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 Communities 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.
Adam Leibsohn
COO & Advisor of Giphy
Adam is the COO of Giphy. He is a product, marketing and communications strategy specialist with degrees in French, English and Philosophy. His strategies and work have been featured in Fast Company, Wired Magazine, The Harvard Business Review, CNBC and The New York Times; and, he has been listed as one of Details Magazine’s Digital Mavericks.
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About Giphy: Giphy is an online database and search engine that allows users to search, share, and discover GIFs.
Peter Ombres
COO and Co-founder of Curated
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About Curated: Curated is a provider of collaborative online shopping service intended to assist shoppers with high-consideration purchases.
Michael Robson
Chief Operating Officer of Industrious
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About Industrious: Industrious is a premium flexible workspace provider that redefines the workplace experience.
John Mulligan
EVP, COO of Target
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About Target: Target is an American retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and more.
Gregory Robinson
CFO, COO & Co-founder of The Mom Project
Greg is the COO/CFO of The Mom Project. In this role, Greg focuses on scaling The Mom Project Marketplace, Finance and Legal capabilities. Before co-founding The Mom Project, Greg spent 5 years in Private Equity Operations for L-Catterton, the largest consumer focused private equity fund in the world, where he was COO/CFO of their portfolio company, PatientPoint. Before L-Catterton, Greg was with Alvarez & Marsal focusing on turnarounds and consolidations in Europe; as well as Manager of FP&A for start-up first-class only, Eos Airlines. Having come from a family with four sisters and strong female role models, Greg believes that it is important that men, as well as women, play an active role in creating an inclusive, stronger, and more productive workplace.
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About The Mom Project: The Mom Project is a digital talent marketplace helping women remain active in the workforce.
Lior Gotesman
Founder & COO of Relationship Hero
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About Relationship Hero: Relationship Hero connects people with a relationship expert in a private chatroom or over the phone.
Sarita Nayyar
Chief Operating Officer of The World Economic Forum
BA (Hons) in Economics, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, India; Master’s in Management, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India; MBA (Distinction), University of Michigan, USA Chief Operating Officer, Centre for Global Industries, which is the foremost multi-stakeholder platform for shaping the future of industries in a strategic and socially responsible way. The Centre engages Industry Partners across 23 industry sectors to bring insight to strategic decision-making on the most important industry and cross-industry issues. Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum USA, responsible for operations, finance, accounting, human resources and legal. Lead the Global Challenge on Food Security and Agriculture initiative. Member of the Board of Advisors, Freedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University. Previously: Head of Consumer Industry overseeing global partnerships with companies in consumer industries. 1987-2007 Kraft Foods. Senior Vice-President and General Manager of a $1.6 billion business unit and various senior business and marketing, innovation and new product development roles. 1981-1984 Tata Exports, India. Marketing Manager. Member of the Board, ASCENT, a national non-profit organization for professional development and career advancement of multicultural women. Member of the Board, Forte Foundation, a consortium of top business schools and leading companies working to increase women business leaders.
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About The World Economic Forum, The World Economic Forum: The World Economic Forum is an international institution committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation.
Dana Ledyard
Chief Operating Officer of CodePath
Dana Ledyard is the Chief Operating Officer at CodePath.
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About CodePath: CodePath is a nonprofit increasing diversity in tech by transforming CS college education.
Phil Kaulfield
Founder & COO of ShoppingGives
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About ShoppingGives: ShoppingGives encourages consumers to make an impact through its change commerce technology.
Justin McCarty
COO & Co-Founder of Bungalow
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About Bungalow: Bungalow provides home rental services.
Liz Ribot
COO of Outsite
Liz Ribot is the COO at Outsite.
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About Outsite: A collection of unique work+play accommodations that cater to the growing community of entrepreneurs, business travelers.
Michael Pacilio
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Exelon Corporation
Pacilio is responsible for the safety, efficiency and reliability of Exelon Generation’s power generation fleet, which includes more than 100 generating units in 17 states. Exelon Generation operates the largest clean energy fleet in America, producing electricity from 10 fuel types including nuclear, natural gas, hydro, wind and solar.
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About Exelon Corporation: Exelon Corporation is a utility services holding company that provides services for energy generation businesses in the United States.
Stephen Welby
Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Stephen Welby is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community to innovate for a better tomorrow with more than 423,000 members in over 160 countries, and through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. IEEE is the trusted “voice” for engineering, computing, and technology information around the globe. Prior to joining IEEE, in 2015 Stephen was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the US Senate as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. In this role, he served as the chief technology officer for the U.S. Department of Defense, leading one of the largest and most complex research, development, and engineering organizations in the world. He oversaw a $12.5B annual investment portfolio, managed internal and collaborative research and engineering efforts, drove a culture that valued innovation, and supported the department’s global technical engagement. Stephen has more than three decades of government and industrial experience in technology and product development, including senior leadership positions at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). His technical experience includes development of leading edge aeronautical and space systems, robotics, machine learning, high-performance software, and sensor systems. Stephen holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a master’s degree in business administration from the Texas A&M University, and master’s degrees in computer science and applied mathematics from The Johns Hopkins University. He is a fellow of the IEEE.
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About Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers: IEEE is a professional association of engineers focused on advancing technological innovation and excellence.
Lorena McDowell
Chief Operating Officer of Telamon Corporation
Lorena McDowell joined Telamon-TRC in June 2018 from Northern Virginia Family Service, where she was the Vice President of Programs. She has 15 years of senior level management experience coupled with a Master’s Degree in Public and Nonprofit Administration. Lorena has managed and consulted on multimillion dollar agency and government portfolios and has raised more than 20 million dollars in federal & philanthropic funds. A strong proponent of workforce development, Lorena believes it is important to integrate these services into all types of programs as an important step to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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About Telamon Corporation, Wake County: Telamon Corporation provides educational services that lead to better jobs, lives and communities.
Martin Pucher
Co-Founder and COO of Afini
Prior to co-founding Inspirato with Brent and Brad Handler, Martin Pucher led corporate operations and technology for both public and private companies worldwide, including working as EVP of Tii Network Technologies. Prior to Tii, Pucher served in various management positions at Liberty Media Corporation, most recently as SVP and CTO within its digital media divisions. He was also a founding member of DMX Music, which pioneered digital music subscription services to homes and businesses worldwide.
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About Afini: Afini tailors each aspect of our members’ journeys to meet—and surpass—their needs and preferences.
Chitra Kanagaraj
Co-founder and COO of PikMyKid
Chitra brings years of IT industry experience & SAAS Product Strategy and Customer Implementations to the PikMyKid team. Most recently, Chitra served as the Strategy Director at Cognizant. She has lead cross-functional teams in multinational fortune 500 companies and excels in delivering market ready technology solutions. She has an MBA from University of South Florida and holds a BS in Electronics Engineering.
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About PikMyKid: PikMyKid is a school safety platform providing dismissal automation, panic button, parent engagement & traffic solutions for schools.
Jason Cansler
COO and Cofounder of UASidekick
Over 13 years of experience in the security field including 6 years as a decorated reserve law enforcement officer, 2 years as a South Carolina State Constable and 5+ years as armed security officer licensed by SC Law Enforcement Division. Mr. Cansler is an active ASIS member serving as the chapter web development manager. He is a licensed Private Pilot for manned aircraft and licensed as a Remote Pilot In Command with Night Flight authorization through the FAA’s 333 waiver process and through the part 107 licensing for UAV’s. Cansler is founding partner of UASidekick LLC, a mobile app development company that works closely with both manned and unmanned pilots to promote safer skies through simplified communication. Cansler also specializes in aerial imaging as the owner of Under The Sun Imaging LLC a drone aviation company. Cansler sits on the board for the Coalition of UAS Professionals and consults various industries on the inclusion of UAV’s into security workflows. Recent speaking engagements include ASIS 2016 in Orlando, ISC West 2017 in Las Vegas, ASIS 2017 in Dallas and ISC East 2017 in New York.
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About UASidekick: UASidekick goal is to bring all members of the flying community onto a common flight awareness platform.
Alberto Gomez
COO & Co-Founder of Irys
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About Irys: Irys offers AI-driven tools that bring real-time visibility and data analytics for urban stakeholders.
Dylan Enright
Chief Operating Officer of The Org
Dylan Enright serves as the VP of Growth at The Org.
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About The Org: The Org is a professional community to explore organization charts for public and private companies.
Alec Stapp
COO of Notebowl
Chief Financial Officer
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About Notebowl: NoteBowl is a social learning platform for higher education that puts courses and the campus community into one place.
Aimee Dunne
Co-Founder and COO of Brazen Global
Aimee Muirnin Dunne is the co-founder and COO of Brazen Global.
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About Brazen Global: Brazen’s technology-enabled membership platform offers customized resources and a global support.
Aimee Dunne
Co-Founder and COO of Brazen Global
Aimee Muirnin Dunne is the co-founder and COO of Brazen Global.
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About Brazen Global: Brazen’s technology-enabled membership platform offers customized resources and a global support.
Navneet Khanna
EVP of Strategy & Innovation & Chief Operating Officer of Travis Credit Union
Nav joined the credit union in April 2007 as the Chief Financial Officer, with responsibilities for planning, directing, organizing, and controlling the financial activities of the organization. At the time, he oversaw financial and cost accounting and reporting, corporate finance, treasury, and regulatory compliance and risk management functions, marketing and corporate relations. Nav was promoted to Executive Vice President in August 2014 and currently oversees member experience, the credit union-wide strategic planning and innovation initiatives, business banking, consumer lending, real estate lending, card services, loan servicing & operations, loan collections, retail branch network, branch operations, e-commerce, inbound and outbound contact center, item processing, wealth management, insurance services, marketing and corporate / community relations. Nav brings exceptional depth to the management team with an international finance perspective from working in global and domestic financial services since 1987 and the credit union industry since 2001. Prior to joining Travis Credit Union, Nav was the director of corporate finance at Baxter Credit Union in Vernon Hills, Ill., managing the corporate finance, treasury function, process improvement, expense reduction initiatives, performance measurements, as well as strategic planning and control functions. Earlier in his career, Nav was a program manager with LoBue Associates, an international financial services management consulting group based in Chicago. His assignments included large domestic and foreign money banks, insurance companies, and a global auto finance company. Nav earned his BA in finance and economics at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada and a MBA in international business and finance at the University of Hartford in Paris, France and Hartford, Connecticut. Nav was voted to the CUES (Credit Union Executive Society) Rising 100 List in 2006 and is a member of CUES and CUNA (Credit Union National Association). He received his CCE (Certified Chief Executive) designation from CUES. He received his CUERME (Credit Union Enterprise Risk Management Expert) designation from CUNA. He received his CSME (Certified Strategic Marketing Executive) designation from CUES. He received his CIE (Certified Innovation Executive) designation from CUES. He is currently Board Member & Treasurer for the CUES Northern California Council and Board Chair for the Fairfield & Suisun Chamber of Commerce.
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About Travis Credit Union: Travis Credit Union (TCU) was founded on the principle of People Helping People.
Roberto Facundus
COO & General Counsel of Tongal
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About Tongal: Tongal is an online platform for content creation, used by studios, brands, and talent from all over the world.
Marlin Miller
COO of Care2
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About Care2: Care2 is the world’s largest social network for good.
Lauren Kassan
COO & Co-Founder of The Wing
Lauren Kassan is the co-founder and COO of The Wing, a coworking space-meets-social club for women in New York that offers living room-style work space, a locker room, a library, and on-demand blowouts. It’s meant to be both flexible space for professional women about town as well as a community hub for its 600 members. Kassan’s background is in fitness startups. She was the first employee at the New York boutique fitness studio SLT, which now has 12 locations, and rose to become the director of business development. She then worked at ClassPass, where she helped grow the startup’s studio network. Now, Kassan runs day to day operations for The Wing, which has been in-demand since it opened in October 2016, with 3,000 women now on the waiting list, and countless more in other major cities clamoring for their own version.
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About The Wing: The Wing is a network of work and community spaces designed for women.
Tam Ngo
COO of SpotOn Parking
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About SpotOn Parking: a web and mobile app that connects drivers to parking
Shawn Murray
Chief Operating Officer of Information Systems Security Association
Shawn Murray is a Principal Scientist at Northrop Grumman Corporation assigned to the United States Missile Defense Agency. He is assigned as a Senior Cyber Security Professional and is an officer in the US Civil Air Patrol. His previous assignments include work with the US Army Cyber Command in Europe, US Air Force and with Commercial Industry in various roles in Information Assurance and Cyber Security. He has traveled the globe performing physical and cyber security assessments on critical national defense and coalition programs and has prepared reports for the House Armed Services Committee. Dr. Murray has worked with NSA, FBI, CIA and the US Defense and State Departments on various Cyber initiatives and has over 20 years of IT, communications and Cyber Security experience. He enjoys teaching and presenting as a guest lecturer on Cyber Security, business and computer science courses for several universities. He has several industry recognized certifications to include the C|CISO, CISSP and CRISC. He holds several degrees to include an Applied Doctorate in Computer Science with a concentration in Enterprise Information Systems. Dr. Murray was just recently elected to the International Board of Directors for the Information Systems Security Association. He is a professional member of IEEE, ACM, ISSA, ISC2 and is a FBI Infragard program partner. He enjoys spending time traveling with his family, researching and collaborating with other professionals in Cyber Security and Cyber Law and volunteers in his community as a soccer coach.
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About Information Systems Security Association, Murray Security Services, Northrop Grumman: ISSA is the community of choice for international cybersecurity professionals.
Michael Schreiber
COO of Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights
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About Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights: Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights is a non-profit charitable organization that focuses on human rights.
Jerome Barth
Chief Operating Officer of Friends of the High Line
Jerome Barth is Chief Operating Officer at Friends of the High Line.
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About Friends of the High Line: Friends of the High Line is a non-profit, private organization that funds virtually all the High Line’s operations by raising contributions.
Tyrone Greenfield
COO of The Free Network Foundation
As COO, Tyrone coordinates activities between the Free Network Foundation and partner groups, in addition to working with media organizations. He also performs administrative tasks for the FNF’s Kansas City operations. He started working with the FNF while studying history in Iowa.
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About The Free Network Foundation: We envision a world where communities build, maintain, and own their own share of the global computer network.
Alex Johnston
Chief Operating Officer of Plain Sight
Alex is a Civic Innovator who believes it’s time to reimagine the way government serves its citizens. When communities work together to ensure economic opportunity for all, cities become places where people from all walks of life can turn their energy and ideas into economic prosperity.
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About Plain Sight: The future of work connections.
Conor C. Flynn
President & COO of Kimco Realty Corporation
Conor Flynn was appointed President of the Company in August 2014 and continues to serve as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s shopping center business including the supervision of all regional personnel handling leasing, property management, construction, asset management and value creation activities, as well as, guiding new investment decisions for the organization. Mr. Flynn joined Kimco in 2003 as an asset manager and has held a variety of senior leadership roles over the past 11 years, including President, Western Region. Mr. Flynn received a B.S. degree from Yale University and a Master’s degree in Real Estate Development from Columbia University. Mr. Flynn is a licensed real estate broker in California, and a member of National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), Urban Land Institute (ULI) and International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
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About Kimco Realty Corporation: Kimco Realty is a real estate investment trust based in New Hyde Park, New York.
Hank Howie
COO & Vice President, Business Development of Beamable
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About Beamable: Beamable enables game makers to easily add social, commerce and content management features to their games.
Paul Sorkin
COO of PeopleVine
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About PeopleVine: PeopleVine was built for private clubs and member-based business looking to provide premier and elevated experiences for their members.
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
Robert Ollwerther
Chief Operating Officer of Harlem Village Academies
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About Harlem Village Academies: Harlem Village Academies works to build a K-12 public school district and an educators’ institute based on progressive pedagogy.
John Kelley
COO of Kriddr
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About Kriddr: Built by pet lovers for pet lovers!
John Kelley
COO of Kriddr
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About Kriddr: Built by pet lovers for pet lovers!
David Gurman
Co-Founder and COO of Kaya Climb
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About Kaya Climb: Kaya Climb is a climber’s app designed to connect users with gym and local climbing community and find and share beta.
Austin Lee
Co-Founder and COO of Kaya Climb
Austin Lee currently works as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Kaya Climb.
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About Kaya Climb: Kaya Climb is a climber’s app designed to connect users with gym and local climbing community and find and share beta.
Neha Gandhi
COO & Editor in Chief of Girlboss
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About Girlboss: Girlboss is a digital and physical community for ambitious women.
John Laing
Chief Operating Officer of Food.com
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About Food.com: Food.com, the third largest food site on the web, is an active social network of home cooks.
Louisa Chen
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
Louisa graduated from New York University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, cum laude. While at NYU, Louisa served on the executive board of Two Birds One Stone, an organization which distributed leftover dining hall food to local homeless shelters. There she introduced means of measuring impact, streamlined deliveries and fostered relationships within the industry. Inspired by the club’s impact, Louisa entered and won seed funding in a social entrepreneurship competition at NYU with Robert and together launched Rescuing Leftover Cuisine as a non-profit organization upon graduation.
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About Rescuing Leftover Cuisine: Dedicated to helping the hungry by rescuing and donating leftover food to homeless shelters.
Mark Lesney
COO of Chilligence
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About Chilligence: Stress-free diligence.
Vivek Devaraj
COO of TopScore
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About TopScore: Online sports solution that solves the registration & event management problem for local sports communities and global sports organizations.
Amy Sherwood
Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of International Association of Privacy Professionals
In her role as vice president Amy Sherwood manages operations for the IAPP. As part of the leadership team she helps develop the IAPP strategy andensures the functional rhythm of the organization. She is responsible for oversight of the Events, Membership, Publications, Certification/Training and Marketing Departments. Today, Sherwood is focused on global services, new marketing and the IAPP’s operational platform for its growth into the next decade. A special area of emphasis also includes IAPP culture and values. Prior to joining the IAPP, Sherwood worked at the Markle Foundation in New York and Strawbery Banke Museum in New Hampshire. Sherwood has a BS in communications from the Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, and a BA from the Culinary Institute of America. She is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) as well as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Sherwood has been a big sister through Big Brothers, Big Sisters for over a decade and currently serves as a board member and treasure of the Greater Newburyport Mothers and Families Club, and is an Education Committee member of the New England Society of Association Executives.She lives with her husband and son in Massachusetts where she is actively involved in school advocacy and local politics. For fun she cooks and stirs the pot as a moderator on her city’s social media hub.
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About International Association of Privacy Professionals: IAPP a not-for-profit association with more than 16,000 members across 83 countries, focused on education and certification.
Leslie Dubuque
Vice President and COO of OptIn
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About OptIn: OptIn is a career platform that provides customized tools and strategies just for women.
Victoria Kinzig
COO and Founder of KickUp
Victoria is a former elementary teacher with a knack for creating digital things. She holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Michigan and a M.S. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. As part of the Renaissance movement in Philadelphia, Victoria participated in a first-year school turnaround with Mastery Charter Schools, teaching reading and Spanish. She then helped Bridgepoint Education grow its e-learning product sales. In just over a year, she and her team realized 500%+ sales growth while she learned front-end development to close their first deal in a new market vertical. At KickUp, Victoria is COO, Founder, and Product Manager, combining her foundation as an educator with her product savviness.
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About KickUp: KickUp helps professional development teams differentiate teacher support through analytics.
Victor Reinoso
Chief Operating Officer of Independent Sector
Victor Reinoso is CEO & co-founder of Decision Science Labs, a financial analytics & budgeting SaaS platform that simplifies education resource allocation decisions for schools, districts, CMOs and states. Victor has been an early investor and advisor to leading education technology companies, including TenMarks (acquired by Amazon), LearnZillion, Ellevation Education, KnowRe and csMentor. Victor was previously Entrepreneur in Residence at the NewSchools Venture Fund, Senior Advisor on Innovation to the President of Georgetown University and Deputy Mayor of the District of Columbia. Victor also served as an elected member of the DC Board of Education. Before public service, Victor founded RadioFutura (an early streaming media company) and served as a consultant to leading brands including AOL, PBS & Verizon. He has served on several nonprofit boards and is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Victor has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.
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About Independent Sector: Independent Sector is the only national membership organization that brings together nonprofits, foundations.
Robert Delves
Chief Operating Officer of Twin Buttes of Durango
Bob is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Twin Buttes of Durango, a large land development initiative in that southwestern Colorado community. He is also on the Board of Managers, of Travel Recon, a startup focused on providing better security information to travelers. Bob spent 25 years (1979-2004) with Accenture, where he became a Global Managing Partner in the Utilities Practice, specializing in software development, deployment and outsourced operations. He left Accenture in 2004, and then served as Mayor of Mountain Village, Colorado from 2005 – 2013. In 2014 Bob launched Mountain Town Solutions, a small consultancy providing a wide variety of advisory and project management services to mountain resort communities. Bob is Chaiman of the Telluride Tourism Board and Treasurer of the Colorado Flight Alliance Board. Bob continues to be a mentor in the Telluride Venture Accelerator and is an active early-stage investor.
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About Twin Buttes of Durango: Twin Buttes of Durango is a large mixed-use community development project in Durango, Colorado.
Benson Lau
COO of FNTZ, LLC
By profession an attorney specializing in business law, general litigation, and entertainment law. His professional background also includes having worked in finance as an investment advisor prior to practicing law. He has provided guidance to business owners with regards to business planning as well as general corporate matters such as choice of entity planning; the formation, organization, governance and qualification of corporations, general and limited partnerships, and limited liability companies; and employment and consulting arrangements. As an avid fantasy player, he enjoys keeping up with the latest developments in the fast evolving legal landscape of the fantasy industry.
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About FNTZ, LLC: To build a community of sports fans that can instantly share and improve upon their passion for sports analysis in fantasy games.
Benson Lau
COO of FNTZ, LLC
By profession an attorney specializing in business law, general litigation, and entertainment law. His professional background also includes having worked in finance as an investment advisor prior to practicing law. He has provided guidance to business owners with regards to business planning as well as general corporate matters such as choice of entity planning; the formation, organization, governance and qualification of corporations, general and limited partnerships, and limited liability companies; and employment and consulting arrangements. As an avid fantasy player, he enjoys keeping up with the latest developments in the fast evolving legal landscape of the fantasy industry.
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About FNTZ, LLC: To build a community of sports fans that can instantly share and improve upon their passion for sports analysis in fantasy games.
Momo Ge
COO of Plenry
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About Plenry: Plenry is a social platform for people to host, join, and explore fun activities.
Loren Mayor
Chief Operating Officer of World Wildlife Fund
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About World Wildlife Fund: WWF’s mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
Barb Dobberthien
Chief Operating Officer of Yoga Alliance
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About Yoga Alliance: Yoga Alliance® is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community.
Barb Dobberthien
Chief Operating Officer of Yoga Alliance
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About Yoga Alliance: Yoga Alliance® is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community.
Alia J. Daniels
Co-Founder | COO of Revry, Inc.
As Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for Revry, a global queer digital media network, Alia oversees the content and marketing departments. Alia also started, Revry’s podcast network where she executive produces several podcasts. Revry’s dedication to inclusion within the Queer and Allied community is a cornerstone of Alia’s personal mission to create avenues for authentic representation in media. Alia is a featured speaker on legal and business issues in the digital entertainment space. Additionally, Alia is Co-Festival Director for OWF, Hollywood’s first LGBTQ-Centric Web Festival. In her legal practice, Alia represents entrepreneurs and small businesses in tech and entertainment. Alia was named to the Southern California Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
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About QueerX, Revry, Inc.: Revry is the premiere digital media network for the inclusive 21st century queer community.
Bryan Schluntz
COO & Cofounder of Gear Peer
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About Gear Peer: A platform which allows people to rent outdoor sports gear and household items to and from each other as well as from existing rental shops.
Marshall Morris
COO of iHeartDogs.com
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About iHeartDogs.com: iHeartDogs.com is one of the top websites, communities and ecommerce platforms for dog owners.
Jimmy Hall
Co-Founder and COO of CultureHQ
I am Co-Founder and COO at CultureHQ, and have a passion for creating meaningful connections between employees. I believe that much of our happiness comes from the people around us; with so many of our hours spent at work, the social environment of the workplace becomes critical to our well-being. As employee attrition rates continue to climb, HR’s need to understand and analyze this dynamic has never been more urgent. Our company strives to meet the needs of both the employee and the employer. Prior to founding CultureHQ, I spent over seven years at Forrester Research, where I worked as an adviser who used market research and survey data to guide clients across many industries. Forrester’s culture inspired me to start my company, and it was there that I met my business partner.
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About CultureHQ: Our enterprise SaaS platform helps organizations manage their internal events/programs and measure their impact and ROI.
Jimmy Hall
Co-Founder and COO of CultureHQ
I am Co-Founder and COO at CultureHQ, and have a passion for creating meaningful connections between employees. I believe that much of our happiness comes from the people around us; with so many of our hours spent at work, the social environment of the workplace becomes critical to our well-being. As employee attrition rates continue to climb, HR’s need to understand and analyze this dynamic has never been more urgent. Our company strives to meet the needs of both the employee and the employer. Prior to founding CultureHQ, I spent over seven years at Forrester Research, where I worked as an adviser who used market research and survey data to guide clients across many industries. Forrester’s culture inspired me to start my company, and it was there that I met my business partner.
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About CultureHQ: Our enterprise SaaS platform helps organizations manage their internal events/programs and measure their impact and ROI.
Kenzie Price
Co-Founder and COO of ViCar Parking
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About ViCar Parking: ViCar is an on-demand valet service operating in New York City.
Angel Rutledge
COO & CMO of SignUpGenius
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About SignUpGenius: SignUpGenius was developed by a crack-team of nuclear physicists as part of a top-secret operation commissioned
Kearie Peak
COO of RL Leaders
Kearie Peak is COO at RL Leaders.
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About RL Leaders: RL Leaders turns the imaginative thoughts and technologies of the creative arts community into impactful solutions for national security.
Eoin Brown
Co-Founder & COO of NYCareerElite
Eoin Brown is Co-Founder & COO at NYCareerElite.
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Mack Reid
COO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida
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About Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida: Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida serves nearly 13,000 children between the ages of 6 and 18 each year.
Janise E. Rodgers
Chief Operating Officer of GeoHazards International
Janise Rodgers brings a background in structural and earthquake engineering research to her work as Project Manager for GHI’s projects in India and Pakistan. Janise’s primary areas of expertise are the behavior of buildings during earthquakes and the design of structures to resist earthquake shaking. She holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A & M University.
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About GeoHazards International: GHI works in the world’s most vulnerable communities to reduce loss of life and suffering caused by earthquakes and tsunamis.
Jenny Mirkovic
Chief Operating Officer of AirVuz
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About AirVuz: AirVūz is an aerial video and photography sharing platform and global community for drone pilots and aerial media enthusiasts.
Aashish Bharadwaz
cofounder and COO of xintCube
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About xintCube: A digital platform to express solidarity
Lucie Colin
COO of LazRfit
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About : The LazRfit concept marries the fun of laser tag game with the intensity of a full fitness workout.
Lucie Colin
COO of LazRfit
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About : The LazRfit concept marries the fun of laser tag game with the intensity of a full fitness workout.
Jen Anderson
COO & Co-Founder of The Reset Foundation
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About The Reset Foundation: The Reset Foundation empower individuals, families, and communities across the country.
Komail Mithani
COO of Curious Market Places
Komail is the COO of Curious Marketplaces. Komail has a background in inbound and outbound marketing strategies that generate a brand’s awareness and traffic and drive revenue and ARPU. Komail has worked with numerous startups in all aspects of operations, including sales, marketing, customer service and product development.
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About Curious Market Places: Curious Market Places is a secure classified ad marketplace specifically tailored to the needs of the community.
Jeffrey Gadboys
Chief Operating Officer of Parcell Laboratories
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About Parcell Laboratories: Parcell’s platform technology has the potential to deliver a diverse portfolio of products for multiple indications.
Jeffrey Gadboys
Chief Operating Officer of Parcell Laboratories
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About Parcell Laboratories: Parcell’s platform technology has the potential to deliver a diverse portfolio of products for multiple indications.
Mike Brown
COO and Co Founder of Flying Axes
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About Flying Axes: Flying Axes is an axe-throwing venue for team building, birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and divorce celebrations.