Board & Governance

Operator-tested governance.

Three-time CEO, current Chairman, sitting director on two boards — bringing real-time operating, capital-markets, and AI fluency into the boardroom. Credentials, committee fit, and prior operating record below.

Current Board Roles
Chairman of the BoardAventis Alpha Care
2021 — Present

Built the board from scratch. Recruited six directors including the former CFO of AT&T and former CEO of Microsoft China. Established governance frameworks, committee charters, executive compensation philosophy, and CEO oversight cadence.

Board CompositionGovernanceCEO OversightM&A
Board MemberCertivo
2024 — Present

Board collaboration with institutional investors (Suffolk Technologies, Pioneer Square Ventures, Fortive, AI Studio Fund) on capital allocation, product strategy, and Series A planning.

Capital AllocationStrategyFundraising
Board Member & InvestorCareTech
2023 — Present

Board oversight of growth strategy, technology roadmap, and operational scaling.

Growth StrategyTechnology
Chief Executive Experience
Chief Executive Officer & Board DirectorKaspien Holdings (Nasdaq: KSPN)
2019 — 2022

Joined as CEO of etailz in 2019; named CEO of the Nasdaq-listed parent, Trans World Entertainment, in 2020 — divesting FYE's 2,000+ retail stores and rebranding the company as Kaspien. Reversed a 28% revenue decline into 20%+ growth and moved EBITDA margin from −3% to +3%, delivering four consecutive profitable quarters. Raised $53.7M across two debt rounds and one equity round while leading earnings calls, investor relations, and board strategy.

Public-Company CEOTurnaroundInvestor RelationsNasdaq
Chief Executive OfficerBeckett Collectibles
2022 — 2023

Private-equity-backed platform, approximately $500M revenue and 1,000+ employees. Transformed a services business into a technology platform: five digital products launched, roughly $40M of SaaS ARR built, recurring revenue mix from 5% to over 20%, market share doubled. Secured $200M+ and completed three acquisitions; the valuation multiple moved from approximately 10x to 25x EBITDA.

PE-BackedSponsor ReportingM&AExit Readiness
Chief Executive OfficerCertivo
2024 — Present

Venture-backed AI-native compliance platform for manufacturers, $6.3M raised. Full CEO agenda across strategy, product, go-to-market, fundraising and board communication.

Venture-Backed0-to-1AI-Native
Committee Readiness
Audit
P&L across 6 companies, $270M+ raised across debt and equity, public-company reporting
Compensation
Built executive teams at 4 companies, comp philosophy and design
Technology
Active AI CEO; Microsoft and Amazon engineering and product pedigree
Nominating / Governance
Chairman experience, recruited six board members
Prior Operating Experience
General Manager, Worldwide LearningMicrosoft
2018 — 2019

$500M P&L. Doubled a flat $100M+ line through new products and expansion across the US, UK, Africa and Australasia.

$500M P&LProductGrowth
General Manager, Amazon FashionAmazon
2016 — 2018

$400M revenue, 20% EBITDA. Grew business 25% YoY. $50M in new accounts.

$400M RevenueE-commerceEBITDA
Chief Operating OfficerUnikrn
2014 — 2016

VC-backed. Scaled 5→50 employees across four countries; launched in Australia, the UK and the US. $0→$10M revenue. Raised $10M; two acquisitions.

VC-Backed0-to-1Fundraising
Director of ProductGroupon
2012 — 2014

Launched platform globally to 34 countries, $200M revenue.

Global LaunchProductHypergrowth
Engineering ManagerMicrosoft
2006 — 2012

Office 2007, Dynamics Online, Windows 8 Store. $500M+ combined revenue. Started as IC.

EngineeringOfficeWindows
Advisory & Affiliations
Technology & Innovation Advisor, U.S. House of Representatives — Eastern Washington (2021–2022)
Advisory Board, Whitworth University School of Business (2020–2022)
Member, Forbes Technology Council
Mentor, Techstars
Adjunct Professor, Business Planning & Entrepreneurship — Whitworth University
Education
MBA, Strategy & Finance
University of Chicago Booth
Graduated with Honors
MS, Computer Science
Clemson University
4.0 GPA
BE, Computer Engineering
University of Mumbai
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