Hiroshi Wald

Current

• Managing Director at Austral Capital Partners
• Program Chair at MIT/Stanford Venture Lab
• Chairman at The Wald Group

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Past

• Managing Director at Competitive Insights
• Product and Business Development Executive Consultant at Knowledge Networks
• President and Chief Executive Officer at Zingdata (acquired by Knowledge Networks)

• Principal at The Wald Group
• Strategic Services Manager at Hill and Knowlton
• Fellow in Public Affairs Leadership at Coro Foundation
• Staff Assistant, Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Liaison and Presidential Advance at The White House

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Hiroshi Wald’s Experience

• Managing Director

  Austral Capital Partners

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  February 2009 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  Lead US operations for early stage venture fund focused on identifying and developing high potential entrepreneurs in high growth industries in the US and in Latin America.

• Program Chair

  MIT/Stanford Venture Lab

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  Oversee programs for VLAB, which hosts the largest ongoing gathering of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and thought leaders at our monthly events at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Each event gathers the leading minds in technology to discuss an idea or trend that will have a significant impact upon the tech industry.
  
  • Manage 10 annual events serving a community of 25,000 Silicon Valley influencers.
  • Direct programs with topics ranging from crowdsourcing to the electric vehicle infrastructure to cloud computing.
  • Liaison with top tier VCs and angel investors, entrepreneurs and technology CEOs.

• Chairman

  The Wald Group

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  April 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  Co-founder of product development and management consultancy providing market insight, requirements development, international project management, product design, creative and MarCom counsel to CEOs and senior technology, information and media executives. Deliver:
  
  • Sales and business development consulting.
  • Market influencer interviews.
  • Customer feedback models and data.
  • Competitive analysis.
  • Creative use of research to drive strategy and marketing.
  • Organizational development tools and models.

• Managing Director

  Competitive Insights

  (Privately Held; Market Research industry)

  September 2003 — April 2006 (2 years 8 months)

  Served dual role as Managing Director of leading competitive intelligence firm and as Chief Research and Strategy Officer for Edelman-owned marketing communications agency.
  
  • Led team of 15 through major reorganization efforts and automation initiatives -- focused on natural language processing, text mining technologies and data visualization.
  • Served Fortune 100 clients delivering market insights and marketing communication strategies.
  • Increased agency sales by 25%.

• Product and Business Development Executive Consultant

  Knowledge Networks

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)

  June 2001 — September 2003 (2 years 4 months)

  Worked with the firm's founders, two Stanford University professors, and headed software engineering / development projects in New Delhi, India and operations consulting in Menlo Park, CA.
  
  • Created new syndicated products, designed community and panel management platforms and pioneered incentive program.
  • Reduced time to market for new products by 25%.

• President and Chief Executive Officer

  Zingdata (acquired by Knowledge Networks)

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 1999 — June 2001 (2 years 1 month)

  Invented new wireless research technology platform to drive real time data capture – focused on using technology to simplify and improve market research.
  
  • Built and led company from concept to acquisition event.
  • Raised angel and institutional venture financing.
  • Grew client base from zero to 20 clients.
  • Built and led founding team of 14 employees.

• Principal

  The Wald Group

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 1997 — June 1999 (2 years 6 months)

  Full service research and marketing strategy consulting agency focused on technology clients and agencies.
  
  • Launched diabetes care medical device product; USPTO patent awarded.
  • Advised McGraw-Hill author on corporate reputation and crisis communications issues (Internal Affairs, Neville, K. 1999)
  • Designed, developed and manufactured consumer sideline product - managing design staff, manufacturing teams and development efforts.

• Strategic Services Manager

  Hill and Knowlton

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPPGY; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  June 1994 — January 1997 (2 years 8 months)

  Research and strategy director for Hill and Knowlton US. Launched marketing research division to integrate customer insights into strategic consulting and media communications work for Fortune 100 clients.
  
  • Grew business to over 220 clients supporting $25M of agency and WPP sister company revenue in the US and internationally.
  • Served as consumer trends expert on client and sales engagements.
  • Sold and managed $3M global segmentation project in US, UK and Asia.

• Fellow in Public Affairs Leadership

  Coro Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  September 1993 — June 1994 (10 months)

  Selected as a Coro Foundation Fellow, a program focused on leadership and the interconnections among government, business, labor and social issues.
  
  • Led labor actions on behalf of garment workers.
  • Managed field operations for New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's campaign.
  • Developed corporate giving strategies for Time Warner.

• Staff Assistant, Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Liaison and Presidential Advance

  The White House

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 1991 — January 1993 (1 year 8 months)

  Served in the Office of Communications during the administration of
  President George Herbert Walker Bush advising the President and the Administration on issues related to statewide and locally elected officials and key coalition groups.