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Co-Founder & CEO at Polco
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Alex PedersenCo-founder & EVP of Strategy
Experience
- PolcoChief Executive Officercurrent2015 — presentwww.polco.us
- The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityHoover Veteran Fellowcurrent2021 — presentStanford, California, United States
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonHonorary Fellowcurrent2021 — presentMadison, Wisconsin, United States
- WPS Health SolutionsMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2018 — presentMadison, Wisconsin Area
- AmazonSenior Economist2014 — 2015Jersey City, New Jersey
- US Air Force AcademyAssistant Professor of Economics2009 — 2014Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
- United States Air ForceActive Duty Officer2004 — 2014
- United States Air ForceIraq Economic/Security Analyst2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
- US Air ForceAdvanced Munitions Technology Prgm Mngr2005 — 2006Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida Area
- US Air ForceResearch Physicist2004 — 2005Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida Area
- Executive Office of the PresidentSenior Economist on the Council of Economic Advisers2011Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
EconomicsAir ForceEconometricsDoDMilitarySecurity ClearanceProgram ManagementAnalysisPolicy AnalysisData AnalysisGovernmentStrategic Planning
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National SecurityProcess ImprovementOperational PlanningTeam BuildingLeadershipPolicyTrainingDefenseEntrepreneurshipCommandMilitary ExperienceMilitary OperationsLanguages conversational German
- How to Build a Startup — Udacity
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nick Mastronardi?
- Co-Founder & CEO at Polco
- Where does Nick Mastronardi work?
- Nick Mastronardi is Co-Founder & CEO of Polco.
- What companies did Nick Mastronardi found?
- Nick Mastronardi founded Polco.
- Where did Nick Mastronardi go to school?
- Nick Mastronardi studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D., Economics); University of Notre Dame (BS, Physics, Honors Mathematics).
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Amazon mafia1,024
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Apoorva MehtaFulfillment Optimization SDEFounded InstacartBinny BansalSoftware EngineerFounded FlipkartBrad PorterVice President and Distinguished Engineer, RoboticsFounded Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyDirector, Robotics Strategy & Risk ManagementFounded Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstSDE InternFounded CohereEllen RubinGM, AWS Storage Gateway and DataSync ServicesFounded ClearSky Data +2
The University of Texas at Austin mafia414
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Michael DellFounded Force10Amar SawhneyM.S. and PhDFounded Access Closure +3Philip KrimMinorFounded Electron X +2Michael GortonPhysics & Engineering w minor in EnglishFounded Principal Solar +2Michael RoyzenBachelor of Science - BSFounded Smartlens +2Joah SpearmanBachelor of Science - BSFounded SXSW +2
U.S. Air Force mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Rob LeeCyber Warfare Operations OfficerFounded Dragos +1Pete von BehrensStaff SergeantFounded GlassPoint +1Chris HullsLoadmasterFounded LreadyJoel SercelIPA - Senior Government OfficialFounded TransAstra CorporationCameron HoltDirector of Staff, Air Force Installation Contracting AgencyFounded RohirrimJack WeldePilot / Squadron Deputy Director of OperationsFounded Smartling
Same school
Also attended The University of Texas at Austin897
Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at Greycroft
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Also attended University of Notre Dame433
Doug GrohAdvisor at CincyTechMimi DunnSenior Investment Analyst at Catalyst Health VenturesJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesTristan HuntPartner at Averin CapitalJoanne IshamSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAlex FlorAssociate at TCV
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of Wisconsin-Madison104
Inca ComanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersKirsten SiladiController at K5 GlobalErika WhiteSenior Marketing and Platform Associate at American Family VenturesMike MansellPrincipal at American Family VenturesKris StokesTechnical Principal, New Earth Ventures at New Earth VenturesRasheed AugusteSenior Analyst at Playground Global
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Also worked at WPS Health Solutions1
Also worked at Amazon1,103
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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