Well, what can I tell you… I build companies and teams at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Prior to my current role, I helped build new products and companies from Joy Labs and Techstars Studio, and helped launch Magic Leap as one of its first product managers. I worked on MasterCard’s developer program and Percolate’s ecosystem, I co-founded a company that was acquired and worked for Apple when Steve Jobs was running the show.

I am a global facilitator and organizer for Startup Weekend. I mentor entrepreneurs independently and through organizations such as Techstars, First Round Capital, and SAP.io; plus, I enjoy volunteering for a variety of other causes! I have previously served as an elected legislator.

I enjoy good food. I’m a pretty good consumer of it, though I cook once in a while. I love to travel, mostly for regional culture, architectural design, and the great outdoors. Music is another enjoyment of mine, but don’t ask me to name particular songs/scores or artists/composers. Photography helps me capture nature’s patterns.

I am a proud alumnus of UConn and previously served on the board of the university itself as well as its foundation.

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