Experience

Resolute Ventures

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

• Partner

  • Sep 2023 - 4 months

  Resolute Ventures is a national venture capital firm that leads pre-seed and seed stage financings. Our portfolio includes AppZen, Bark & Company (NYSE: BARK), Color Genomics, Greenhouse, Hello Heart, Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN), Shortcut, Whoop and Sunrise (acqd. by MSFT). Our mission is to build and enable a peer network of Resolute Founders who: share a certain entrepreneurial spirit and energy; are driven by a need to work on things that matter; are unafraid to dream big; are founders… Show more Resolute Ventures is a national venture capital firm that leads pre-seed and seed stage financings. Our portfolio includes AppZen, Bark & Company (NYSE: BARK), Color Genomics, Greenhouse, Hello Heart, Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN), Shortcut, Whoop and Sunrise (acqd. by MSFT). Our mission is to build and enable a peer network of Resolute Founders who: share a certain entrepreneurial spirit and energy; are driven by a need to work on things that matter; are unafraid to dream big; are founders whom we think have a better chance than most to actually achieve those dreams; and who believe being connected to a group of like-minded founders will help them succeed. Show less



Fractal Software

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Apr 2022 - Sep 2023

  Fractal develops and finances the next generation of vertical SaaS startups.



Function

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Founder

  • Dec 2019 - Sep 2023

  Miami, Florida, United States Function is an investor syndicate, connecting South Florida’s private wealth community with early stage technology investment opportunities. Portfolio includes Constrafor, Galatea Bio, Hemlane, Kushki, Leapfin, Pod Foods, Seek AI, Stashpad, and Truv.



Self

• Angel Investor & Advisor

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2023

  Angel investor and advisor to startups and VC firms including Runa HR, Vimcal, Rime, Aprende, Blanket, Knight Foundation, TheVentureCity, and Chingona Ventures.



Lightspeed

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Scout

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2022

  Venture scout for Lightspeed Venture Partners, focusing on pre-seed and seed stage companies. Scout check portfolio includes Arrive, Blanket, Mymo, Pacto, Sawa, Seek AI, and Vinco.



Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Principal

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area Venture investor for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative focusing primarily on education. Portfolio included Andela, AltSchool, Bridge International Academies, Brightwheel, BYJU's, Ellevation Education, MasteryConnect, Newsela, Raise.me, Sawyer, Varsity Tutors, and Volley Labs.



Clever Inc.

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Enterprise Account Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  San Francisco Bay Area Worked closely with leading education technology companies to ensure they had seamless data connections and instant login access with the largest school districts in the country. Leveraged SQL and data visualization tools to build customer-facing data dashboards. Owned relationships with organizations such as NWEA, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Instructure, DreamBox Learning, MasteryConnect, Learning.com, Learning A-Z, Edmentum, and myON.



Providence Equity Partners

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Private Equity Associate

  • Mar 2011 - Aug 2013

  Providence, RI Worked with portfolio companies and executed investments in the education, gaming, mobile payments, and media sectors. Portfolio companies included Blackboard (original deal team, acquired MoodleRooms), Univision, ZeniMax Media, Galileo Global Education (original deal team, acquired IEU in Mexico), and Miller Heiman (original deal team). Board observer for Blackboard, Univision, Galileo Global Education, and Miller Heiman.



New Mountain Capital

• United States
• Investment Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Private Equity Associate

  • Aug 2010 - Mar 2011

  New York, NY Executed private equity and credit investment opportunities and worked with portfolio companies in a wide range of sectors, including technology, government services, chemicals, and gaming. Executed $65M add-on acquisition of Escalate Retail, a multi-channel retail software vendor, for RedPrairie, a supply chain management company.



J.P. Morgan

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2010

  New York, NY Advised and assisted clients in all aspects of M&A execution across a range of industries, including media, sports, chemicals, real estate, energy, healthcare, and financial institutions. Subset of deals include: Advised Tribune on $845M sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and its stake in CSN Chicago Advised Cablevision on the spin-off of its Madison Square Garden business Advised Air Products & Chemicals on its $5.9 billion hostile takeover bid for Airgas Advised J.P… Show more Advised and assisted clients in all aspects of M&A execution across a range of industries, including media, sports, chemicals, real estate, energy, healthcare, and financial institutions. Subset of deals include: Advised Tribune on $845M sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and its stake in CSN Chicago Advised Cablevision on the spin-off of its Madison Square Garden business Advised Air Products & Chemicals on its $5.9 billion hostile takeover bid for Airgas Advised J.P. Morgan on its acquisition of RBS Sempra's commodities trading business Show less