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John Belizaire

Chief Executive Officer at Soluna

New York, New York, United States

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Chief Executive Officer at Soluna

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Soluna's investors · 2

Generate CapitalSan FranciscoSpring Lane CapitalMontreal

Co-founders at Soluna

JBJohn Belizare
John BelizareExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. SolunaChief Executive Officercurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. CEOPLAYBOOKFounder and Managing Editorcurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
  3. Pilot Growth EquityOperating Advisorcurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  4. NextStage LLCManaging Partnercurrent2002 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Center for American EntrepreneurshipMember Of The Board Of Directors2020 — 2024Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  6. BanQu Inc.Member Board Of Directors2018 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Guidewire SoftwareSenior Industry Advisor2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area and Boston
  8. FirstBest Systems (acquired by Guidewire Software)Co-Founder and CEO2006 — 2016Boston and New York
  9. BEA Systems, Inc.Senior Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning1999 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
  10. TheoryCenter, Inc. (acquired by BEA)Co-Founder, President and CEO1997 — 1999Greater Boston
  11. Intel CorporationNetwork Architect1995 — 1998

Skills & more

Start-upsEnterprise SoftwareEntrepreneurship78Strategic Partnerships88Management51Sales23Leadership36Strategy59Business Strategy22Strategic Planning26SaaS45Mergers & Acquisitions19
+8 moreVenture CapitalManagement ConsultingProfessional ServicesCloud ComputingSoftware DevelopmentE-commerceCRMMarketing

Languages French Creole · Spanish

  • Section4 Certified Product Strategist — Section
  • One Month Python — One Month

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Belizaire?
Chief Executive Officer at Soluna
Where does John Belizaire work?
John Belizaire is Chief Executive Officer at Soluna.
Where did John Belizaire go to school?
John Belizaire studied at Cornell University (MEng, Computer Science); The Wharton School (Executive Development Program, Executive Development Program); Cornell University (BS, Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Pilot Growth Equity mafia2

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Promise PhelonFounded TapInfluence

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Shared employers

Also worked at TheoryCenter, Inc. (acquired by BEA)1

Ellis McCueExecutive Officer, Director at Mealogic (fka Territory Foods)