About
Advisor, trustee, director and investor; former COO of IBM Research and CTO of Xerox, with expertise in global innovation.
Experience
- Strategic Vision Ventures, LLCFounder & CEOcurrent2021 β present
- IDEXXNon-Executive Board Directorcurrent2013 β presentWestbrook, Maine
- Wolters KluwerMember of the Supervisory Board (Non-Executive Director)current2020 β presentAmsterdam, Netherlands
- InariNon-Executive Independent Board Directorcurrent2021 β presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- RevvityNon Executive Board Directorcurrent2024 β presentGreater Boston
- Γndico Capital PartnersLimited Partnercurrent2025 β presentLisbon, Portugal
- Biovance CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2025 β presentLisbon, Portugal
- Blue Tulip VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2025 β present
- Underscore VCCore Community Limited Partnercurrent2023 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Safar PartnersStrategic Advisor & Limited Partnercurrent2021 β presentGreater Boston
- KU Leuven Faculty of Engineering ScienceHonorary Professorcurrent2021 β presentLeuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
- Flanders AI Research ProgramChair International Advisory Boardcurrent2019 β presentLeuven, Belgium
- Casa da Figueira Vacation Rental, Luz, PortugalBusiness Ownercurrent2006 β presentLagos, Portugal
- NorwAIMember AI Innovation Board2022 β 2026Norway
- Mass Technology Leadership CouncilMember of the Board of Trustees2018 β 2022Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySchool of Engineering Inaugural Visiting Scholar for the Academic Year2019 β 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts
- IBMVP Emerging Technology Partnerships, IBM2018 β 2019Cambridge, Massachusetts
- IBMChief Operating Officer IBM Research2017 β 2018Yorktown Heights, New York
- PARC, a Xerox CompanyChair of the Board2008 β 2016Palo Alto, California
- XeroxXerox Chief Technology Officer and Corporate Vice President2006 β 2016Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts
Education
- Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering1986 β 1990
- KU LeuvenMasters, Electro-mechanical Engineering1981 β 1985
Skills & more
Cross-functional Team Leadership99Product Development60Design of Experiments16Program Management60Product Management77Six Sigma30Business Strategy49Engineering Management11R&D99Semiconductors21Engineering37Start-ups27
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Continuous ImprovementIntegrationEntrepreneurshipProcess EngineeringBusiness DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentProject PlanningCloud ComputingSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)LeadershipLanguages Dutch Β· English Β· French Β· Portuguese
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Same school
Also attended Cornell University509
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Also attended KU Leuven130
KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesLucas De FourLegal Manager at Hummingbird VenturesMickelFinance & Risk Management at Hummingbird VenturesPatrik MerczSenior Associate at Interactive Venture Partners LlcPieter AbbeelAlumni at HouseMatthias de KockPrincipal at PeakBridge VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Blue Tulip Ventures6
Rana el KalioubyCo-Founder and General Partner at Blue Tulip VenturesGabi ZijderveldCo-Founder and Operating Partner at Blue Tulip VenturesEric CohenInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesJulie StueckenInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesBrent SapiroInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesNatalie MonbiotInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Also worked at Mass Technology Leadership Council3
Also worked at IBM493
Kenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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Also worked at Xerox40
Yu-Hsin WangAssociate at QuantonationMark MavroudisManaging Director and Chief Operating Officer, Ares Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabsJonathan LimPartner at SignalFireBenedek OrbanHead of Ecosystem, CV VC & CV Labs at CV LabsChris HillockVP, Portfolio Development at Dell Technologies CapitalGil AddoInvestor at HLM Investment Partners
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Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Carla Brodley
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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Dune Thorne
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Eric Cohen
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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