
Tech Futurist, Consultant and Venture Accelerator
Austin, Texas Area

Tech Futurist, Consultant and Venture Accelerator
Austin, Texas Area
Experienced business executive with multiple successful venture startups and international experience. Partner in Austin based technology incubator and venture financeer. Director of leading technology governance institute. Publisher of G2000 technology magazine.
Web and enterprise software marketing, operations and finance. Strong ties with venture capital industry and futurism organizations.
(Automotive industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Zehicle is a Tech Ranch porfolio company. I serve as the Chief Operating Officer, supporting the CEO and team on venture development initiatives.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
Member of the 11 member Board of Directors of Humanity+ (formerly The World Transhumanist Organization).
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Accelerating pre-seed and seed stage technology start-ups that can change the world.
(Computer Software industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Piryx is a software provider of Payments for the Social Web. Piryx is a member of the Tech Ranch Austin portfolio.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2005 — October 2009 (4 years 10 months)
Founder and Editor of the largest Enterprise Architecture and IT Transformation focused publication in the industry with over 12,000 subscribers.
(Market Research industry)
November 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 4 months)
Founder and Chief Executive of research and advisory firm focused on coming waves of disruptive technologies. Research and events for the business and investment communities covering Life Extension, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Nanotechnology marketplaces.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
September 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 5 months)
Responsible for forming partnerships between SIAI and Singularity enabling technology ventures and investors.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2007 — December 2007 (9 months)
Responsible for Troux's global strategic partnerships focusing on large systems integrators and ISVs.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2005 — April 2007 (2 years 2 months)
Responsible for global product and market strategy at fast growing, venture-backed $20M revenue enterprise software firm. Also responsible for EMEA go to market strategy and segment management. Focused on Enterprise Architecture and Business Transformation solutions for US Commercial, Government, and EMEA markets.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2002 — February 2005 (2 years 7 months)
Responsible for corporate messaging, analyst relations and sales enablement at rapidly growing venture backed software company.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2000 — July 2002 (2 years 7 months)
Responsible for business development and partner management at Austin Ventures backed software firm.
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
(Public Company; MOT; Telecommunications industry)
January 1993 — July 1996 (3 years 7 months)
MBA , August 1996 — May 1998
MSIE , Industrial Engineering , June 1991 — December 1992
BSIE , Industrial Engineering , August 1987 — May 1991