Vetted Board Members in California

Pre-screened and vetted in California.

JB

Executive Operations Leader specializing in hospitality, real estate, and SaaS scaling

San Francisco, CA19y exp
Frame VenturesHarvard University

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.

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John Boyle - Executive Construction & Infrastructure Leader specializing in heavy civil design-build and transportation in Palo Alto, CA

John Boyle

Screened

Executive Construction & Infrastructure Leader specializing in heavy civil design-build and transportation

Palo Alto, CA18y exp
United Infrastructure GroupWest Virginia University

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.

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JD

John Dodson

Screened

Executive GTM & Sales Leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS and Agentic AI

San Francisco, CA34y exp
AI IntimeArizona State University

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).

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Colleen Gray - Executive healthcare and medtech CEO specializing in capital raising and medical device commercialization in San Francisco, CA

Colleen Gray

Screened

Executive healthcare and medtech CEO specializing in capital raising and medical device commercialization

San Francisco, CA18y exp
US Capital GlobalArizona State University

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.

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Stephan Thomas - Executive growth strategist specializing in technology, M&A, and digital manufacturing in San Francisco, CA

Executive growth strategist specializing in technology, M&A, and digital manufacturing

San Francisco, CA25y exp
ARTIMON3D LLCBaruch College

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.

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AN

Junior Software Engineer specializing in full-stack web and AI/ML applications

San Jose, CA2y exp
PolicyEnginePurdue University
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DF

Executive CEO specializing in beverage platform growth and enterprise value creation

Newport Beach, CA24y exp
Luminary BeverageUniversity of Central Florida
Cross-Functional LeadershipGo-to-Market StrategyProduct DevelopmentEnterprise Value CreationM&A Strategy & ExecutionVenture Studio Development+48
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DM

Executive Customer Experience & Revenue Leader specializing in partnerships, loyalty, and social impact

Los Angeles, CA22y exp
WorldsUniversity of California
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RV

Executive technology leader specializing in global growth, FinTech, IoT, and nearshore delivery

Los Angeles, CA22y exp
Canoga PerkinsUniversity of California
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Adam Folsom - Mid-level Venture Capital & Growth Associate specializing in startups, creator economy, and Web3 media in Los Angeles, CA

Adam Folsom

Screened

Mid-level Venture Capital & Growth Associate specializing in startups, creator economy, and Web3 media

Los Angeles, CA5y exp
Creator Sports NetworkUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln

Early-stage venture/product studio operator (BESO) focused on sourcing and evaluating founders and moving opportunities through diligence toward partnerships. Uses a multi-channel outbound approach (LinkedIn/X, community events, accelerators, Reddit) and builds trust by bringing market research and regulatory insights (e.g., sports tech/gambling) to founders while running a structured, CRM-driven pipeline.

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LM

Executive technology leader specializing in SaaS, AI, cloud, and security

San Diego, CA33y exp
Proscore Technology LLCGrand Canyon University
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JT

Senior Video Producer/Editor specializing in customer education and motion graphics

San Diego, CA25y exp
We TreatUC San Diego
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Diana Bacero - Executive Customer Success & Operations leader specializing in B2B SaaS (CPM/FP&A) in Arcadia, CA

Diana Bacero

Screened

Executive Customer Success & Operations leader specializing in B2B SaaS (CPM/FP&A)

Arcadia, CA18y exp
DripJobsITT Technical Institute

Customer lifecycle/CRM practitioner with experience at DripJobs and Solver, focused on onboarding, retention, and customer education. Drove a 51% churn reduction in 90 days by overhauling onboarding with pre-training automation (Close CRM) and CS playbooks, and boosted training sign-ups 37% by shifting existing-customer marketing into CS using Totango and industry-tailored messaging.

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EH

Erica Hansen

Screened

Executive Finance & Accounting Leader specializing in accounting transformations and high-growth scaling

Los Angeles, CA25y exp
The Wisdom Collective LLCSoutheastern Louisiana University

Operations and accounting transformation leader who specializes in reorganizing high-growth and distressed companies using a people/processes/systems framework. Notably helped a distressed mid-stage tech company clean up historical financials, rebuild the accounting function, fix broken operations, and become VC-fundable. Experienced fractional CFO and board advisor who mentors founders/executives and builds scalable hiring plans with clear headcount triggers.

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CR

Junior Full-Stack Engineer specializing in SaaS integrations

San Francisco, CA2y exp
SyncSmartSouthern New Hampshire University
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