Vetted Board Members

michael rosenbloom

Screened

Executive technology services leader specializing in cloud, managed services, and outsourcing

Tel Aviv, Israel29y exp

“Operator with founder/COO/CEO experience in professional services, managed services, and cloud services (Adjoined Consulting, Virtustream, Lemongrass). Known for instrumenting businesses with real-time pipeline/backlog-to-resource planning systems and for building sales organizations end-to-end, including bookings-based comp plans that drove ~40% CAGR. As VC-backed non-founder CEO, scaled Lemongrass from ~$25M to ~$100M run-rate and applied AI to de-risk SOW/costing and to improve service desk efficiency and gross margin.”

“Built and deployed a production RAG-based semantic search and summarization system for large legal/technical document sets, owning the full backend (embeddings, vector store, chunking, prompting) and driving a reported 40–60% reduction in manual review time. Experienced with LangChain/LlamaIndex plus Airflow/Temporal-style orchestration, and applies rigorous evaluation/monitoring (A/B tests, drift detection, staged rollouts) to keep agentic systems reliable. Also partnered with a supply-chain manager at TE Connectivity to deliver an AI inventory recommendation tool projected to drive millions in value.”

“Senior technology and venture-oriented leader pursuing a CTO role, with hands-on experience advising an AI startup and a VC firm while also building incubation and technology advisory functions at Iron Mountain. Notably brought a cybersecurity product to market in six months and helped position a blockchain product through early deal development, showing a strong blend of product, strategy, and venture-building capability.”

“Operations and transformation leader who ran UPS Security through a major McKinsey-led restructuring, implementing a shared-services/territory-based "Patch of Land" model. Built task/time-based staffing models that enabled a 1K+ headcount reduction and $70M+ in recurring savings, earning the first UPS CEO Change Maker Award. Also mentors emerging leaders with simple, scalable operating rhythms (cadence meetings, decision frameworks, goal tracking).”

“Seasoned global CTO and executive leader with 20+ years of experience, including a $389M non-founder exit to a Fortune 10 acquirer. Now building a pre-seed AI-driven diagnostic imaging platform for pets with web and mobile products, beta customers, and a patent-pending solution aimed at saving pet lives.”

Rahil Khan

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in digital transformation, AI, 5G, and telecom platforms

Frisco, TX26y exp

“Founder of a cloud-based TV sharing startup who has already raised angel and Series A funding, then pitched larger VCs in New York and Silicon Valley using an MVP and live demos. Demonstrates practical knowledge of the VC and accelerator landscape, stage-appropriate fundraising, and capital-efficient startup building.”

Jay Butler

Screened

Executive GM specializing in marketplace growth, P&L leadership, and digital acquisition

Tulsa, OK16y exp

“Entrepreneurial operator with a decade+ of experience running businesses (teams, P&Ls, partnership scaling) now building a free, AI-driven fitness/nutrition/mental health platform with a B2B2C monetization model. Plans to fund the venture by leveraging equity from a current business exit (sale/IPO) and to launch via influencer equity partnerships and local wellness business collaborations.”

Michael Bruno

Screened

Executive HR & Talent Strategy Leader specializing in global organizations and executive search

Sea Girt, New Jersey45y exp

“Early strategic partner recruited by the CEO to help launch and scale Curio Wellness, a vertically integrated medical cannabis/wellness company, from inception to $150M+ in annual revenue. Built scalable governance and operating systems (three-tier governance, P&L ownership, balanced scorecard, KPI dashboards integrated across ERP/CRM/POS) and coached founders/executives to professionalize leadership and execution, including an 18-month plan that doubled revenue while reducing executive turnover.”

Vela Sivasankaran

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in cloud, telecom, and digital transformation

Virginia, USA16y exp

“Former founder of a financial services technology startup that is currently on hold for family reasons. Has hands-on startup fundraising exposure from employee roles, including presenting proof-of-concept demos to venture capital firms, and brings a strong focus on fraud prevention, safeguards, and regulatory compliance.”

“Operations and leadership advisor with experience scaling and globalizing large and growing businesses, including Reebok’s expansion from ~$1B to ~$3B and Student Advantage’s rapid roll-up (15 acquisitions in 18 months). Known for post-merger/ERP-driven process redesign, building customer/metric feedback loops (NPS, time-to-ship), and coaching founders/executives across industries (tech, healthcare, biopharma, B2B SaaS/sports tech).”

Kimberly Dickens

Screened

Executive CHRO / Chief People Officer specializing in global manufacturing and governance

33y exp

“HR/operations transformation leader with experience implementing HR shared services and building corporate HR functions from scratch across large industrial organizations (BorgWarner, Federal Signal, Dycom, Univar Solutions). Led HR tech enablement (Ultimate Software/Payroll, SAP), created HR business solutions and analytics teams, and drove major efficiency gains including ~30% reductions in team size and budget through self-service, automation, and structured change management.”

Richard Ferguson

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in government, cloud, and cybersecurity

Reno, NV31y exp

“Founder with a bootstrapped startup who navigated early hiring and scaling by leveraging contractor talent before converting key contributors to full-time employees. Active in Northern Nevada's startup ecosystem through Generator and StartupNV, and notably declined angel/VC offers to preserve equity because of strong conviction in a differentiated product and its market fit.”