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John B. Stroud

Founder

Founder at Azalea Robotics Corporation

United States

FoundedAzalea Robotics Corporation · YC

About

John B. Stroud holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and has held roles in airline operations, management consulting, and operations finance, including experience at United Airlines. He brings domain expertise in aviation operations to his work at Azalea Robotics.

Founder at Azalea Robotics CorporationYC S24

Intro paths

YC

John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, John can intro founders to Azalea Robotics Corporation's investors below.

Azalea Robotics Corporation's investors · 2

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024Zero Infinity PartnersNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Azalea Robotics Corporation

DMDavid Millard
David MillardFounder

Experience

  1. Azalea RoboticsCo-Founder, COO/CFOcurrent2023 — present
  2. The Kraft Heinz CompanySenior Manager - Supply Chain Finance FP&A2022 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  3. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA Candidate2020 — 2022Evanston, Illinois, United States
  4. E. & J. Gallo WineryMBA Finance Intern2021Modesto, California, United States
  5. United AirlinesManager - Tech Ops Business Intelligence2019 — 2020Chicago, Illinois
  6. United AirlinesSenior Analyst - Airport Ops Analytics & Insights2017 — 2019Chicago, Illinois
  7. McKinsey & CompanyAnalyst2016 — 2017
  8. Stadion Money ManagementPortfolio Management Intern2015 — 2016Athens, Georgia
  9. Encompass Home Health & HospiceBusiness Development Intern2014Dallas, TX

Frequently asked questions

Who is John B. Stroud?
John B. Stroud holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and has held roles in airline operations, management consulting, and operations finance, including experience at United Airlines. He brings domain expertise in aviation operations to his work at Azalea Robotics.
Where does John B. Stroud work?
John B. Stroud is Founder of Azalea Robotics Corporation.
What companies did John B. Stroud found?
John B. Stroud founded Azalea Robotics Corporation.
Where did John B. Stroud go to school?
John B. Stroud studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance/Strategy); The University of Georgia (Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics/Economics).

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