Chief Operating Officer with Altos Research. Reformed East Coaster that moved to Silicon Valley for 2 years, 10 years ago. I'm good at selling, data analysis, and managing people (or so people tell me...)
After 5+ years in the publishing business with Pearson plc, Silicon Valley beckoned. I packed up and headed West to work with Aplia in 2002, a software company acquired by Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Education). After Aplia, I went back to graduate school for a Masters in International & Development Economics because an MBA wasn't cruel enough. I ran my own consulting firm - Economic Information Services - bridging investment capital and business opportunities in Central Asia from 2003-2007. The mystery and intrigue of working in Kazakhstan melted away, so I closed up shop in early 2007 and started my work with Altos Research. Sweat equity at first and now a nice groove with some of the trimmings. And plenty hungry for more.
As a quasi-academic, I teach when needed at the University of San Francisco, California State University-East Bay and Saint Leo University in the areas of Economics, Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management. I don't grade on a curve and no multiple choice questions. But students tell me that my lectures rock and I'm very, very fair.
Other education stuff for those still reading - BA in History from Winthrop University, an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and an MA in International & Development Economics from the University of San Francisco. It's a toss-up as to which has helped me the most in my professional career.
Contributed by Scott Sambucci
