Global Advisory Directory

- Advised 400+ startups over nearly a decade as a Talent Partner at Google Ventures (GV)
- Operator-turned-coach with 20+ years of experience in org design, talent strategy, and scaling teams
- Served as trusted operating partner for a $600M follow-on portfolio, driving execution across high-growth teams
- Advised hiring, onboarding, and culture systems for startups scaling from seed to Series B
- Led org design, comp strategy, performance systems, and leadership development for 7 enterprise AI startups growing from 50 to 500+
- Former Data Specialist on the Talent Acquisition team at Google X, supporting moonshot-scale hiring

- Founding team member of Flipagram and TikTok
- President & COO at Glo; led turnaround to $20M+ ARR
- Scaled teams and operations across U.S. and APAC
- Raised $3M+ as a founder and supported VC fundraising efforts
- Operator and advisor to multiple venture-backed startups
- Led international expansion for well known tech companies
- Experience with EOS, OKRs, and org design
- Deep cross-functional leadership: ops, finance, HR, legal, CX
- Mentor at 500 Global and Endeavor
- Fractional executive with a track record of unlocking growth and clarity

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- Stanford trained physician with a specialty in Orthopedic Surgery

- MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg school of management

- Ex-Centene department of international markets

- Fractional COO/Executive for device/biotech/digital health including Rheoxtech, Inomagen Therapeutics, 3Helix, Innoblative Designs, NSite Medical, Maddison Scientific, and more

- Venture Advisor/Venture Partner to Alumni Ventures, ATOMS VC, OCA Ventures, Erez Capital

- Managing Partner Syndicate Health

- General Partner Zayn Ventures

- Founder and CEO of Luci Health

- Slack 2017 to present (ML Engineer. Manager and Director)
- Airbnb 2015 - 2017 (ML Data Scientist)
- Masters in Statistics @ University of Chicago 2014-52015
- Acumen LLC 2011 - 2013 (Policy Associate)

- SVP, Global Head of Strategic Growth & Ventures at Edgevana, driving enterprise expansion and innovation in distributed infrastructure, Web3, and AI.

- Formerly led Airbnb’s Global Platform org, shaping digital, customer experience, and GenAI strategies for millions of users worldwide.

- Ex-Senior Director at LinkedIn, managing 180+ team members across global tech ops and enterprise systems.

- Former Global Director of Product at eBay, leading customer-first strategies and major tech transformations.

- Proven leader in AI, LLMs, and innovation with deep expertise in scaling global teams and platforms across top tech companies such as Airbnb, LinkedIn and Ebay.

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- Founder at WiredTiger

- VP of Engineering at MongoDB

- Founding VP of MongoDB Labs / Research

- Architect at Sleepycat Software / Oracle- Professor of Practice at the University of Sydney

- PhD in Computer Science studying database transactions- Best Paper, Test of Time and System Awards from ACM SIGMOD

- Angel investor and philanthropist for ~5 years

- 30+ years of software industry experience

- 10+ years as software executive in handling complex, large scale technical challenges

- Pragmatic architecture with AI powered innovations

- Combination of leading Product Innovation and Technical execution

- Experience with Product (Airbnb, Intuit, Citrix) and Service (Union Pacific Railroad, First Data) organizations to help startups find the right balance

- 20 years in Tech: Airbnb, LivingSocial, IAC

- 10+ years in Marketplaces with a focus in sustainable travel, travel & lifestyle

I've led supply growth strategy across regions, and created the visions for Airbnb's Animal Experiences, Online Experiences, and Sustainable Stays.

- Global Head of Product Design for insurtech bolttech (raised $500m in Series A/B)
- Led design & innovation teams for Fortune 500 clients in Accenture Song
- Mentor & Advisor for NewCampus

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5 years in venture capital

- First Talent Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (crypto) and Chapter One

-  Provided post-investment support to portfolio companies

- Diverse background in various company stages and roles

- First talent and HR lead at imo.im and Chronicled

- Early employee at Zynga

- Initial talent team member at Klarna in Stockholm (now 5000+ employees)

- One of the first 10 recruiters on the Google Cloud team

- Expertise in non-technical support for startupsPeople operations: Implementing recruiting infrastructure, managing the recruiting process (sourcing, screening, interviewing, hiring)

- Compensation and culture: Developing compensation strategies and fostering a culture of people excellence

- Fractional Growth Lead / Growth Marketing Consultant

- Director of Advertiser Growth at Matchmade

- Specialises in CRM-focused growth strategies for businesses

EngineeringExperiences:

- Over 30 years of experience converting ideas into market-impacting products.

- CertiPath's TrustVisitor: Developed a product for digital trust and security.

- Aristotle International: Created SaaS solutions for campaigns, PACs, and advocacy organizations.

- Poppy Bridal: Developed SaaS offerings for bridal stores.

- My second book is out in 2024 and will be published by Penguin Random House

- My work and thought leadership has been featured in AICD, The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Grazia and more

- Fractional VP for Partnerships
- General Partner @ 007 Venture Partners
- Founder @ Bond & Partners
- Early @ Airbnb, built and led Airbnb for Work in ANZ
- Product Marketing @ Microsoft & MAR Robotics
- Ex Founder @ Harvestly & Tom Ascott

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EngineeringExperiences:

- an executive MBA candidate and will soon complete the Company's Directors Course of the Australian Institute of Directors.

- A “full stack marketer” and marketing technologist.

- Mentor to entrepreneurs at several startup accelerator programs.

- Currently an in-house Growth Advisor to portfolio companies at Mucker Capital and MuckerLab.

- Strategy & Analytics Leader @ Zoomo, Uber & Turo
-  Big fan of Lime bikes, Uber Green and active transport
- Putting the world's 1.5 billion cars to better use"

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- Entrepreneur in Residence at Accelerating Asia

- Asia’s top VC Accelerator program

- Coached over 40 pre-series-A companies as they raise money, double their revenue.

- Landed my first exit (IPO) while running advertising technology at Renren.com (“The Facebook of China”) in 2011.

- Run syndicates for impact aligned startups at https://www.particlealliance.com.

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- Founder at Projectadoc.

- Software Engineer at Google.

- Co-Founder and CTO at Abbra.

- Extensive experience in typography and computer graphics coding.

- Represented Google as the HTML editor at the W3C.

- Built teams spanning chip design and diverse software applications.

- Skilled in handling contracts and legal aspects of business, including IP protection.

- Current startup focuses on next-generation web products.

- Won the 2022 Hyperledger Global Challenge

Speaker at:

- University Research Blockchain Institute

- Fields Institute for Research in Mathematics

- Authored a chapter on Blockchain Cybersecurity in a book on Blockchain for Life Sciences

- Professor for Blockchain Develop Program at George Brown College

- Technical Lead for Cybersecurity Research Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University

- Experienced Software Development Executive

- Focus on decentralized systems, full-stack, and mobile integration

- Blockchain and Self-Sovereign Identity Technology Leader

- Specializes in verifiable credentials, IoT, and healthcare