Willamette University

Entrepreneurial executive with 20-years of SaaS and technology leadership experience.

LaunchTN

Investment Committee, Impact Fund

EssentialDx exists to empower leaders during critical inflection points, helping them drive performance; foster resilient and adaptive cultures; and attract, engage, and retain top talent. Our innovative diagnostic solutions provide deep insights and actionable recommendations that enable decisions that lead to sustainable success. With EssentialDx as a trusted ally, leaders have the tools and knowledge to navigate change, optimize their organization, and create an environment where both their people and their businesses thrive.

Incubated at Alioth.  Launched as standalone brand in 2023.

EssentialDx

President & Chief Product Officer

Tech/AI native executive search and strategic talent acquisition platform backed by Polaris Partners.  Parent of EssentialDx.

Alioth

Chief Operating Officer

Fetch Delivery, Inc.

Advisor to the CEO

Clear Labs harnesses the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to simplify complex diagnostics for clinical and applied markets. By creating the only fully-automated platform that brings together DNA sequencing, robotics and cloud-based analytics, Clear Labs democratizes genomics applications to deliver increased clarity. 

Clear Labs’ turnkey platform accelerates outcomes and improves accuracy - from food-borne pathogens to infectious diseases, including SARS-CoV-2. With a novel approach, Clear Labs is helping the world better understand, track and mitigate tomorrow’s novel pathogens. 

Backed by Morgan Stanley, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Menlo Ventures and Khosla Ventures.

Clear Labs

Vice President of Product Management

Built with proprietary AI originally developed for DARPA, Trapit was an AI-powered content discovery platform that used individualized learning models to proactively curate highly personalized and often hard-to-find content based on the interests and preferences of the end-user.  Trapit initially launched as a consumer app garnering numerous awards and growing to over 10 million users and later pivoted to an enterprise platform with solutions for sales and marketing organizations, media companies, and application developers.

Trapit was acquired by ScribbleLive in April 2017. 

2017  - CODiE Awards Winner for Best Social Media Solution, 2017
2016 - CODiE Awards Winner for Best Social Media Management & Enablement Solution
2016 - CODiE Awards Winner for Best Content Curation Solution
2014 - CODiE Awards Finalist for Best Semantic Technology Platform, Tools and Applications
2014 - CODiE Awards Finalist for Best Service Using Aggregated Content
2013 - WebAward Winner for Best Search Application
2013 - Webby Awards Official Honoree for Best User Experience (Mobile)
2012 - SXSW Interactive Finalist for Most Innovative Web Technology

Mobile app reached #1 spot in the News category and was a featured app in Apple's App Store.

"Content curation is another important strategy for any content expert or marketer that wants to build trust and become a go-to source for great information in your space. Luckily for marketers, content curation just got a little easier thanks to Trapit." -- Search Engine Watch

"Paid syndicators, third-party plugins, and ad networks surface junky content that adds little value to the publisher or the reader. Trapit’s advanced technology provides a superior, more authentic alternative." -- VentureBeat

"Unlike other curation tools, which may use less accurate recommendation techniques, Trapit's algorithms provide fast and accurate content recommendations and respond to user feedback to create personalized experiences." -- SocialTimes

Trapit, Inc

Advisor to the Founders

Board Member

Founder & Chief Product Officer

The Artificial Intelligence Center (AIC) at SRI International is a research and development institution focused on the development of intelligent systems. The AIC conducts cutting-edge research in areas such as machine learning, computer vision, robotics, and natural language processing, with the goal of creating systems that can learn, perceive, and interact with the world in new and innovative ways.

SRI International

Entrepreneur-in-Residence [EIR], Artificial Intelligence Center

Before there was Siri or ChatGPT, Litescape developed a personal assistant platform for smartphones to help users manage their daily lives and communications more effectively and efficiently.

"3deep is the Best Location-based Application of CTIA" -- Laptop Magazine

"3deep Makes Your Smartphone a Personal Assistant" -- ReadWriteWeb

"3deep is Web 2.0 for Your Phone's Contact List" -- Digital Trends

LiteScape Technologies

Director of Product Management

Cisco

Manager, Product Management; Collaboration Software Group / WebEx (SaaS and hybrid cloud)

WebEx was acquired by Cisco for $3.2 billion.

Webex is a cloud-based online meeting and video conferencing platform that provides a range of collaboration tools and integrations to support real-time collaboration and remote work.  Cisco’s $3.2B acquisition of WebEx was its first bold move into SaaS and was done to strengthen its position in the growing market for web conferencing and online meeting collaboration solutions.  At the time of acquisition, WebEx was the market leader in web conferencing and online meeting solutions

Webex

Principal Product Manager; Collaboration Software Group (SaaS)

Everdream was an early SaaS company and a pioneer in cloud-based enterprise device management.  Dell acquired Everdream to boost its IT services portfolio and expand its cloud computing capabilities.

Henry Nothhaft