Experience

Merage Alumni & Startup competition

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer and C-Level Leadership Mentor

  • Nov 2005 - Present

  - Leadership mentor to CEOs and Founders - Teach high-level workshops to established CEOs/entrepreneurs on how to work with the board of directors, attract investment capital, position their products and present their companies to markets, customers and investors - Serve as mentor to C-level executives, providing strategic advice on how to define the financial opportunity, develop distribution plans and grow their businesses - Mentoring across industries including financial services; technology; new media; cyber and homeland security; life sciences; medical devices; clean tech; and food tech Show less



Vancouver Economic Commission

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Of Directors

  • 2011 - Nov 2019

  - Oversee the strategic direction of the City of Vancouver's economic development activities - Provide oversight and governance to ensure that new and existing initiatives are a good use of resources - Review and provide advice on plans to attract and retain a strong employment base - Provide advice and oversight for key initiatives to ensure compliance with the city's long-term objectives - Oversee the strategic direction of the City of Vancouver's economic development activities - Provide oversight and governance to ensure that new and existing initiatives are a good use of resources - Review and provide advice on plans to attract and retain a strong employment base - Provide advice and oversight for key initiatives to ensure compliance with the city's long-term objectives



Armored Wolf Family Holdings

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO (Interim)

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2011

  - Retained to create and launch a hedge fund pursuing a global macro strategy emphasizing real assets and emerging markets. - Retained to create and launch a hedge fund pursuing a global macro strategy emphasizing real assets and emerging markets.



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Board of Trustees, Executive Committee

  • Sep 2006 - Jul 2011

  - Support and guide the strategy and execution of the University's PhD, MBA, programs and undergraduate business degree programs - University of California, Irvine consistently ranks among the top 10% of all AACSB-accredited programs - Guest Lecturer to MBA students on leadership - Coach and judge for the Business Plan Competition and MBA War Games - Board Member and Founding Member of the Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Support and guide the strategy and execution of the University's PhD, MBA, programs and undergraduate business degree programs - University of California, Irvine consistently ranks among the top 10% of all AACSB-accredited programs - Guest Lecturer to MBA students on leadership - Coach and judge for the Business Plan Competition and MBA War Games - Board Member and Founding Member of the Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship



WPP

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Investor, Member Board of Directors (formerly ZAAZ)

  • Sep 2000 - Dec 2010

  - Advisor and partner in creating the turn-around strategy that transformed the company into one of the largest digital agencies in the world - Worked with bankers during critical transitional moments during the company's transformation and growth - Board of Director offering strategy and business direction - Attracted and retained a large, national investment banking company to represent the company - Served as the lead partner on the eventual sale to Wunderman/WPP Worldwide - ZAAZ currently operates under the name of Possible (www.possible.com) which is the largest global web agency Show less



Segerstrom Center for the Arts

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Investment Committee

  • Jun 2003 - Dec 2007

  - Provided board oversight of the Center for the Arts complex presenting a wide variety of national and international productions of music, dance and theater - The Center owns and operates the following venues: 3,000 seat Concert Hall; 2,000 seat Symphony Concert Hall; 250 seat Founders Hall; and the500 seat Samueli theater. - Provided board oversight of the Center for the Arts complex presenting a wide variety of national and international productions of music, dance and theater - The Center owns and operates the following venues: 3,000 seat Concert Hall; 2,000 seat Symphony Concert Hall; 250 seat Founders Hall; and the500 seat Samueli theater.



WM Group of Funds

• Investment Management

• Chair of the Board and CEO

  • Sep 1999 - Jan 2005

  - Business-line Chairman and CEO of WM Advisors, WM Distributor and WM Shareholder Services - Grew mutual fund assets under management by 110% to $28+ billion through various distribution channels - Selected by Barron's as a top 10 performing mutual fund complex nationally (moved from #61 to #5 in 3 years). - Generated top 10 performing bank broker/dealer business results nationally - Incorporated the WaMu brand into the Financial Services Group - Integrated two major acquisitions and leveraged best practices when consolidating businesses Show less



W M Financial Services

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Chair of the Board and CEO

  • Sep 1999 - Jan 2005

  - Oversaw all aspects of a national broker/dealer and insurance agency - Led diverse distribution and product strategies including: dedicated Series 7, Registered Bank Employee, national mutual fund channel, Internet and telephone trading - Directed 3,500 employees (including 2,000+ dual-licensed FTE) - Oversaw all aspects of a national broker/dealer and insurance agency - Led diverse distribution and product strategies including: dedicated Series 7, Registered Bank Employee, national mutual fund channel, Internet and telephone trading - Directed 3,500 employees (including 2,000+ dual-licensed FTE)



JPMorgan Chase & Co.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Vice President, Financial Services Group (formerly WM)

  • Sep 1999 - Jan 2005

  - Oversaw all aspects of a $400+ million (revenues) Financial Services Group, which generated $102 million net income - Chair of the Board and CEO for the following businesses: WM Financial Services (broker/dealer); WM Advisors, WM Distributors, and WM Shareholder Services (the Fund complex); and Washington Mutual Insurance Agency (property and casualty agency) - Responsible for investments of ~$60 billion - Oversaw all aspects of a $400+ million (revenues) Financial Services Group, which generated $102 million net income - Chair of the Board and CEO for the following businesses: WM Financial Services (broker/dealer); WM Advisors, WM Distributors, and WM Shareholder Services (the Fund complex); and Washington Mutual Insurance Agency (property and casualty agency) - Responsible for investments of ~$60 billion



Main Street Trading

• Aliso Viejo, CA

• President

  • Oct 1998 - Sep 1999

  - Directed all aspects of 5 commodities firms generating $20+ million in profits - Managed businesses included: Main Street Trading (retail full service), Newell Discount (retail discount), Sterling (retail high net worth), Intellifutures (online and telephone trading) and MS Commercial (institutional and retail hedging). Increased 1999 profitability 42% - Retained investment banking firm that ultimately sold the business - Directed all aspects of 5 commodities firms generating $20+ million in profits - Managed businesses included: Main Street Trading (retail full service), Newell Discount (retail discount), Sterling (retail high net worth), Intellifutures (online and telephone trading) and MS Commercial (institutional and retail hedging). Increased 1999 profitability 42% - Retained investment banking firm that ultimately sold the business



PNC

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • 1994 - 1998

  - Oversaw and directed all aspects of PNC Investments, a multi-state retail broker/dealer and PNC Securities a Public Finance / Institutional Municipal Finance - Member of the Office of the Chairman for an asset management and private banking businesses - Led broker/dealer reorganization - Turned $6 million loss into $20 million annual profit and drove revenue growth from $24 million to $85 million in three years - Improved profit margins from <10%> to 24% and added $50+ million in profits - Consolidated three businesses, negotiated sale of fourth business and acquired/merged two businesses - Directed all aspects of the retail broker/dealer and municipal finance businesses including sales, marketing, product, underwriting, operations and compliance. Directed 450 FTE - Appeared frequently on CNBC, CNN, Nightly Business Report and Fox News - Sourced and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, USA Today, and Money Magazine Show less



Bank of America

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • 1987 - 1994

  - Directed sales and marketing for Bank of America's Global Private Bank - Products included investment advisory, trust and banking products. - Reorganized sales, marketing and product management for $225 million global private bank - Regional Director for BA Investment Services (broker/dealer) - Key leader in broker dealer startup and growth to $160 million - Averaged 125% of goal annually - Directed 120 FTE - Created and implemented company-wide sales management discipline - Doubled salesperson productivity Show less