Invests in
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$10,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,000,000.00
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Work Experience
2023
VP, Strategy & Planning
2023
Responsibilities include Corporate strategy, Markets strategy, Corporate planning, Pricing & Packaging, Portfolio, Growth Transformation initiatives, and PMI
2023
Advisory Board Member
2023
providers of the leading employee offboarding platform for HR, legal and finance teams
2017 - 2023
Board Member
2017 - 2023
MLA’s Hire an Esquire is the leading tech-enabled, automated marketplace for legal staffing and recruiting, with more than 15,000 attorneys and legal professionals in our network and >2% of the active U.S. attorney population on their network
2021 - 2023
Board Observer
2021 - 2023
OwnID is the leading next-gen passwordless identity platform for enterprises
2013 - 2023
SVP, SAP and General Manager, SAP.iO
2020 - 2023
As General Manager of SAP.iO, I am privileged to lead SAP's strategic business unit for building high growth Ventures that can have $1B+ market cap impact in a 5-10 year time horizon, in enterprise areas including Sustainability, Finance, Commerce, Procurement, and Future of Work. Current businesses include: * Sustainability: SAP Greentoken, SAP ReCommerce, Everloop by SAP, EarthCommerce by SAP * Finance: Paid Promptly by SAP, Tax Eye by SAP * Procurement: Source Agent by SAP * Future of Work: Brilliant Hire by SAP I also oversaw the spinout of OwnID, an emerging leader in passwordless security.
SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, SAP and Managing Director, SAP.iO
2019 - 2020
As Head of Corporate Strategy I lead a team responsible for developing and aligning long-term strategy across various SAP organizational (board) areas, including Cloud and Application strategy, Go-to-market strategy, Technology, and SAP’s Lines of Business. The team combines both a deep understanding of enterprise software with a structured approach to problem-solving that drives unique insights and an ability to help "see around corners". Our understanding of where adjacent opportunities and disruption may come is informed by many sources, including the startup ecosystem, and particularly through SAP.iO, SAP’s strategic business unit focused on accelerating innovations and pathfinding new areas relevant to SAP and its customers. As Managing Director of SAP.iO, my responsibilities include the SAP.iO Fund (SAP’s early stage startup investment fund) and the SAP.iO Foundries, our global network of equity-free startup accelerators. * The SAP.iO Fund invests in B2B software startups, and has invested in 30+ companies to-date * The SAP.iO Foundries are in-residence programs (now in 11 global startup hubs) that offer a 3 fold value proposition: * Curated mentorships from experts internal and external to SAP * Exposure to SAP technologies and support for accelerating integrations to SAP systems * Opportunities to meet and Collaborate with SAO customers In addition, SAP.iO supports SAP.iO No Boundaries, SAP’s unique commitment to supporting inclusive entrepreneurship in the B2B software industry. By 2023, SAP.iO has committed to support more than 200 startups founded or led by under-represented entrepreneurs, and will dedicate up to 40% of the investible capital in the SAP.iO Fund to invest in startups founded or led by under-represented entrepreneurs in tech
SVP and Managing Director, SAP.iO
2016 - 2020
As Managing Director for SAP.iO, I am responsible for investing in and accelerating early-stage external startup innovation - the next gen "Rising Stars" in enterprise SW who can strategically expand the SAP ecosystem around SAP applications, technologies, and digital platform. My responsibilities include: -- the SAP.iO Fund - making direct investments in early stage (Seed to Series A) B2B startups that are building solutions that enable customers to further realize value from their investments in SAP. We have made 30+ investments to-date, board observer at companies including Plum.io -- the SAP.iO Foundries – our global network of top-tier, equity-free, intensive programs for B2B startups, including accelerators, that provide them access to curated mentorship, exposure to SAP technologies and APIs, and opportunities to collaborate with SAP customers. SAP.iO Foundries are in major startup hubs including Berlin, New York, San Francisco, Paris, and Tel Aviv. We currently accelerate 100+ startups annually
Global Vice President, Cloud Product and Platform Strategy, Corporate Strategy Group
2014 - 2016
I am a Global VP of Corporate Strategy focused on Cloud Product and Platform Strategy. My team's strategic responsibilities cover the following areas: - Cloud Product (database, analytics, and LoB-focused) - Cloud Platform - Business Network - Global Partner Operations / Ecosystem - Startup Innovation / Incubation - Internet of Things (IoT)
Global Go-To-Market Strategy Lead for Industry and Ecosystem
2014 - 2015
Head of Go-to-Market Strategy for Americas
2013 - 2014
2018 - 2023
Board Observer
2018 - 2023
Plum is a leader in next-gen talent management and talent attraction, enabling better talent decisions with proven science. Using a single psychometric assessment, Plum brings objectivity to talent decisions across the employee lifecycle.
2019 - 2023
Board Member
2019 - 2023
The DePaul ID Lab partners and collaborates with clients to provide excellent service on turning innovative ideas into functional and testable prototypes at a quick turnaround.
2012 - 2013
Head of Strategy, Office of the President
2012 - 2013
2009 - 2012
Senior Principal, Value Engineering
2009 - 2012
2009 - 2009
Co-Founder
2009 - 2009