I am an entrepreneur, strategist and investor. I use my experience to advise a number of startups on their product innovation and growth strategies. I am active in Chicago philanthropy, with a focus on conservation and climate change. I am an avid traveler, scuba diver and photographer.

I was most recently the SVP of Customer Lifecycle and Product Strategy (basically, a COO and CPO combined role) for Purchasing Platform, an e-commerce platform for the affordable housing industry. I joined the company shortly after it raised it’s Series A, and helped scale the business operations team. I also oversaw the product roadmap, including completely overhauling the entire front end user experience. I left as it was raising it’s Series B round to pursue other growth opportunities.

Prior to that, I was the CEO of Semantify, a startup based in Chicago. Semantify was the worlds first AI powered cognitive search and analytics engine for enterprise data. I oversaw a successful exit of the product to an existing client.

I spent the majority of my career at Fieldglass, a Chicago based SaaS company that was sold to SAP in 2014 for over $1B, and along with Ariba and Concur, comprises the SAP Business Network. My main role was to create, launch and market new products and services, leveraging the power of big data analytics. I also served as the voice of Fieldglass at industry events, webinars and via publication of thought leadership content.