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Vetted Board Members in California
Pre-screened and vetted in California.
Executive Operations Leader specializing in scaling marketplaces and consumer businesses
Executive revenue and operations leader specializing in AI identity and security technology
Executive Facilities Services Leader specializing in M&A integration and commercial real estate operations
Junior Full-Stack Software Engineer specializing in cloud, testing, and observability
Executive HR & People/Culture Leader specializing in global DEI, compliance, and scaling organizations
Farzam Ebadypour
Senior Security Sales Engineer specializing in AI security and edge WAF/API protection
“Enterprise customer success / technical sales professional with strong security and fintech account experience, owning onboarding through renewal for a ~5k-employee rollout. Demonstrated measurable outcomes including 80%+ adoption, 3-year renewal with expansion, CSAT 9/10 and NPS 69, plus a reported 60%+ reduction in security analyst review time; experienced driving SIEM/ticketing integrations and influencing product roadmap from customer feedback.”
Ronald Brockmann
Executive technology leader specializing in cloud, AI, video, and embedded systems
“Serial startup founder with multiple prior ventures that raised capital, now building an AI supervision product focused on child safety in online gaming. Has repeatedly operated in new technology categories such as WiFi, video over IP, cloud gaming, and AI supervision, and approaches validation through customer interviews, industry research, and bootstrapped market proof.”
Matt Waraich
Director-level Venture Capital Investor specializing in frontier tech and AI
“Venture investing/sourcing professional who runs a high-volume, systematized founder outreach motion across warm intros, accelerators, social outbound, and databases (PitchBook/Crunchbase), targeting ~50 personalized founder touchpoints weekly. Uses AI workflows to build targeted lists and monitor company updates, and has converted highly contextual outbound into qualified diligence opportunities (e.g., industrial automation/frontline productivity). Values long-term founder relationships pre-raise through consistent value-add and is motivated by growth toward a partner track.”
Executive Communications & PR Leader specializing in experiential, entertainment, and brand visibility
Executive Communications Leader specializing in crisis communications and public affairs
Principal HR Business Partner & Talent Acquisition leader specializing in biotech and high-growth startups
Brett Gregor
Executive CTO specializing in digital transformation for direct sales and enterprise platforms
“Hands-on architect/executive who built a virtual sales platform from scratch with real-time video delivery and autoscaling global video nodes, while also operating at the stakeholder/roadmap level. Previously scaled IT as Arbonne grew from ~$11M to $1B in annual sales and led large digital transformation efforts including a 70-person team for princesshouse.com; also advises startups (e.g., SocialBud) on product expansion and roadmaps.”
Executive education operator specializing in PE-backed growth and multi-site scaling
Mid-level E-commerce Buyer specializing in fashion and home goods assortments
Executive Technology Leader (CTO/CPO) specializing in digital transformation, ERP, AI/ML, and M&A
Jordan Buckley
Executive Operations Leader specializing in hospitality, real estate, and SaaS scaling
“Operations-focused leader with multi-property experience who turns vague complaints (labor spend vs. service quality) into repeatable operating systems. Known for aligning finance, ops, revenue, and HR around shared metrics, running pilots before scaling, and improving labor efficiency/staffing predictability without harming guest experience.”
John Boyle
Executive Construction & Infrastructure Leader specializing in heavy civil design-build and transportation
“Former COO turned President at United Infrastructure Group who helped scale the company from $80M to $450M in revenue (100 to 900 employees) while building an integrated operations/finance operating system using COINS, Power BI, and custom modules. Known for data-driven operational diagnostics (audited financials, project benchmarking) and for leading complex system integrations (including COINS + Tenna) to deliver real-time dashboards and measurable efficiency gains.”
John Dodson
Executive GTM & Sales Leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS and Agentic AI
“Outbound-focused SaaS seller with a track record of creating pipeline in ambiguous/early-stage environments and closing complex deals. Notably sourced a New Zealand opportunity via LinkedIn, convinced the account to reopen a closed RFP, ran demos/POC, and closed a $1.8M deal over ~7 months; also experienced in security/legal redlines and multi-stakeholder consensus building (including winning over a resistant VP of IT).”
Colleen Gray
Executive healthcare and medtech CEO specializing in capital raising and medical device commercialization
“Registered investment banker at US Capital Global with roughly 20 years of fundraising experience across startups and growth companies. He has served as both operator and founder/C-suite leader, raising more than $275M+ for ventures including StorageWay and $27M for medtech startup TracPatch Health, with particular depth in healthcare, investor strategy, diligence, and board-level execution.”
Stephan Thomas
Executive growth strategist specializing in technology, M&A, and digital manufacturing
“Repeat founder who has co-founded two companies and sold the most recent one three years ago. Currently exploring a fintech-style debt management tool for SMBs focused on covenant monitoring, reporting, and forecasting, and is still in customer discovery with a mock demo and landing page. Brings a thoughtful, customer-first approach to evaluating startup ideas and a solid understanding of how venture studios support companies from 0 to 1.”