Welcoming 12 AI, Technology, and Startup Luminaries to Glasswing’s Advisory Boards
We are living in times of rapid technological disruption. At Glasswing, we believe that AI and frontier technology are fueling a seismic shift in today’s technology landscape, contributing to a revolution where startups are becoming major value creators.
As we have seen in previous periods of technological innovation, every new wave of disruption brings different infrastructure, platforms, and applications that connect and protect businesses and consumers in innovative ways.
Fueling these waves are innovative people — leaders, researchers, and visionaries. We are both proud and fortunate to have such people in our family. Glasswing Ventures’ Advisors are world-renowned AI experts, Fortune 500 executives, and visionary entrepreneurs who exclusively help our firm and the founders we back build transformational companies from the earliest stages to transform markets and revolutionize industries. They are a cornerstone of the end-to-end Glasswing Platform that accelerates enterprising startups and helps founders launch their companies, assemble powerhouse teams, acquire customers, and scale their ventures to the fullest potential.
Today we are excited to share that we have appointed 12 new AI, technology, and startup luminaries to our Glasswing’s Connect and Protect Councils, bringing the number of our exclusive advisors to 48.
CONNECT COUNCIL
Joining our Connect Council, a critical part of the Glasswing Ventures’ DNA which extends the firm’s strength in platforms and technologies that form a more connected enterprise, are:
Archana is a global technology and product strategy executive who delivers multi-billion dollars in revenue by identifying and building new markets while strengthening organizations’ platform foundation and gravitas.
Professor Carla E. Brodley is the Dean of Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University. A fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Carla’s interdisciplinary machine learning research has led to advances in computer and information science, remote sensing, neuroscience, digital libraries, astrophysics, content-based image retrieval of medical images, computational biology, chemistry, evidence-based medicine, and predictive medicine.
Todd is Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Table Advisors, working with brands, investors, and startups to define and sharpen their data analytics ambitions. Todd has spent more than 20 years leading and advising some of the world’s best-known, data-driven brands from Apple to American Express, Chick-fil-A to Harley Davidson, eBay to Oracle, Showtime, and NBCU in the pursuit of insights-driven performance.
Joey is the CTO of Ziff Davis, overseeing corporate IT initiatives, policies, and practices and facilitating cross-company technology efforts. Joey has over 25 years of experience in technical leadership, software engineering methodology, systems architecture, data services, analytics, product support, and quality assurance. He holds patents for stateful gaming systems, algorithmic content production methods, digital identity and proof-of-work, data mining, and contextual summarization.
Chuck is the chairman and former CEO of Parsons Corporation, a technology services company in the global defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. He transformed Parsons into a disruptive technology provider and led their IPO in 2019. Chuck also serves as a board director for Constellation Energy, John Bean Technologies, J.G. Boswell Company, and as Chair of the Institute of Digital Engineering USA and Vice-Chair of the Cal Poly Foundation. He also served on the board of AES Corporation.
Bela currently serves as the Vice President of Engineering at athenahealth, a $1.9 billion health technology company that provides cloud-based software and services to providers and health systems. She has over 30 years of experience in public, private equity, and start-up companies in the Healthcare, Financial, Publishing, and eCommerce industries.
Ian is Founder and CEO of Oceans XYZ, an innovation and design agency. Ian has been an investor, operator, and executive throughout his career. Most recently, he was Head of New Products for Uzabase, a global business intelligence corporation. Before that, Ian was General Manager of Platform at Quartz, overseeing all product, marketing, and development.
John is Chief Product Officer at DoiT International, Google’s leading and fastest-growing cloud partner. Bringing over 20 years of experience leading business, technology, and product strategy for enterprise SaaS companies, John has built a successful career assembling and scaling great teams to solve complex problems for companies and their customers. Before joining DoiT International, John was VP of Products for CloudHealth, the cloud management company acquired by VMware. Before CloudHealth, he led the fast-growing API Testing business at SmartBear, the software company acquired by Francisco Partners.
The former CMO of Dunkin’ US and CEO of Digitas, Tony is a current board member of Cardlytics, a native ad platform in banking; InMoment, a leader in Customer Experience Intelligence; Klaviyo, an email & SMS marketing automation platform; and MAVRCK, an all-in-one influencer marketing platform, among others. Tony has over 30 years of experience stewarding the world’s biggest brands, specializing in digital marketing transformation and brand differentiation.
PROTECT COUNCIL
Joining Glasswing’s Protect Council, which represents market leadership in protecting businesses and consumers with innovative solutions, are:
Geoff is the Senior Vice President of Technology at Service Credit Union overseeing information technology, information security, and project management and leading the company’s technological strategy and innovation to improve the member experience continuously. Geoff brings more than 20 years of experience in the private equity and the technology space on an international scope, leading IT and cybersecurity initiatives, transforming technology platforms, and driving strategic level initiatives across various industries.
Eric Richard is the Chief Information Security Officer and Senior VP of Engineering at HubSpot. He oversees HubSpot’s engineering operations teams, including those responsible for executing the security and technology risk management to protect customers, partners, and the business. Eric brings more than two decades of experience as a founder, CTO, engineering, and business leader in the tech industry.
Patricia is the Chief Privacy and Information Security Officer at Markel Corporation. Previously, Patricia was the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Freddie Mac, Symantec, Unisys Corporation, and the Transportation Security Administration within the Department of Homeland Security. She focuses on transforming, implementing, and maintaining robust IT security programs. She is also on the board of directors and advisory boards for several companies, including Black Kite, Girl Scouts for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Executive Women’s Forum.
Please join us in welcoming them to the Glasswing family and visit our advisors page to learn more about each of the advisors who provide Glasswing Ventures with unparalleled market perspective and expertise in helping our firm’s founders scale.
