Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 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 York based Managing Director operating in the Information Technology space. If you think a Managing Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
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 Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Scott Mullins
Managing Director, Head of Worldwide Financial Services Business Development of Amazon Web Services
Scott Mullins is the Head of Worldwide Financial Services Business Development at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he is responsible for leading the development and execution of AWS’s strategic initiatives in the financial services industry around the world. Prior to joining AWS in 2014, Scott’s 20 year career in financial services included roles at JPMorgan Chase, Nasdaq, Merrill Lynch, and Penson Worldwide. A graduate of Texas A&M University, Scott is a subject matter expert quoted in industry media, a recognized speaker at industry events, and serves on the advisory board of the FinTech Sandbox.
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About Amazon Web Services: Amazon Web Services provides information technology infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services.
Nikhil Sethi
Managing Director – Global Programmatic Services Lead of Accenture
Nikhil Sethi is the Managing Director – Global Programmatic Services Lead at Accenture.
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
David Bonalle
Managing Director, Global Delivery Lead, Accenture Marketing and Communications of Accenture
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Suchitra Bose
Managing Director, NA Lead Digital Productions & Operations of Accenture
Suchitra Bose is a Managing Director in Accenture’s Industry X.0 practice where she acts as the North America lead for Digital Manufacturing and IIOT, responsible for Business Development, growth, Industry Alliances, Assets, Offerings and Acquisitions. In this role, she uses her deep expertise in enterprise technology, supply chain and manufacturing processes and systems to help clients in their digital transformation journeys through value-led strategy consulting, technology & advisory services. With more than 20 years of experience at companies such as Siemens, IBM, Compaq, Johnson & Johnson, Cognizant and Prysm, Suchitra brings a deep understanding of core manufacturing applications and systems like MES, quality, scheduling and inventory management to the biggest challenges faced in manufacturing today. Suchitra is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology with a BTECH in Ceramic Engineering. She also has an MBA and Certificate in Health Sector Management from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business where she was part of the Global Executive Program.
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Max Furmanov
Managing Director, Accenture Technology of Accenture
Max is a Global Managing Director leading Accenture’s Emerging Technology practice focusing on solutions that connect the world around us such as the Internet of Things, API Enablement, Cloud Integration, and Wearable devices. Max is an innovation thought leader and has extensive experience delivering complex programs leveraging emerging technologies at scale across multiple industries including Financial Services, Public Sector, Telecom and Media/Entertainment for Accenture’s clients across the globe. Max has also helped launch Accenture’s offshore delivery centers in India instilling agile delivery and innovation there. Max is also a Master Technology Architect at Accenture and his current thought leadership focuses on API Enablement and Internet of Things technologies as well as Industrialized Custom Delivery Architectures.
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Rori DuBoff
Managing Director, NA Innovation Lead & Experience Strategy of Accenture
Rori DuBoff is the Global Head of Strategy for Havas Media Group, leading connections planning and innovation across all digital and integrated media, including North & South America, Europe, & APAC. Rori has spent the last 18 years working as a strategist in digital marketing, media and advertising helping major global companies such as IBM, LG, Unilever, Pfizer, Disney & Nestle transform their business and brand strategies. Prior to Havas, she was at Ogilvy & Mather, Omnicom agency Merkley + Partners, IPG Huge & FCB, Credit Suisse and two startups. As recognized leader within the digital strategy space, Rori is a contributing writer for Ad Age, Guardian, Campaign US, Media Post; and has been a jury member for Cannes Lions, 4As Jay Chiat, Festival of Media, M&M Global, Webby’s, Kinsale Sharks and Art Directors Club, among others. Rori holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business with a focus in marketing and information systems, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Bryan Dougherty
Managing Director and Head of Technology of Arcesium
Bryan Dougherty is a Managing Director and the Head of Technology for Arcesium, overseeing platform development, infrastructure and security. Prior to the formation of Arcesium, Bryan was Head of Middle and Back Office Technology at the D. E. Shaw group for nine years. Bryan started his career at Random Walk Computing, a technology consultancy focused on the capital markets where he worked on a variety of projects for exchanges/marketplaces, investment banks, and hedge funds.
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About Arcesium: Arcesium is provider of middle- and back-office technology and services to alternative asset managers.
David Nable
Managing Director and Head of Sales of Arcesium
David Nable is a Senior Vice President and the Head of Sales for Arcesium. Prior to joining Arcesium, David was the Head of U.S. Sales and a member of the global operating committee for Credit Suisse Prime Fund Services, a fund services business that was acquired by BNP Paribas. Prior to that, David spent nine years at Goldman Sachs in sales and client management roles across both the Prime Brokerage and Fund Administration businesses.
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About Arcesium: Arcesium is provider of middle- and back-office technology and services to alternative asset managers.
Zachary Smith
Managing Director, Bare Metal of Equinix
Zac is a passionate business builder with a focus on infrastructure services, including cloud platforms, hosting services, automation software and financial transaction clearing. Prior to Packet, Zachary was an early employee and key member of the management team at Voxel, a NY-based cloud hosting company with a focus on infrastructure automation that sold to Internap (NASDAQ: INAP) in 2011 for 35MM. Zac is a closet musician, having attended Juilliard as a double bass major and promptly switching to software-driven infrastructure after graduation. He lives is NYC with his wife and two young boys.
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About Equinix, MerchantPlus, Voxel (Internap): Equinix is an internet company that provides data center services for companies, businesses, and organizations.
Omar Darwazah
Managing Director and General Partner of AAF Management Ltd.
Omar has over 16 years of international experience in corporate finance, strategy, investor relations and venture capital. He is a Managing Director and General Partner at AAF Management Ltd. (AAF), an early-stage venture capital firm he co-founded in 2016. AAF focuses on top tier venture-backed Seed and Series A investment opportunities in US-based startups that have international expansion potential and currently has over $100M in assets under management. AAF invests across Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise Software and Healthcare and its portfolio includes Synthego, Tamara Mellon, Current, Even Financial, Portfolium (acquired by Instructure), HeyDoctor (acquired by GoodRx), Prodigy (acquired by Upstart), TruOptik (acquired by Transunion) among others. Omar is also an angel investor in various technology companies including Andela, Blockstack and FiscalNote. He sits on the Board of the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA). He is also a mentor to the NYU Steinhardt EdTech Accelerator, an advisor to Yale University’s Center for Digital Health and Innovation and a judge at the Wharton School’s Venture Lab. Previously, Omar spent 10 years of his career with OCI N.V. in Cairo and New York focusing on strategy, corporate finance, and investor relations where he worked on over $35 billion worth of corporate transactions. Prior to that, he was with Deloitte in Chicago and Deutsche Bank’s Leveraged Finance team in London. Omar holds a BA in Economics and Political Science with Honors from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Omar was born in Cairo and lived in London, Chicago, Montreal and Paris. He now resides in New York City with his wife Bouchra and twin son and daughter Zayn and Layla. Omar enjoys scuba diving and is an avid travel photographer having visited 85 countries around the world. He also has an interest in film production and has been an Executive Producer on several short feature films including Baby Mine (2017) and Lab Rat (2018). He was named one of Wharton’s 40 Under 40 in 2017.
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About AAF Management Ltd., GoldCleats Global: AAF Management Ltd. is an early-stage VC firm focused on Seed and Series A technology companies.
Cliff Sirlin
Managing Director of LaunchCapital
Cliff Sirlin is a career entrepreneur who has founded and operates a portfolio of high growth businesses. Cliff is also an active Angel Investor. Cliff received his law degree from New York University School of Law. While at NYU, Cliff also studied at the Stern School of Business. He earned his BA in History from Colgate University. Cliff’s accomplishments have been profiled by CNBC; Inc. Magazine; Success Magazine; and Crain’s Business. Cliff also is a frequent lecturer at the NYU Stern School of Business.
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About LaunchCapital, NYU Stern School of Business: LaunchCapital was founded in January 2008 with a mission to help entrepreneurs gain quick access to seed capital and mentorship.
Ryan Mackey
Managing Director of Lightkeeper
Mackey” comes to Lightkeeper from Advent Software, where he was the Director of Global Sales for the Tamale business unit, charged with worldwide marketing and sales success for the company’s Research Management division. At Advent, Mackey determined market strategy, product direction, sales, and client relationship management. His supported client base comprised of firms from around the globe and across various investment strategies — including hedge funds, asset managers, private equity, foundations, endowments, and funds of funds. Mackey was among the original employees with Tamale Software in 2004. Initially focused on consulting with those first Tamale clients, he soon found himself filling broader roles in Account Management and Sales. Having worked previously in institutional sales and services at firms such as CIBC World Markets and StreetEvents, Mackey worked to help define requirements and standards. In working with clients, Mackey strives for a consultative approach — he works toward finding the right solutions for the client, including evaluation and understanding of the needs of the enterprise and value to the individual users. He is well known for his ability to address concerns at all levels throughout the sales and implementation process. When not working with clients, Mackey enjoys all sports and can often be found playing golf. He earned his undergraduate degree at Saint Lawrence University and lives in Sleepy Hollow, New York with his wife and two daughters.
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About Lightkeeper: Lightkeeper provides managers immediate and relevant information for making critical investment decisions .
Larry Mickelberg
Managing Director of Deloitte Digital
Larry Mickelberg is a Managing Director at Deloitte Digital and has over 20 years of experience activating health experiences for leading brands worldwide. He has deep experience in both Consumer and Professional categories and a proven track record of leading relationships within healthcare, pharma, technology, and services. His expertise includes Branding, Experience Design, Content Marketing, Advertising, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, and Omnichannel Marketing. At Deloitte, Larry is a leader in Life Sciences Advertising, Marketing and Commerce, and his team was recently recognized as a top 5 health agency by Medical Marketing & Media magazine. Additionally, Larry was named number 14 of the “Top 50 Health Influencers” in 2018 by PRWeek and Medical Marketing & Media.
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About Deloitte Digital: Deloitte Digital offers strategic, mobile, digital content, digital ERP, web, and digital design, and communication solutions.
Richard Relyea
Partner & Managing Director of 3i Group
Richard joined 3i in 2007 as a member of the North American Private Equity team. He focuses primarily on the Industrial sector and has been involved in 3i’s investments in MoldMasters, Quintiles, Q Holding, Dynatect (formerly A&A Manufacturing) and Hilite. He currently sits on the Boards of Quintiles, Q Holding and Dynatect. Prior to joining 3i, Richard was a Principal at Halyard Capital, where he invested in companies in the Media, Business Services and Communications sectors. Prior to joining Halyard, Richard was an Associate at Entrade, where he invested in Technology and Internet infrastructure businesses. Richard began his career at Security Capital’s Preferred Growth Private Equity fund. Richard is actively involved in several non-profit organisations and is the President of the New York Private Equity Network. Richard received a B.A. in Economics from Williams College.
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About 3i Group: 3i is an international investment manager focused on mid-market Private Equity, Infrastructure & Debt Management.
Andrew Olinick
Partner, Managing Director of 3i Group
Andrew Olinick joined 3i in 2007. He is the Head of Business Services at 3i and has played a key role in 3i’s investments in Element Materials Technology, JMJ Associates and TouchTunes. He currently sits on the Boards of Element Materials Technology and JMJ Associates. Prior to joining 3i, Andrew was an Associate at VSS, where he focused on the media, business services and education sectors. At VSS, Andrew was involved in the Cambium Learning, Tranzact, MediZine and Ipreo investments. Prior to joining VSS, Andrew was an Associate at ZelnickMedia, a media-focused private equity and turnaround management firm. Andrew received an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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About 3i Group: 3i is an international investment manager focused on mid-market Private Equity, Infrastructure & Debt Management.
Joseph Ohayon
Founder and Managing Director of OTCFin
Joseph Ohayon is the founder and managing director of OTCFin, directing business development activities and acting as an engagement manager on several projects. Mr. Ohayon has extensive experience in sales and trading and portfolio management technology working over 20 years in domestic and international capital markets. He is actively engaged in the design and development of the OTCFin risk and portfolio management products for traditional and alternative asset managers. Mr. Ohayon has written articles, performed product and company evaluations, and has been a guest speaker at numerous technology conferences. He holds a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Ecole Superieure d’Electricite in France, and an MBA in Finance from the Sloan School of Management, MIT.
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About OTCFin: OTCFin is a financial technology company providing risk management and investment decision support solutions.
Romen LeFayer
Managing Director, Eastern Europe of OTCFin
Romen LeFayer has been a consultant to buy-side clients for over 20 years, working with traditional asset managers as well as hedge funds. His experience spans the full specter of Investment Management Process including front-, middle-, and back-office business functions. His expertise lies in quickly grasping clients’ needs, translating them into business requirements and formulating an actionable solution. Prior to consulting, Mr. LeFayer worked in various fixed income Sales & Trading and Research functions at Morgan Stanley, Prudential Bache, and First Boston Corp. He graduated from First Boston Sales & Trading Training Program and earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT.
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About OTCFin: OTCFin is a financial technology company providing risk management and investment decision support solutions.
Karen Harris
Managing Director, Macro Trends Group of Bain & Company
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About Bain & Company: Bain & Company is a management consulting firm that provides solutions on change in management, strategies, and technology.
Thomas Taylor
Partner & Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group
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About The Boston Consulting Group: The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and an advisor on business strategy.
John Rose
Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group
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About The Boston Consulting Group: The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and an advisor on business strategy.
Neal Zuckerman
Partner and Managing Director in the New York Office of The Boston Consulting Group
Neal Zuckerman is a partner and managing director in the New York office of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consulting firm and advisor on business strategy with 81 offices in 45 countries. His professional advisory work is centered on media and entertainment companies, with a particular focus on supporting the transformation of media companies into sustainable, digitally-oriented businesses through growth strategies, business development and large-scale change. Prior to BCG, Zuckerman served in related roles at Time Warner and McKinsey & Company. Zuckerman is a resident of Garrison, NY (the station from which he commutes on Metro-North), and was appointed as Putnam County’s representative to the Metro North Railroad Commuter Council (MNRCC) in 2010 by Governor David Paterson and nominated by then-County Executive Bob Bondi. Zuckerman is a member of the Philipstown Planning Board, a trustee of the Desmond-Fish Library, and a former president and trustee of the Putnam County Historical Society. He is also the former chair of the New York Public Radio Community Board of Advisors. Prior to his business career, Zuckerman was a Captain in the U.S. Army, serving as a helicopter pilot and in various staff roles. He holds a B.S. in history from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
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About The Boston Consulting Group: The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and an advisor on business strategy.
Christy Carter
Managing Director & Partner of The Boston Consulting Group
Christy Carter is the Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group
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About The Boston Consulting Group: The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and an advisor on business strategy.
Gus Warren
Managing Director of Samsung NEXT
Gus Warren is the Managing Director of Samsung NEXT Ventures. He is also Venture Partner at FirstMark Capital and the COO and Co-Founder and Advisor of Disconnect. Gus was previously the SVP and General Manager of Spot Runner, an Executive Director of Time Warner Ventures, and a Principal at Granite Ventures. Gus has over 15 years of operating and investing experience in technology companies. Mr. Warren graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor of arts in Government.
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About Bindle Systems, Disconnect, Samsung NEXT: Samsung NEXT invests in transformative early-stage software and services startups.
Eric Goldberg
Managing Director of Crossover Technologies
Goldberg is a 30-year veteran of the game industry, serving in capacities ranging from game designer to executive. Since 2002, he has been a board member of, advisor to, or consultant for over 30 consumer-facing technology companies, from seed-stage to public, in the game, virtual world, consumer Internet, wireless data, and monetization sectors; and to three US venture capital firms. Previously, he was co-founder and president of Unplugged Games and of Crossover Technologies, the consumer online firm; and president of West End Games, an adventure game company. His award-winning games include Paranoia, Tales of the Arabian Nights, The Tom Peters Business School in a Box, and MadMaze, the first online game to draw one million players. Goldberg helped judge our contest last year.
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About Crossover Technologies, Playable Worlds: Crossover Technologies is a consulting firm that provides the best workers in any field to a company willing to pay a high salary.
Kris Brown
Co-Managing Director of Piksel
As joint Managing Director of Piksel’s Media & Entertainment business, Kris holds primary responsibility for the growth of the company’s products, operations and architectural direction. During almost two decades in enterprise software, Kris has worked on architecture, design and delivery for clients spanning healthcare, financial services, the public sector and, of course, media and entertainment. Having initially joined Piksel in 2010, he returned to the company in 2014 following a period spent in-house at a major media technology company. Prior to his appointment as joint managing director, he served as the company’s Head of Product. Kris is focused on organisational culture, business transformation, metadata management and highly available data intensive systems. Kris studied at the University of Durham, where he attained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
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About Piksel: Piksel designs, builds, develops and manages successful video solutions.
Matt Campbell
Managing Director of KPMG International Limited
Matt is recognized thought leader in Talent, Organization Development and Employee Experience and a Managing Director in KPMG’s People & Change practice. Matt is pragmatic, business savvy, builds collaborative relationships that influence and deliver results. He possesses broad-based industry exposure, global perspective and creative approach. His specialties include business strategy, identity and design; talent and HR strategy; employee experience strategy and design; talent risk profiling; culture definition and values alignment; capability planning, talent aquisition and workforce management; change management; program and project management; team building, skill and process development; and reward, compensation and benefits design.
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About KPMG International Limited: KPMG is a network of independent member firms offering audit, tax and advisory services.
John Hogan
Senior Managing Director of Technology of Broadridge
Hogan is the Senior Managing Director of Technology. He served as Broadridge’s President from 2007 until September 2013 and as our Chief Operating Officer from 2007 until September 2012. Prior to the spin-off, Hogan served as Group President of the Brokerage Services Group of ADP and as a member of the Executive Committee and a Corporate Officer of ADP, positions he held since June 1996. In this role, he shared the responsibility of running the Brokerage Services Group with Daly and was directly responsible for our Securities Processing Solutions and Clearing and Outsourcing Solutions businesses. He joined ADP in 1993 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the Proxy Services business.
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About Broadridge: Broadridge is a provider of investor communications and technology solutions for broker dealers, banks, mutual funds and corporate issuers.
Natasha Chua Tan
Managing Director of Ontra
Natasha is a Managing Director at InCloudCounsel. Prior to InCloudCounsel, Natasha practiced corporate law at Paul Hastings LLP. Earlier, she worked in risk management at Marsh USA. Natasha holds a J.D. from the University of Southern California, an M.B.A. from INSEAD and a B.A. and B.B.A. from the University of Georgia. In her spare time, Natasha enjoys traveling, hiking, yoga, and scuba diving.
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About Ontra: Ontra is a provider of technology and services for contract automation and intelligence.
Frank Giovinazzo
Managing Director of Ontra
Frank is a Managing Director at InCloudCounsel. Prior to InCloudCounsel, Frank practiced corporate real estate law at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Frank holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.B.A. from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Frank is a passionate sports fan and marathon runner.
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About Ontra: Ontra is a provider of technology and services for contract automation and intelligence.
Brian Korchin
Managing Director and Vice President of Sales of Ontra
Brian Korchin is a Managing Director and Vice President of Sales at InCloudCounsel. He is a former Senior Counsel at Orchard Platform and Vice President & Counsel at Jefferies Finance LLC. Mr. Korchin studied at Yale University with a bachelor of arts.
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About Ontra: Ontra is a provider of technology and services for contract automation and intelligence.
Bill Hobbs
Managing Director of Mt Aventine Ventures
Bill Hobbs is the Co-Founder of the Epiphany Collective where he serves as Chairman of the Board, Mt. Aventine Ventures & La Plata Press. Bill has served on the Board of Advisors for several leading software companies, achieving three successful exits. He has been recognized as a Top 100 Customer Success Strategist & Top 100 Global Sales Leader. He is the Bestselling Author of The WORK Book Series and has written for a number of publications including Forbes & Business Insider. Bill has regular columns with Entrepreneur & Inc.com. Bill an active supporter of the arts, a member of the National Press Club & Executive Producer of The Wall Writers & Danny Says films.
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About Mt Aventine Ventures: Mt Aventine Ventures works with industry leading technology companies to fuel rapid growth and streamline organizational efficiencies.
Krishna Veerareddy
Partner & Managing Director of Shore Group
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About Shore Group: Powerful data-driven solutions for the world’s most critical problems
Sanjay Jalona
Founder, CEO & Managing Director of L&T Infotech
Sanjay Jalona is the CEO and Managing Director of Larsen & Toubro Infotech(LTI). Sanjay joined the company in 2015, and has since led a rapid and comprehensive transformation of LTI into a leading technology consulting and digital solutions company, partnering with some of the most prestigious global enterprises. Sanjay has guided the company through one of the sector’s most successful IPOs in a decade and a rebranding effort that positioned LTI as a leader in the convergence of digital and physical world. Under Sanjay’s leadership, LTI surpassed USD 1 Billion in revenue, and has built a resilient portfolio with consistent growth and profitability. In addition to fast organic growth, the company also developed a strategic acquisition growth strategy to expand the breadth and depth of its services. Key acquisitions under his leadership include – Luxembourg-based Syncordis S.A., a leading core banking implementation services provider; and AugmentIQ Data Sciences Pvt. Ltd., an innovative start-up offering IP-based, big data and analytics solutions. Sanjay’s 25-year career has been marked with effective leadership, and implementation of change strategies that accelerate growth and transform large businesses. Prior to joining LTI, he was the Executive Vice President and Global Head of High-Tech, Manufacturing and Engineering Services business at Infosys. During his 15 years at Infosys, he held several leadership positions across industries such as Banking, Financial Services, and Retail & CPG, in USA, Europe and India. Prior to Infosys, he held leadership roles at Gemplus and Wipro. For his accomplishments, Businessworld magazine selected him as the ‘Exemplary CEO of the Year’ in 2017. Sanjay is a member of the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. He holds a degree in Engineering from BITS Pilani, India.
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About L&T Infotech, Larsen & Toubro Limited: LTI is a global technology consulting and digital solutions company helping more than 250 clients succeed in a converging world.
Wole Faroun
Managing Director & Founder of NetPlusDotCom
Wole started his career as an IS Engineer with Citigroup before joining ExxonMobil as a Technology Project Manager. In his 15+ year career, he has worked in various functional areas including technology, project management, and business development, sales and marketing. He recently worked as Product Director in two leading Software Companies based in New York, USA where he led the development and commercialization of several web-based products over 5 years. He holds a B.Sc in Computer Engineering from OAU and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About NetPlusDotCom: NetPlusDotCom is a business and technology solutions provider.
John Kent
Managing Director of Macquarie Infrastructure Co Trust
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About Macquarie Infrastructure Co Trust: Macquarie Infrastructure Company Owns, operates and invests in a diversified group of infrastructure businesses.
John Kent
Managing Director of Macquarie Infrastructure Co Trust
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About Macquarie Infrastructure Co Trust: Macquarie Infrastructure Company Owns, operates and invests in a diversified group of infrastructure businesses.
Michael Cohn
Managing Director & Chief Compliance Officer of GPB Capital Holdings
Cohn brings over 30 years of compliance, risk management, and investment experience to his role at GPB Capital. Most recently, in his position as a Securities Compliance Examiner and Industry Expert at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division – Asset Management Unit, he investigated and supported Enforcement Actions against Registered Funds and Private Funds for violations of U.S. Securities Laws. Prior to joining the SEC, Mr. Cohn was the Chief Risk Officer at Cynthion Partners, a Private Fund, where he most notably supported the restructuring of the firm’s portfolio and created an enhanced investment and risk management process. Previously, Mr. Cohn has worked throughout the Investment Banking and Asset Management Industry at firms such as Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch as well as at several global hedge funds and CTA firms, including his own. Mr. Cohn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Rutgers College and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (with Academic Distinction). He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
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About GPB Capital Holdings: GPB Capital is a New York-based alternative asset management firm that seeks to acquire income-producing private companies.
Raj Suchak
Managing Director & Salesforce Practice Leader of Huron Consulting Group
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About Huron Consulting Group: Huron is a provider of business consulting services.
Mike Willhelm
Managing Director of Huron Consulting Group
MIKE WILLHELM leads the Profitability & Risk Analytics Team at ADI. He has an extensive background in a number of analytics solutions including: Enterprise Performance Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Business Intelligence. Mike holds a comprehensive understanding of multidimensional profitability management, performance measurement, costing, planning, and risk analytics. His leadership brings to bear his 20+ years of experience in developing strategic roadmaps, architecting business solutions, and deploying performance and risk systems; all the while focused on delivering business value to his clients. Prior to his joining ADI Strategies, Mike worked for Oracle Consulting as a Practice Director and Oracle Sales as an Enterprise Architect. Preceding Oracle, he worked in the banking industry. Mike possesses specializations in Financial Services and the Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications (OFSAA).
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About Huron Consulting Group: Huron is a provider of business consulting services.
Nick Bennett
Managing Director of Mandiant
Nick Bennett is the Managing Director at Mandiant.
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About Mandiant: Mandiant is an information security company that provides incident response and computer forensic solutions and services.
Ramsey El-Fakir
Senior Managing Director & CIO – Technology and Infrastructure of Fi-Tek
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About Fi-Tek, Fi-Tek: Fi-Tek is a premier product focused financial technology solutions and services company.
Anthony Mitchell
Managing Director of Fi-Tek
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About Fi-Tek: Fi-Tek is a premier product focused financial technology solutions and services company.
Aaron Bendickson
Managing Director of Eligible
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About Eligible: Eligible’s powerful APIs are the easiest way to add insurance billing experiences into web and mobile applications.
Mark Feingold
Managing Director of Reward Sciences
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About Reward Sciences: Reward Sciences is an easy-to-use platform that enables organizations to incentivize and reward human behaviors wherever and whenever.
Suneel Kaji
Managing Director of Accordion
Suneel is a Managing Director on the Accordion team. Mr. Kaji has over 15 years’ experience in control and minority private investing (Private Equity, Distressed, and Mezzanine), principally in the US, as well as cross-border activity involving Asia and Australia. Prior to Accordion, Suneel was a Senior Portfolio Manager of Private Investments at The Rohatyn Group/TRG Management LP. There he was involved in managing the non-real estate private investment activity in private equity and special situations private credit in the US and Pacific Rim. He managed private investment pursuits focusing on origination, evaluation and structuring of structured private equity and stressed/distressed credit with a sectoral emphasis on energy, natural resources, chemicals, and logistics. Prior to joining Rohatyn, Mr. Kaji was a Managing Director at the GEM Group in New York focused on mid-cap control US transactions, and structured minority equity and hybrid credit transactions in the MENA region and Asia. Previously, Mr. Kaji was a Principal at Crown Capital Group, a mid-cap private equity group established by DLJ Merchant Banking and TCW alumni, and had been a Vice President at DLJ, based in New York focused on mezzanine investments and LBO’s. His sectoral experience focused upon: Energy, Chemicals & Resources, Building Products, Discretionary Consumer and certain Media sectors. Mr. Kaji started his career in finance at Salomon Brothers in M&A and Leveraged Finance. He received his MBA with distinction from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Bachelors of Science in Economics, magna cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Accordion, Everstone: Accordion is a private equity-focused financial consulting and technology firm.
Jason Madden
Managing Director of Accordion
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About Accordion: Accordion is a private equity-focused financial consulting and technology firm.
Gary Appelbaum
Managing Director of Accordion
Gary Appelbaum is a Managing Director with expertise in full-cycle M&A, from Strategy through Integration. His experience enables him to focus on clients realizing their value drivers in a transaction, deliver flawless execution, and conduct post-deal reviews in various industries, and under various deal structures: Asset, Stock, Carve-Out, Divestiture, Transition Services, Licensing, Distribution, Supply, Alliance, JV and Equity Investments. Gary’s Accounting and Finance background brings a disciplined, measured, and balanced approach to assessing value creation and synergies…on the growth, harmonization, and rationalization fronts. Since joining Accordion in 2017, Gary is focusing on execution and delivery of client’s strategic and transformational initiatives, and with Integrations, Carve-Outs, TSAs, and full cycle M&A as specialties. He is known for simplifying complex decisions, and his outstanding relationship building and influential leadership skills.
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About Accordion: Accordion is a private equity-focused financial consulting and technology firm.
Srin Subra
Managing Director of Accordion
Srin Subra is a Managing Director with multi-functional experience across private equity and corporate finance in the Technology, Business Services, Consumer, and Financial Services sectors. Representative engagements at Accordion include various operationally focused engagements, including KPIs & reporting process development, budgeting and forecasting process design and implementation, and profitability analysis & enhancement. In addition, Srin has also led various transaction focused engagements such as due diligence and valuation analysis for the acquisition of a complex portfolio of secondary assets, sell-side readiness, and corporate development support. Prior to joining Accordion, Srin was a Vice President at iQor, a business-services company focused on the financial and consumer sectors. While at iQor, he worked closely with senior management to successfully lead a restructuring that helped turnaround the firm and guided the company through a sale process. Key contributions included sale process leadership, due diligence management, and transaction analysis and recommendations to the board.
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About Accordion: Accordion is a private equity-focused financial consulting and technology firm.
J. Thompson
Managing Director of FTL Holding
Barry Thompson is the Managing Director of FTL Holding, a management company specializing in merging disruptive business strategy, technical innovation, and corporate activism. FTL Holding’s current portfolio includes 11 companies in the Green Tech, High Tech, and Advanced Materials markets. An entrepreneur and innovator, Thompson has spent the last two decades disrupting markets by pushing the boundaries of what is possible; with experience ranging from Wall Street to the US Military, and Information Technology to Waste Management. A self-taught technologist, he began his career as a consultant, designing Information Technology solutions beginning with embedded robotics and imaging, to traditional enterprise systems. Some of his clients included MCI, American Mobile Satellite, The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other military, government and private organizations. In 1995, he moved to Wall Street, leading the adoption of new transformative technologies in the financial services industry while working for firms such as AIG, NatWest, Lehman, and UBS, where he was Head of North American Architecture and Head of Diligence Services. Thompson co-founded Tervela in 2004, a high performance data and transactions infrastructure company, where he twice served as CEO and is currently a board member. Thompson also serves as a Trustee, Board Member, and Treasurer of the XPRIZE Foundation.
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About FTL Holding: A management company specializing in merging disruptive business strategy, technical innovation, and corporate activism.
John Kunschner
Managing Director – Investment Banking of Landmark Ventures
John is Managing Director and a Senior Partner leading Landmark Ventures’ Technology Investment Banking practice. He focuses on providing M&A, private placement and strategic advisory services to growth stage private and public companies across the technology, hardware/semiconductor, digital media, software and Cleantech markets. John leverages extensive relationships across the corporate, PE and VC communities, with a significant cross border focus spanning US, Canada, Europe, Asia and Israel.In his 17 year career, John has successfully closed more than 50 transactions with transaction value exceeding 6 Billion. Prior to joining Landmark, John was a Senior VP with Jefferies & Co, Inc. a leading global, full-service investment bank targeting middle-market and growth oriented companies. At Jefferies, he focused on M&A and Capital Markets transactions within the technology sectors, including lead coverage responsibility in the hardware, semiconductor/components and communications segments. John joined Jefferies as a VP from Broadview International, a leading technology M&A advisor, which was acquired by Jefferies in December 2003. Prior to Broadview, John was a Senior Associate with Robertson Stephens, focused on technology M&A, private placements and public equity transactions. John started his career with PwC Securities, providing M&A and private placement services to companies across the technology, industrial and consumer markets.
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About Landmark Ventures: Landmark Ventures is a strategic advisory and global investment bank working with technology and life sciences companies.
Ralph Klein
Managing Director of Landmark Ventures
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About Landmark Ventures: Landmark Ventures is a strategic advisory and global investment bank working with technology and life sciences companies.
Ciprian Frigioi
Managing Director of QA Mentor
With over 15 years of experience Ciprian is hands on technical expert in all facets of Infrastructure, Networking, Security, Virtualization and Disaster Recovery. He manages global infrastructure for multiple QA Mentor locations across the world. In 2014, Ciprian helped to pioneer localization testing services using virtualization techniques, which has dramatically enhanced globalization testing efficiencies. QA Mentor’s top of the line lab, which offers browser, operating system, and device compatibility testing was another innovative solution from Ciprian. He’s held multiple senior engineering and management positions in companies such as Mairon Galati, Mondocomputers, Brazzile, Genius Network, and NetIQ. Ciprian has a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Spiru Haret University of Bucharest.
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About QA Mentor: QA Mentor is one of the best and top outsourcing software testing companies, experts in software testing and top quality assurance services.
Dane Leone
Managing Director of Raymond James
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About Raymond James: Raymond James provides a range of investment banking services focused on the telecommunications and communications sectors.
Jill Katz
Managing Director of InvestTech
Jill Katz has more than 20 years of experience in the field of investment management systems for institutional investors. Her experience encompasses multi-currency portfolio environments, performance analysis, front, middle and back-office best practices, regulatory and compliance issues. She has led strategic investment systems and technology planning and development engagements; helped define client information systems requirements; evaluated and selected investment management, trading, accounting, performance and reporting platforms. She has also led numerous engagements for the implementation, integration, and augmentation of the PORTIA, Vestmark, SunGard, and Eagle platforms inclusive of their auxiliary modules. Prior to InvestTech Jill was Senior Manager of investment systems support and operations for two large institutional investment organizations, Zurich Scudder and AIG. Jill has a BS in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA in Finance from New York University.
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About InvestTech: InvestTech professionals are experts in critical areas impacting your business.
Zoran Mavrinac
Senior Managing Director of Curex Group
Zoran Mavrinac is the Senior Managing Director at Curex Group LLC.
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About Curex Group: Cürex Group is a financial services company that focuses on the execution services and data analytics providers.
Vijay Chhabra
Managing Director & Executive Director of VC ERP Consulting
Vijay Chhabra works as Managing Director and Executive Director at VC ERP Consulting.
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About VC ERP Consulting: SAP Gold Partner in India
Thomas Fandrich
Managing Director US ,COO & Co-Founder of quantilope
Dr. Thomas Fandrich is the co-founder and managing director US of quantilope. He previously worked as a marketing research associate studying quantitative methods in the fields of consumer behavior and marketing-mix efficiency, during which he conducted research at institutes such as the universities in Kiel and Istanbul. His work has been published in prestigious international specialist magazines, including the Journal of Marketing and the Journal of Product Innovation Management.
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About quantilope: quantilope is an Agile Insights platform improving the speed, complexity, and quality that sets back traditional market research.
Lucy Croucher
Managing Director of JSC International
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About JSC International: JSC International is an independent consultants providing expert regulatory and environmental risk assessment services to government.
Antonio Simonini
Managing Director of Vidrio Financial
Antonio manages the Vidrio Client Services team and is part of the senior management team defining core platform development strategies. Antonio ensures Vidrio consistently meets and exceeds clients’ expectations, and oversees customer support and client workflow design and implementation. Prior to Vidrio he was a director at Focus Investment Group (1999-2008). Before that he was a system architecture engineer at iSolutions (1998-1999), and an administrator at Netsistemi (1991-1999).
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About Vidrio Financial: Vidrio is the first technology enabled service for allocators — providing software and data services to institutional investors globally.
Eoin Beirne
Executive Managing Director of H5
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About H5: H5 provides e-discovery, technology-assisted review, and case preparation support solutions.
Michael Gethen
Managing Director Asia of Invigor Group
Architect & builder of media/technology businesses in Asia-Pacific region. Builds, runs, commercialises, acquires and sells digital media businesses in either hands-on executive roles or as an advisor to Boards and entrepreneurs. Experience includes major web and mobile businesses across the mobile commerce, content monetisation, social network, automotive, fashion & beauty, food & lifestyle, communities & news and property sectors, as well as marketing & technology services businesses in the social technology, web development, search engine and agency space. Has worked for media companies, technology companies, investment banks, from start ups to major listed companies. Primarily focused on Asia Pacific region, but has worked on businesses around the world with interests, investments and clients in the US and UK. Based in Singapore and Sydney.
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About Invigor Group: Invigor Group is a company of data collection, review, and response to business needs.
Paul Turino
Managing Director of Velocity Media Ventures
Paul Turino is currently Managing Director at Velocity Media Ventures. He provides board-level advisory services for corporate clients, as well as venture capital and private equity firms on the strategic alignment and innovative use and implementation of technology to enhance business opportunities, competitive capabilities and investment strategies. Mr. Turino also previously served Citigroup, Inc. as Executive Vice President of Global Technology Strategy and Innovation. In this position, Mr. Turino oversaw all aspects of global strategic and operational planning for technology. He is credited with spearheading the efforts behind the joint venture between Citigroup and SK Telecom “Mobile Money Ventures,” and the founding of its global corporate venturing arm “Citi Ventures.” With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Turino has an accomplished and respected track record in technology. His extensive resume also features senior executive positions at companies such as Sanofi-Aventis, AXA, Chase, Cablevision Systems Corporation, Chyron Corporation, and Korg, U.S.A. where he distinguished himself by achieving notable industry firsts.
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About Velocity Media Ventures: Advisory services for corporate clients and venture capital/private equity firms on the strategic alignment and innovative use of technology
Jim Mendelson
Co-Founder and Managing Director of MGI Research
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About MGI Research: MGI Research is an independent research and strategic advisory firm focused on the needs of technology buyers, suppliers and investors
Philip Hu
Managing Director, North Asia of The Uptime Institute
Mr. Hu joined the Uptime Institute in 2012 and currently serves as Managing Director, North Asia. He represents and leads the commercial interests of Uptime Institute in North Asia region, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines and Taiwan. He is introducing the full complement of Uptime Institute services including Consulting, Certification, Digital Infrastructure Services, Training, and Network APAC. He has collaborated on the development of numerous Uptime Institute publications, education programs, and Tier certifications. He is based in Taipei, Taiwan.
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About The Uptime Institute: Uptime Institute is focused on improving the performance, efficiency, and reliability of business critical infrastructure.
Mozart Mello
Managing Director Latin America of The Uptime Institute
Mr. Mello is Managing Director of Uptime Institute Brazil. He joins Uptime Institute with experience in both IT and Facilities, and in many aspects of design, build, operations, and migration processes. Mr. Mello will represent and lead the commercial interests of Uptime Institute in Brazil. He is introducing the full complement of Uptime Institute services including Consulting, Certification, Digital Infrastructure Services, Training, and Network Brazil.
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About The Uptime Institute: Uptime Institute is focused on improving the performance, efficiency, and reliability of business critical infrastructure.
Whynde Kuehn (formerly Melaragno)
Founder & Managing Director of S2E Transformation
Whynde Kuehn is the Founder and Managing Director of S2E Transformation Inc.
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About Biz Arch Mastery, Business Architecture Guild, Cutter Consortium, Institute for Digital Transformation, S2E Transformation: S2E Transformation is a consulting firm accelerating successful business transformations—with a focus on Fortune 500 companies.
Robert Moore
Managing Director, Head of Global Prime Brokerage Trading of Cowen Prime Services
Robert Moore is Managing Director – Global Head of Prime Brokerage Trading of Cowen Prime Services, LLC. Prior to the acquisition of Concept Capital Markets, LLC by Cowen Group, Inc., Mr. Moore served as a Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of the firm, and led its Capital Markets and Investment Advisor businesses. Mr. Moore also served as a member of the Board of Managers of Concept Capital Holdings, LLC, the company’s former parent, and of Concept Capital Administration, LLC, which provided administrative services to the company and its affiliates. Preceding the establishment of the firm, Mr. Moore was a Managing Director of Concept Capital, a division of Sanders Morris Harris Inc., and headed the firm’s Institutional Sales, Trading and Research effort. Mr. Moore joined Concept Capital following a three decade career in the investment business that began on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and included years of experience as a trader, manager and Senior Executive at Citigroup Global Markets, including its predecessor firms, Smith Barney and Salomon Smith Barney. Since becoming a Managing Director at Smith Barney in 1987, Mr. Moore’s responsibilities expanded to include oversight of the firm’s Listed Equity. In 1993 Mr. Moore was promoted to Head of Nasdaq sales and trading desk for Smith Barney. After the firm’s merger with Citibank and Salomon in 1998, Mr. Moore became Head of U.S. Equities with responsibility for Institutional Sales and Trading, Derivatives, Equity Capital Markets, Program Trading and Convertibles. In response to the rapidly changing technology environment, in 2002 Mr. Moore was promoted to Global Head of Technology and E-Commerce for the Equity Division where he oversaw the development of Global Equities On-Line (GEO), a global trading platform (GATE) and a state of the art internal CRM system. Before retiring from Citigroup in 2004, Mr. Moore returned to run U.S. Trading for the last eight months of his tenure. Mr. Moore then co-founded Cap-Rio Management, a private equity firm that has made several investments in the wealth management and independent research business and also served as CEO of Constellation Wealth Advisors, a newly created broker dealer.
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About Cowen Prime Services: Cowen Prime Services is a provider of comprehensive solutions for investment managers.
Md Abul Mansur
Managing Director of Nuspay
I have started my career as the Software Engineer with Benchmark Electronics, Winona while I was in my senior years at the Winona State University. Throughout my 20+ years of career, I worked with many national, multinational and government agencies throughout the world. I was in the USA with H1B status. I was also in the UK under HSMP and in Singapore under Employment Pass (EP). I am in Indonesia under Residence Permit but staying mostly in Bangladesh to support my research on REIT platform based on Blockchain Technology. To support my research works and submit the patent under PCT, I have founded Nuspay International in the USA are the Research and Development firm. To pilot the product, I have set-up the company under the name of Nuspay Worldwide in Singapore. I am also the Co-Founder/CEO of Digital Payment System (DPS) and group CTO, a Fintech start-up based in Jakarta and a corporate based on Jakarta, Indonesia. DPS is a CMA Status Company has the certified payment application to roll-out to Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI). I am also the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Blockchain Innovations based in Budapest, Hungary – a Blockchain based application provider for registration, digitization, validation, asset transfer, exchange and maintain records in public ledger.
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About : Nuspay™ is a Deep Tech company pioneer of the World First Virtual Account Payment system , originally started its Journey in the USA.
Dominik Romer
Founder & Managing Director of adnymics
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About adnymics: Intelligent printvertising
Gil Mermelstein
Senior Managing Director of West Monroe Partners
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About West Monroe Partners: West Monroe Partners is a company that partners with businesses to help them develop technology.
Sibila Hujic
Managing Director of Lawalign
Sibila Hujic is the Managing Director of LawAlign. In her role as managing director, Ms. Hujic drives strategy, capability development and overall growth of the company, while overseeing the day-to-day operations, including staff and workflow management. Ms. Hujic has considerable experience evaluating, supporting, and improving law firm management practices, procedures, and systems in the context of litigation support. Her expertise is backed by advanced technological solution knowledge.
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About Lawalign: Lawalign is the best personal injury case management software on the market.
Mohamed Ali
Founder & Managing Director of LemonAI
Founder of Spell Advertising.
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About LemonAI: LemonAI is a multinational company that provides businesses with digital services.
Rajarshi Chatterjee
Managing Director, Solution Innovation and Delivery of ITI Data
Rajarshi Chatterjee is Managing Director of Global Solution Delivery at ITI Data with 15 years of client and project experience in Finance, Securities and Risk portfolios. Rajarshi (Raj) has architected and delivered metadata-driven Big Data ingestion and analytics frameworks, Data Integration Solution Accelerators, Generic Frameworks integrated with Real Time Operational and Data Services, based out of Ab Initio software and Open Source technologies for several applications across multiple programs of Finance, Risk and Compliance for our Citigroup clients. He also leads a BigData and Frameworks Practice for ITI Data across multiple client organizations and manages a team of 25 highly skilled developers, administrators and analysts who implements generic solutions and frameworks at client locations catering to their data integration needs, across various technology stack. Beginning a career at Tata Consultancy Services, Raj’s expertise has evolved by learning and involvement in engaging with highly challenging and agile environments, delivering from SQL Stored Procedures, Informatica Maps and Ab Initio-based solution
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About ITI Data: ITI is an industry-leading information and data management solutions firm.
Joe Burstiner
Managing Director, Consulting and Engineering Strategy of Environmental Data Resources
Joe is responsible for leading the vision and strategy for EDR’s Consulting and Engineering customers. This includes managing all of EDR’s C&E products, services and workflow solutions to ensure the highest possible quality, unique content and user-friendly design. Joe and his team are also charged with innovating and launching new product and service offerings driven by a front-end customer strategy approach. Joe has been at EDR for over 23 years holding various positions including regional vice president of the Sanborn Map Company and associate vice president of EDR’s Data & Content group. Joe has spent most of his career as part of EDR’s national sales organization as director of field sales and as a national account manager including founding EDR’s national account program. Joe is passionate about spending time with family, vacationing, sports and is edging closer and closer to attending a game at every NHL arena with only two more to go. Joe graduated from Fairfield University with a marketing major and resides in Glen Rock, NJ with his wife, daughter and two sons.
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About Environmental Data Resources, LightBox: Environmental Data Resources provides data and technology to property due diligence professionals.
Robert Vaillancourt
Managing Director of CFB Strategies
We are a small-but-robust Salesforce consultancy who specializes in building customized solutions with Salesforce. We save you time and money by executing your projects seamlessly and professionally – without disrupting your long-term organizational structure. As a 10-year ISV and SI partner of Salesforce, we’ve worked with some of the biggest names in America to co-create, architect, develop and implement Salesforce solutions to optimize systems, maximize impact, and exceed ROI expectations. We believe in the power of a team, because delivering excellent projects requires multiple skill sets and personalities. Every one of our projects receives a minimum of two specialists to ensure accountability and transparency. We will guide you through the initial collaborative process, as well as the architecture, development and implementation stages. When we take on a new project, we become a new team with you, always promoting open and straightforward communication to deliver meaningful results that exceed expectations.
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About CFB Strategies: CFB Strategies specializes in building customized solutions with Salesforce.
Hagen Wenzek
Co-founder / Managing Director / Chief Innovation Officer of Corporate Health
Hagen Wenzek drives technology-led innovation in healthcare, marketing, and IT. He is co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at CorporateHealth, a technology-led service provider for transformative digital health solutions. Previously at Interpublic Groups’ Mediabrands he led technology transformation and IT-operations as their Global Chief Technology Officer to advance marketing & advertising into the digital age. He got to IPG after a near 12-year career at IBM where he consulted on strategy and innovation to Fortune 500 companies, ran the Global Electronics Industry think tank team at the Institute for Business Value, and help develop some of the major global strategies at IBM Corporate Headquarters in Armonk, NY, such as IBM’s cloud strategy. When he is not also serving as an advisor to multiple marketing, media, and healthcare startups, he is either traveling the world or training for the next long-distance triathlon – or both.
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About Corporate Health, GI Digital, Inc.: Corporate Health helps to secure the health, creativity and performance of your employees and managers and enhanced.
Christopher Hollinger
Managing Director of Blackwell Hollinger & Company LLC
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About Blackwell Hollinger & Company LLC, Fleeting: Seasoned executives turned management consultants focused on strategic CFO and value creation consulting services.
Marc Porter
Managing Director at IOMEDIA of Smart Engagement Inc
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About : Smart Engagement™ is an enterprise cloud computing company. Profilo™ is our flagship cloud customer engagement management SaaS platform.
Scott Taylor
Managing Director of InfoCommerce Group
Scott has over 15 years of experience creating and selling information solutions. His particular expertise is in DaaS (data as a service) and master data management as well as developing successful go-to-market approaches that build businesses. As a Managing Director for ICG, he helped clients identify opportunities to commercialize existing data assets and create new revenue streams. Scott’s consulting clients included: Microsoft, Nielsen, NPD, Kantar, Capstone Research, Spiceworks and Sparefoot.com. Scott spent fourteen years at Nielsen (formerly VNU) where he led the creation and execution of the TDLinx business. TDLinx became the defacto standard for location information management, customer master coding, data integration, and seamless communications for consumer packaged goods manufacturers, beverage alcohol suppliers and the companies that serve them. In his role as General Manager he was responsible for strategy, marketing, sales, account management, alliances and technical relations. He also led Nielsen’s exploration into MDM business opportunities. Prior to TDLinx, he worked at Progressive Grocer magazine and at a variety of in-store media start-ups including VideOcart (the first computer on a shopping cart). He is a regular participant and speaker at industry conferences, seminars and user groups focusing on data integration, master data management, big data, CDI and retail consolidation. Scott recently began speaking on ways to increase sales effectiveness through a session called Selling IS Everything. Most recently, Scott published a White Paper sponsored by Microsoft entitled: MDM for Media – A Call to Action for Business Leaders.
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About InfoCommerce Group: Business Information Consultancy
Otto Weiberth
Managing Director of ClearEdge3D
Otto Weiberth, a 30-year veteran of the AEC and power & process industries, is their Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Previously he was Aveva’s Head of Sales for US and Latin America and a senior Sales Executive for AutoDesk. Otto was also one of the original employees of Rebis, where he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales and he was instrumental in building the company’s installed base to the largest in the industry. He built a team of both a direct sales force and a worldwide reseller/distributor channel. He was also responsible for opening several offices around the world and developing the programs to make them successful. This success culminated in the sale of Rebis to Bentley Systems in 2002. After the sale he remained with Bentley Systems as Plant Regional Vice President
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About ClearEdge3D: ClearEdge3D provides software for the three-dimensional modeling of plants and buildings.
Irene Von Toussaint
Managing Director of Bridge The Gap Solutions
Irene Von Toussaint is the Managing Director at Bridge The Gap Solutions.
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About Bridge The Gap Solutions: Bridge The Gap Solutions acts as the growth catalysts for your customers.
Gabriele Rosazza Prin
Managing Director – North America of AVENCORE
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About AVENCORE: AVENCORE is a global management consulting company specializing in enhancing competitiveness of industrial companies
Virginia Gambale
Managing Director of Azimuth Partners
Virginia Gambale is a successful technology leader and investor. As Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners LLC, Ms. Gambale operates globally, as an advisor and consultant, focused on technology driven growth and innovation strategies for both middle market and large corporations and advisor to startup companies. She is highly regarded for her innovative thinking, leadership, and ability to deliver results. Ms. Gambale has served on over 20 Public and Private boards including: JetBlue (NASDAQ-JBLU), Motive (NASDAQ-MOTV), Piper Jaffray (NYSE-PJC), Workbrain (TSE-WB), Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ-SNCR), ), and IQ Financial (Chairman). She is always a member of the Audit Committee, and often serves as Compensation, Transaction or Technology Committee Chair. Ms. Gambale currently serves as a Director for: JetBlue (NASDAQ-JBLU) and Compensation Committee Chair and Audit Committee member, Dundee Global Corp. (TSX-DC.A) also member of Nominating and Governance, Compensation and Audit, and First Derivatives (LSE-FDP.L)also Audit Committee Chair. As a former senior operating executive of Global Corporations, she held senior management positions (including CIO) at: Merrill Lynch, Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank and Marsh & McLennan. Additionally, Ms. Gambale was the Head of Deutsche Bank Strategic Ventures, and subsequently a General Partner at Deutsche Bank Capital until founding Azimuth Partners in 2003. She is also the Board President of the Newport Music Festival and adjunct faculty member at Columbia University and Mentor for Columbia University’s Masters in Technology Leadership. She is a frequent lecturer and keynote speaker on the strategic use of emerging technologies. Ms. Gambale resides in CT with her two children and husband Dr. Austin W. Feeney.
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About Azimuth Partners: A strategic advisory firm, developing corporate strategy and orchestrating successful exits for companies via M&A and IPO.
Alastair Hall
Managing Director of Howells Associates Ltd
Alastair joined Howells in 1999 as a Client Services Consultant. Providing account management on key client accounts, he has worked in a number of roles helping Howells to earn their reputation for providing bespoke and flexible solutions for their clients. In January 2009, Alastair was appointed Managing Director of Howells Associates Ltd with overall responsibility for the strategic development and delivery of their extensive range of services.
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About Howells Associates Ltd: Howells Associates have provided innovative and market leading services for share scheme administration.
Tyler Wax
Co-Founder & Managing Director of CopperHill Consulting
Tyler is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sales for CopperHill Consulting. With over 8 years of experience selling cloud based software and services, Tyler has served in sales and business development leadership roles in a number of industries including; Solution selling for a salesforce.com consulting, implementation, training and services company, cloud-based patch management and asset tracking systems and cloud based (MDM) mobile device management solution. Tyler strongly believes that success is largely driven by trust and communication. He has found that if there is trust with a client, then the potential for growth has no limit. To help build the foundation for success it is pivotal to listen to your client and make it a focus to create a clear path for communication, growth and opulence. Tyler holds a BA in African American Studies and History from the University of Rhode Island. Go Rhody Rams!
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About CopperHill Consulting: CopperHill Consulting is a business focused technology consulting firm specializing in cloud based solutions.
Warner Fite
Managing Director of AEG Partners
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About AEG Partners: AEG is a boutique business advisory firm specializing in strategic business transformation.
Abbas Shahid Baqir
Entrepreneur , Information Security Consultant and Managing Director at Student Shelter In Computers of Student Shelter In Computers
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About Student Shelter In Computers, Student Shelter In Computers: Student Shelter In Computers Provides IT Trainings Microsoft , Cisco , IT Security Certification & Hacking Training in Lahore Pakistan
Abbas Shahid Baqir
Entrepreneur , Information Security Consultant and Managing Director at Student Shelter In Computers of Student Shelter In Computers
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About Student Shelter In Computers, Student Shelter In Computers: Student Shelter In Computers Provides IT Trainings Microsoft , Cisco , IT Security Certification & Hacking Training in Lahore Pakistan
Jim Rutherfurd
Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations and Communications of Pinebrook Consulting
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About Pinebrook Consulting: Provides Migration Services, architecture/design, and training to companies requiring robust, cost-effective solutions
Jim Rutherfurd
Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations and Communications of Pinebrook Consulting
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About Pinebrook Consulting: Provides Migration Services, architecture/design, and training to companies requiring robust, cost-effective solutions
Matthew Nelson
Managing Director of ChurchBox
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About ChurchBox: A fully managed service, hosted in the cloud, that can be easily integrated into your website.
Matthew Nelson
Managing Director of ChurchBox
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About ChurchBox: A fully managed service, hosted in the cloud, that can be easily integrated into your website.
