Professional Summary

Senior NYC-based executive from top schools with financial services, digital marketing, fintech and consumer marketing experience.  Currently consulting for start-ups and VC portfolio companies. Strategy, analysis and presentation skills honed early in large corporate environments. Enthusiastic and purposeful networker.

Extensive on the ground, international, customer-facing experience in China, Middle East, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

Industry concentrations include fintech, agtech, insurtech, network hardware, blockchain/cryptocurrencies, online trading, cross-border stock brokerage and varied early stage start-ups.

Senior Adviser – Marketing and Strategy

Pivotal Capital Consulting Inc.

Selected engagements:
– Senior Advisor and Chief Strategy Officer, Arbol Markets Inc. Disruptive Agtech/Insurtech solution driven by parametric crop insurance.

– Chief Marketing Officer: Metamako. Planning and implementation of all marketing for a growing early stage trade-tech network hardware manufacturer, serving the top high frequency trading firms globally. Key areas: Product Positioning, Brand Messaging, Content Marketing, Social Media, PR/Press relations, trade show/event marketing, market research.

– Venture Capital: Led negotiations for acquisition of an award winning fintech app with 1MM downloads.

– Board Member and CMO: Muddy Tyre, CurrencySpot, early stage mobile apps.

Prior to Pivotal Capital Consulting:

Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer

WorldWideMarkets Online Trading/TAB Networks

Director, International Sales and Marketing

iRobot CORPORATION

UNILEVER BESTFOODS

Promoted five times in roles ranging from classic brand management on iconic global brands to international business development.

EDUCATION
COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL, New York, NY
MBA – Marketing, International Business
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA
BA – Economics

PERSONAL

Varsity college track runner. Lived and worked in Hong Kong for two years. Proficient in French and Cantonese.  Have visited about seventy countries (mostly for work). Enjoy trail running, investing, deer and waterfowl hunting, ancestry.com, dog-handling and Jeopardy.  Published an article about hunting wild boar in New Zealand. 

Outside Leadership roles:

Chief, VIP Hospitality – The Penn Relays. World’s oldest and largest track meet. 

Steering Committee Member – The Penn Relays. 

Member and Committee Chair – Penn Track and Field Alumni Board

Committee Chair – Penn Track and Field student-athlete mentoring program

Cubmaster – Troop 1, Manhattan – Boy Scouts of America

Member – Chapter Advisory Board – Phi Delta Theta Fraternity