Vetted Executive & Leadership Professionals in the Bay Area

“Biopharma R&D product leader with 6-8 years building enterprise data, analytics, and AI products for drug discovery and biologics research. Notably led a multi-site biosample discovery platform that became an enterprise-wide capability at Bristol Myers Squibb and also drove an AI-powered scientific insight platform using RAG/LLM approaches to reduce time-to-insight for researchers.”

Mohammed Siddique

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Executive Operations & Strategy leader specializing in global digital transformation

Oakland, CA28y exp

“Global operations/program leader from PSI who ran concurrent transformation initiatives across US/APAC/EMEA—AI-driven proctoring automation, vendor consolidation, and BI/exec dashboards—while overseeing delivery of millions of exams in 120+ countries. Known for KPI-based governance (RACI, steering cadences, shared dashboards) that drove measurable outcomes: +20% throughput, $5M annual cost reduction, and 30% reduction in executive meeting load with faster decision cycles.”

“Part-time founder building a bootstrapped IT startup in the R&D phase, running multiple product iterations and cost/benefit analyses to validate uniqueness and monetization potential. Has prior experience working for venture capital firms and is familiar with how accelerators operate, with a strong focus on finding investors who can be true thought partners for rapid pivots.”

Adam Safran

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Engineering Director specializing in platform modernization, microservices, and cloud reliability

Pleasant Hill, CA26y exp

“Former founder (ran a custom web development shop in Los Angeles) with extensive startup experience and a solid working understanding of the VC ecosystem. Helped build and scale a team at Turo from founding member to ~10 people, and is motivated by ownership, impact, and originating ideas—interested in the venture studio model and disciplined about rapid validation and execution.”

Han Dong

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Executive growth marketing leader specializing in B2B SaaS and developer platforms

San Jose, CA19y exp

“Startup operator who launched and scaled Hyphenate as VP of Marketing and GM, creating a new category in white-label in-app chat for mobile apps. He owned messaging, acquisition, onboarding, and funnel design end-to-end, growing the business to 100+ customers, roughly $1M ARR, and a 16-person team while building a repeatable inbound and freemium growth engine.”

“AI product leader working at TAU Ventures Innovation Lab and previously at Verint and NYSHEX, with a track record of turning legacy and ambiguous AI opportunities into shippable, human-centered products. Notably led Verint’s evolution into a low-code AI orchestration platform with 20+ capabilities and measurable gains in CSAT, handle time, and recurring revenue, while consistently emphasizing trust, workflow fit, and human-in-the-loop design.”

Ben Ayed

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Executive product leader specializing in AI, security, and connected devices

Fremont, CA22y exp

“Product leader with hands-on experience building and scaling a production Voice AI Assistant for automotive dealerships, combining LLMs, speech technologies, workflow orchestration, and system integrations. Stands out for balancing AI capability with trust, UX, and operational ROI—shipping a system that answered over 90% of incoming calls while improving conversion, reducing workload, and augmenting rather than replacing human staff.”