to applications and devices. He co-founded Aerial Innovation to help realize the future where commercial drones will unlock tremendous value for enterprises at the intersection of robotics, aviation, IoT, sensors, and AI.
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About Aerial Innovation: Aerial Innovation is a Silicon Valley based strategy consulting and research firm.
Ralph Medici
Chief Operating Officer of ITM TwentyFirst
Ralph is responsible for managing the operations of ITM TwentyFirst. His team administers and services thousands of life insurance trusts, life insurance policies, life settlement contracts, premium finance loans, and other life insurance assets. Prior to joining the firm in May 2012, Ralph worked in the Longevity Markets Group of Credit Suisse, most recently as Director responsible for servicing all of Credit Suisse’s longevity assets. Prior to Credit Suisse, Ralph worked for 15 years at AIG in several leadership positions.
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About ITM TwentyFirst: ITM TwentyFirst is comprised of a team of independent life insurance servicing professionals.
David Marshall
COO and Founder of MyRounding
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About MyRounding: MyRounding software lets hospital executives, administrators, and care providers collect, measure, and monitor patient satisfaction.
David Marshall
COO and Founder of MyRounding
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About MyRounding: MyRounding software lets hospital executives, administrators, and care providers collect, measure, and monitor patient satisfaction.
Pankaj Sharma
COO/Co-founder of Rigil Corporation
Pankaj Sharma is Rigil’s COO. He has strategic and operational oversight of Rigil’s strategy, technology and product services. He leads business development, policy, standards, process improvement and communication to management. For clients, he implements program management office (PMO), earned value management (EVM) and other strategy, technology and product support.
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About Rigil Corporation: Rigil Corporation provides change management, business process management, and portfolio management services.
David Lee
Chief Operating Officer of Kastling Group
David co-founded Kastling Group and serves as the Chief Operating Officer. He specializes in digital transformation strategy and implementation for large organizations and prioritizes customer experiences for target customers. He is a trusted expert in enterprise software architecture, custom software implementation, and automated testing. Most importantly, he fosters a belief in continuous learning in the fast-paced technical environment. With the mentality that knowledge should be spread, he prioritizes an open environment of communication, thereby strengthening any team he creates or joins.
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About Kastling Group: IT Modernization Strategy & Consulting
David Hahn
Chief Operating Officer of The Medical Affairs Company
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About The Medical Affairs Company, The Medical Affairs Company: The Medical Affairs Company offers biopharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics.
Mary Thompson
Chief Operating Officer of Neighborly Brands
Mary Thompson is the chief operating officer of Neighborly (Dwyer Group). As COO Mary oversees the ongoing business operations within Neighborly. Working hand-in-hand with 13 brand presidents, she leads the execution of strategies. Prior to her appointment as COO, Mary served as executive vice-president of Neighborly and president of Mr. Rooter® for nine years.
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About Neighborly Brands: Neighborly is a services provider focused on repairing, maintaining, and enhancing customers’ homes and businesses.
Arti Devaki
COO of Mansa Systems
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About Mansa Systems: Enterprise Cloud Solutions and Services Company
Ann Schamp
COO of Avalanche Technology
Ann has 20+ years in the healthcare industry. Ann spent 18 years at St. Anthony’s hospital and left in 1993 as VP of Quality Management. Responsibilities included oversight of Medical Staff Office, and Committees, Medical Records, Utilization Mgmt, Quality Mgmt, Infection Control, and Social Service. Ann left St. Anthony’s to help the local medical community develop a large multispecialty IPA and became Executive Director of South Pinellas Affiliated Physicians, Inc. Ann developed and managed project plans for centralization efforts for claims/finance operations, Y2K, system conversions for NAMM. Ann is a Registered Health Information Administrator and Compliance Consultant and has a BS degree in Health Information Management.
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About Avalanche Technology: Avalanche Technology provides Healthcare Compliance and Information Technology Solutions for complete corporate systems, office automation .
Douglas Massih
Chief Operating Officer – Infrastructure Sector of TRC Companies
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About TRC Companies: TRC Companies is a pioneer in groundbreaking scientific and engineering developments.
Shivani York
COO of InRhythm
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About InRhythm: InRhythm is a technology consulting firm.
Shivani York
COO of InRhythm
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About InRhythm: InRhythm is a technology consulting firm.
Kirsti Elliott
COO, Co-founder of The Coral Edge
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About The Coral Edge: The Coral Edge is a technical consulting company.
Paul Dunlop
COO of Fraud Doctor
Paul Dunlop, MPS, CAMS is the COO of Fraud Doctor LLC. He specializes in making fraud, cyber & financial crimes programs a business competitive advantage, synthesizing complex regulatory requirements and frameworks into integrated value-add strategies, programs, and solutions. Dunlop uses advisory expertise, thought leadership, and broad collaboration to create industry-leading achievements for his clients, their partners and customers across fraud, cyber and financial crime risk management.
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About Fraud Doctor: Early warning of financial fraud & mismanagement risk.
Abhishek Chhajlani
Chief Operating Officer of Diaspark
Abhishek Chhajlani is the CEO and Co-Founder of MyPref. What just started as an idea to help people recall their own choices wherever they are in the world, took shape of an innovative concept and company in a few months. MyPref was founded in January 2012 to nurture this unique concept. Abhishek has been a driving force in creating MyPref mobile and internet application with his partner and long-time school friend, Manan Bhandari. Abhishek, once a scholar and all India 7th ranker in Indian National Olympiad in Informatics in 12th Grade developed keen interest in Print Media and Technology, his ancestral businesses. Academics was of no more interest and he took third-year dropout from BITS-Pilani (Rajasthan) India while pursuing M.Sc. in Mathematics. He joined his father Vinay Chhajlani’s team at Hindi daily Naidunia and brought about record addition in youth readership. He launched three products (a supplement for youth, Yuva; a lifestyle supplement, Cocktail; and a newspaper for middle and high-school students, Disha. Abhishek brings a fresh perspective on strategy, vision, and operations.
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About Diaspark: Technology Services, Ahead of Times
Jason Atwood
Chief Operating Officer of Arkus
One of the founding members of Arkus, Inc after over 20+ years in technology and business development in the Financial Services industry.
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About Arkus: Arkus provides ethical and fiscally responsible business services to organizations of any size.
Jes Osrow
Co-Founder, COO of The Rise Journey
Jes Osrow gets sh*t done, has the energy of four people, and only puts her name on things that represent her best. Her goal is to talk transparently about HR, recruitment, and talent development to contribute to conversations of fundamental change in approaches and assumptions in the People Ops realms. As Co-Founder of The Rise Journey (www.therisejourney.com), Jes works with growth stage companies around strategy to build their best team and an empowering workplace culture. With a commitment to community and social change, Rise provides purpose-driven, results-oriented support with the underlying belief that every company has the power to positively impact the community and the world. And you don’t have to sacrifice success or profitability to do it. As a Talent Development Specialist (www.josrow.com), her domains include career coaching, creating and leading workshops (D&I, Invisible Disabilities, Combating Imposter Syndrome, etc), and as of late, the creator of a series of self-paced e-workbooks around personal branding.
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About The Rise Journey: The Rise Journey is a innovative firm focused on all aspects of organizational culture.
Sean Thompson
President, COO, Board Member of NAVEX Global
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About NAVEX Global: NAVEX Global is the worldwide leader in integrated risk and compliance management software and services.
Craig Anderson
Chief Operating Officer / CIO of Genesis
Mr. Anderson has over 24 years experience in Information Technology and management. His GIS experience is a product of both his intense background in data management, analysis, and programming as well more than 20 years of direct GIS support and consulting for internal and external clients. His responsibilities have included complete GIS systems design, GIS-based web mapping solutions, and managing numerous GIS projects, both large and small. Leveraging his IT experience has allowed Mr. Anderson to perform wide-ranging spatial analysis using large data sets utilizing his database programming skills. The corporate structure in place at Genesis allows for Mr. Anderson to fulfill his responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer and CIO while continuing to serve as a Project Manager and Sr Spatial Analyst.
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About : Genesis provides civil engineering, landscape architecture, planning, GIS, CEI, and urban design services.
Srivatsan Padmanabhan
Co-Founder and COO of GoFloaters
Srivatsan Padmanabhan is the Co-founder and COO at GoFloaters.
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About GoFloaters: Pay-per-use office spaces for work and meetings across India
Frank Hayden
COO of Op4G
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About Op4G: Nurtures and maintains an engaged membership panel to support its market research clients & benefit non-profit organizations.
John Sheffield
Chief Operating Officer of ESM Group – Asian Business
John has been working with students as a tutor, coach, and college counselor informally for over a decade and professionally since 2011. He has always enjoyed connecting with young adults and assisting their continuing development. John graduated from Yale University in 2010 with a BA in political science, and played tight end on the Yale football team. He was nationally recognized for his achievements both on the field and in the classroom. After brief stints interning in the US Senate and playing professional football in Europe, John brought his passion for educating students to ESM in 2011. John began working with students preparing them for standardized tests and supporting them in nearly every subject. In addition to academic assistance, John counsels students to find the right-fit college and helps them through every step of the admissions process.
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About Advanced Classroom Technologies, ESM Group – Asian Business: ESM offers college admissions counseling for high school students.
Robert Nolan
Partner and COO of Yarrow Group
Prior to the creation of the Yarrow Group Robert served as General Manager of the Four Seasons Hotel Dublin. During Robert’s 20 year career with Four Seasons he operated and opened hotels in Boston, Scottsdale, Jackson Hole, Chicago, Lanai and Palo Alto. Robert has experience in both Food and Beverage and Rooms Operations. With The Yarrow Group Robert is responsible for hotel transitions, takeovers, asset management and development. Robert has also assisted with the design, development, creation of concepts and launching of several of the Yarrow Group projects. Robert brings a focus to the efficiencies and programming of hotels to add value and return through revenue generation and tight expense control while driving the guest and employee experience.
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About Yarrow Group: Yarrow Group, LLC owns and operates hotels and restaurant.
Earl Bentancourt
COO/Managing Partner of Myriad Technologies
COO/Managing Partner at Myriad Technologies
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About Myriad Technologies: Myriad Technologies is a provider of ESI consulting, data processing, and online review platforms.
Jason Smith
COO & Co-Founder of PA & Associates Healthcare
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About PA & Associates Healthcare: PA & Associates Healthcare is a provider of a cloud-based spend management application.
Marla Ballenger
Chief Operating Officer of IData
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About IData: Data Management for Higher Education
Bob Kerr
Chief Operating Officer & Founder of SwishData
As Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Bob brings unique perspective leading Swish’s strategic relationships, suppliers, and vendors, as well as the company’s quoting, pricing and estimating functions. He is credited with bringing together the original Swish team in 2006, and was principally responsible for the company’s early success and very good reputation enjoyed today in the Federal Market. Prior to Swish, Bob worked for Syncsort for eleven years, holding positions in Sales and Sales Management. There he was instrumental in defining and executing the sales, marketing, and product strategies for Backup Express. Most notably, he was responsible for starting the company’s successful Federal practice. With a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Clarkson University, Bob remains actively involved in the Alumni Association and is a longstanding Advisory Board member of the University’s Reh Center for Entrepreneurship.
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About SwishData: Swish is a customer-centric, specialized integrator with an engineering first culture.
Mareisha N Reese
Chief Operating Officer of The Winters Group
Mareisha N. Reese is chief operating officer of The Winters Group, Inc. She is passionate about diversity and equity in education. Her specific interests include improving diversity and gender equity in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). An engineer by training, she understands the struggles young minority females face when it comes to this field. As part of her role, Mareisha explores the intersection between STEM and The Winters Group’s traditional diversity and inclusion work. As chief operating officer, Mareisha’s primary responsibility includes leading the firm’s finance, human resources, information systems, and client management operations. A graduate of both Spelman College and Georgia Institute of Technology, Mareisha holds undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. In 2009, she received her MBA and MS in Information Systems from University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
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About The Winters Group: The Winters Group is to create transformative and sustainable solutions for individuals and organizations.