Experience

Olive Tree Ridge

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal, Venture Capital

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  New York, New York, United States Emerging Market Fund I - in partnership with Village Capital The OTR Emerging Market Fund I invests in early-stage startups at the forefront of financial services, healthcare, agriculture, and the future of work in Africa and Latin America.



Textbook Ventures

• Australia
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Limited Partner

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  New York, New York, United States


Manymoons
• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Angel Investor

  • Nov 2021 - Present


Embodied, Inc.

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Angel Investor

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Pasadena, California, United States Embodied Inc. is a leading robotics and AI company creating robots to revolutionize human-centric care and wellness by enhancing quality of life for individuals and families.



SKU'd Ventures

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Limited Partner

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  New York, United States



Overplay

• United States
• Mobile Gaming Apps
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Angel Investor

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  New York, United States



CB Insights

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Lead Analyst

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

  New York, United States As a Senior Lead Analyst on the consumer & retail team, I monitor capital investment activity across several key consumer and retail technology markets. My research informs strategic build, buy, and partner decisions for digital innovation, corporate venture, and business strategy teams. Areas of focus include: - E-Commerce and DTC enablement tech - Digital marketing & ad tech - Fitness, consumer wearables, and wellness tech - Home automation and connected devices



Garni, Inc. (trygarni.com)

• Founder and CEO

  • Oct 2018 - Nov 2021

  New York, NY Garni is redefining beauty as freedom at Garni, and we’ve crafted soft, luxurious, truly comfortable leg-wear that moves freely with our bodies. I founded Garni, built a cross-functional team, and launched the digitally native consumer brand in just 10 months. My work has included managing Garni’s visual identity, digital marketing strategy, logistics strategy, and providing the overall vision. Our successes to date have included thousands of product sales to happy customers, key… Show more Garni is redefining beauty as freedom at Garni, and we’ve crafted soft, luxurious, truly comfortable leg-wear that moves freely with our bodies. I founded Garni, built a cross-functional team, and launched the digitally native consumer brand in just 10 months. My work has included managing Garni’s visual identity, digital marketing strategy, logistics strategy, and providing the overall vision. Our successes to date have included thousands of product sales to happy customers, key partnerships (The Skimm, Rent the Runway, ShopTalk), acceptance into competitive entrepreneurship programs (Startup Leadership Program, Project Entrepreneur, The Point25 Initiative), and press in Fast Company and BRIT+CO. Show less



Variance Group, Inc.

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Consumer Card Product

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

  New York, NY Variance Group was a consumer lending FinTech startup ($1M+ pre-seed investment) focused on a consumer credit card designed to provide credit to users with limited credit history. I joined the founding team as their first employee to lead product efforts with responsibility for defining the product vision and strategy, identifying pain points and target audiences through market research, authoring product docs and user stories, roadmap and backlog, building financial models for B2B and B2C… Show more Variance Group was a consumer lending FinTech startup ($1M+ pre-seed investment) focused on a consumer credit card designed to provide credit to users with limited credit history. I joined the founding team as their first employee to lead product efforts with responsibility for defining the product vision and strategy, identifying pain points and target audiences through market research, authoring product docs and user stories, roadmap and backlog, building financial models for B2B and B2C, etc. The company was acquihired by a large bank and the team moved to London prior to product launch, and I decided to remain in New York. Show less



Startup Leadership Program

• United States
• Education Administration Programs

• NYC Fellow

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2018

  Greater New York City Area The Startup Leadership Program (SLP) is a highly selective, 80-hour, 6-month world-class training program and lifetime network for outstanding founders, leaders, and innovators who want to become top startup CEOs.



Tuhaye Venture Partners

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venture Capital Analyst

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  New York, NY Tuhaye Partners (formerly KiwiVenture Partners) is a pre-seed VC fund. My internship focused on due diligence, drafting press releases, and preparing investment memos for limited partners. I also customized and streamlined the CRM development intake process for potential investments.



Deutsche Bank

• Germany
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President

  • 2015 - 2016

  New York, NY I was recruited by Deutsche Bank to provide subject matter expertise on liquidity risk and to manage a high profile audit, leading a four-member team.



Bank of America Merrill Lynch

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President

  • 2007 - 2015

  New York, NY In this role I led a cross-functional team including offshore resources and partnered with Treasury, Technology, Data, Project Management, and Regulators. My projects included serving as Project Lead/Product Owner for build of treasury deposit reporting and data integrity solutions created in response to increased regulatory requirements for data. I was responsible for strategy for building features, data rule sets, and regulatory reporting to meet compliance requirements. Other… Show more In this role I led a cross-functional team including offshore resources and partnered with Treasury, Technology, Data, Project Management, and Regulators. My projects included serving as Project Lead/Product Owner for build of treasury deposit reporting and data integrity solutions created in response to increased regulatory requirements for data. I was responsible for strategy for building features, data rule sets, and regulatory reporting to meet compliance requirements. Other work included revenue/expense analysis of subscription service charges, occupancy costs, and unrecoverable items that identified $300k in potential cost savings. I also advised on 75 M&A deals, share repurchase, and recapitalizations. Show less