Sean Heywood

Sean Heywood is a results-oriented full-stack business development leader with 20+ years of experience in negotiating strategic partnerships, M&A, and collaborating with product/engineering teams to develop software and hardware solutions at scale.

He has a proven track record of drafting and negotiating legal agreements with domestic and international partners at top tech companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Meta.

With a background in entrepreneurship, Sean brings a builder mentality, creativity, empathy, hustle, analytical skills, and structured thinking to tackle challenges in ambiguous spaces, prioritizing work and executing effectively in distributed organizations.

His educational background includes an MBA in General Management from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, a BA in Business Economics from Brown University, and studies in Finance & Accounting at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), along with education at The Hotchkiss School.

Sean has been associated with various organizations such as Aspenwood Ventures, Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley, Meta, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and has a wide array of roles from Business Development to Principal positions covering platform partnerships, transportation technology, AI interoperability, and market management.

He has also served in teaching and advisory roles, founded Heywood Creative, LLC, consulted for companies like Astro Gaming, Inc., and worked in positions ranging from Research Analyst at McKinsey & Company to Financial Analyst at Morgan Stanley.