General Partner at Polaris Partners

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  Exceptional entrepreneurs. Remarkable bonds. Extraordinary companies.

Since 1996, Polaris has been guided by the fundamental beliefs that people come first and true partnerships make all the difference.

Rooted in mutual respect and a shared passion for innovation, our relationships with outstanding visionaries principally in technology and healthcare have helped to change the world for the better.


      Polaris Venture Partners
  

Advisor, mentor, coach, board member and/or investor - UpWork (UPWK - Nasdaq)CliQr (Acquired by Cisco)Order Ahead (Acquired by Square)TalkIQ (Acquired by DialPad)Teem (Acquired by WeWork)AugmentCatch and ReleaseExpert360FalkonryFloQastFundBoxHappieKiiteKromeMedisasNaked PoppyNanoPayNerdWalletOpenCareOutreachPeople.aiQstreamQuantcastRemoovSimplyInsuredStensulSwiftlyTake LessonsThumbtackUnlimited LabsWellthyXola
    
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oDesk is the world's largest online workplace, enabling businesses and freelancers to work together on-demand, via the Internet. Work is no longer a place because oDesk is freeing people to work together regardless of where they happen to be -- ultimately empowering them to grow their businesses and careers. Since joining the company in late 2005, oDesk became the market-leader and helped solidify the online work industry by being the first online workplace to reach $1 billion in work. The company currently has 4 million freelancers in 180+ countries and more than 4,000 new jobs posted daily.
    
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Responsible for all routes to market for Intellibank's products and services including direct, channels, and telesales


Intellibank, Inc.

Responsibility for Medium Business sales of all Rational products and services in the Americas. Including Direct, telesales, and renewal organization.  Quota responsibility of $250M and 180 person organization.


At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. To lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems.
 
IBM is a leading cloud platform and cognitive solutions company. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 350,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. With Watson, the AI platform for business, powered by data, we are building industry-based solutions to real-world problems. For more than seven decades, IBM Research has defined the future of information technology with more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents. For more information, visit www.ibm.com.
 
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Responsible for the go to market strategy for small to medium business market for all of Rational products and services.



      Rational Software
  

Responsible for building and leading the telesales team of 40 reps for Pure Software and Pure-Atria following the acquisition of Atria.


As the State's flagship, the University of Maryland (UMD) strives to bring students deeply into the process of discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship. Whenever possible, hands-on research complements classroom instruction. Interdisciplinary collaborations facilitate the understanding of complex problems like cybersecurity and climate change, and international study and diversity help our graduates become global citizens.

Its location inside Washington, D.C.'s Beltway, along with its own Metro stop, gives students numerous opportunities to work with neighboring federal agencies and labs, think tanks and foreign organizations.

General Partner at Polaris Venture Partners

Polaris Venture Partners

General Partner

Advisor, Mentor, Coach

Advisor

oDesk (now UpWork)

CEO

Intellibank, Inc.

VP Sales

IBM

Business Unit Executive

Rational Software

Director SMB Sales

Pure Atria

Director Corporate Sales

Pure Software

Director Corporate Sales

University of Maryland

Business

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