Des Moines, Iowa
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
(2000 - 2004)
(1996 - 2000)
2022
2022
ManchesterStory is a rapidly growing venture capital firm partnering with market-leading startups in the InsurTech, FinTech and HealthTech sectors.
2020
2020
2012
2012
Seed stage investing. Investments to date include: * theSkimm (2012) - http://theskimm.com/ * Seven Sundays (2014) - https://www.sevensundays.com/ * AnyMod (2015) - https://anymod.com * Airlift (2019) - https://airlifttech.com/ * Patch (2020) - https://www.usepatch.com/ * Ruby Money (2021) - https://www.rubymoney.us/ * Hummingbirds (2023) - https://www.hummingbirds.com/
2019 - 2022
2019 - 2022
The Global Insurance Accelerator is a mentor-driven business accelerator designed to foster innovation in the insurance industry by supporting insurtech startups targeting the global insurance industry. Startups: this is not your typical accelerator. Our investors are insurance carriers, our mentors are primarily insurance executives. Participating with our program is a highly strategic decision to find product-market fit and do customer discovery faster than you could ever do on your own.
2018 - 2021
2018 - 2021
2018 - 2018
Techstars Chicago 2018 Speeko is an automated verbal communication analysis and training platform for the workforce. Speeko enables professionals and organizations to measure and improve their verbal communication. The app listens to how you speak and provides objective feedback on things like pace, pitch, and word choice. Speeko is on a mission to reimagine traditional communication training and coach leaders using data and actionable insights.
2012 - 2017
2016 - 2017
2015 - 2015
2015 - 2015
2014 - 2015
2012 - 2014
2012 - 2012
2004 - 2011
2007 - 2011
2005 - 2007
2004 - 2005
2003 - 2003
2003 - 2003
Under the leadership of Richard L. Sandor, who is widely recognized as the "father of financial futures": * Involved in the launch of the world’s first voluntary greenhouse gas emissions electronic trading market for carbon dioxide * Conducted research on, and marketed the CCX to, potential new members, such as the University of Iowa and multiple Fortune 100 companies * Assisted in writing and review of the CCX policy handbook, proposals, studies, articles and presentations