• A Proud UC Berkeley PhD Alumni

• Teaches the UC Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship program (12 years)

• Experienced entrepreneur, angel investor, and advisor to multiple startups and senior executives

• Former Principal at Parallel advisors ($6 billion AUM) with 13 years investment experience

• Author of Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age (MIT Press)

• Former Naval Aviator (F-14 Tomcats)

• I enjoy backgammon on the beach in Mexico with my wife, Johanna, and playing ball with my sons, Charlie and Gus

• Behavioral Economist with a passion for design, web3, and entrepreneurship

• Co-founder of Audi's Tech Intelligence Program in Boston working closely with MIT and its entrepreneurship ecosystem to identify and track promising technologies and startups for Audi

• Former strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company advising large corporations on digital transformation and product development

• Alumni of UC Berkeley, the Technical University of Munich, and the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) in Munich

• Product Manager in the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning space with 10+ years of engineering and product management experience in the Data, ML, AI, Cloud, Security, and Networking space

• Holds a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech, a CBA (Statistics and ML) from UC, Berkeley, and an MBA from Haas School of Business, UC, Berkeley

• Member of Prof. Dr. Kurt Beyer's teaching team for the Entrepreneurship Program at Haas School of Business, UC, Berkeley

• Angel Investor/LP/Advisor for various DTx, HealthTech, and EdTech start-ups based out of the United States, Europe, and Asia

• On-call driver for his wife's Vegan Bakery in San Mateo, CA - Shru's Kitchen

• Worked as a risk mitigation and legal professional in healthcare/biotechnology over the past 15 years covering therapeutic areas such as cancer, liver disease, rare/orphan disease, and direct to consumer health products

• Experienced founder

• Advisor to many founders with early stage start up/growth and funding plans

• Mentor in the Haas Entrepreneurship program classes who loves seeing the ingenuity and purpose that comes out of the next generation

• If he's not in the office, he's probably trying to find a wave to surf on!

• Jerry serves as Fractional CFO to high growth startups in apparel and cosmetics, digital marketing, artificial intelligence and financial services

• He has provided financial leadership through multiple equity raises and exits, and advised over $10 billion in M&A transactions

• Jerry has been a mentor and judge in the Haas Entrepreneurship program for four years

• He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a NY State CPA

• He is an enthusiastic climber and unaccomplished saxophonist

• 2nd year MBA Candidate at the Berkeley Haas School of Business focusing on technology and healthcare

• Worked as a product manager in the pharmaceutical industry prior to business school

• Bachelor's in Software Engineering from Miami University

• Outside of work I enjoy practicing improv comedy to build soft skills, doing yoga, walking my dog, and learning more about tech and healthcare

• Chemical engineer and Haas MBA with analytics, strategy and operations experience in financial services and manufacturing

• Learning the fundamentals of running an investment fund, advising founders and building community across the VC and startup ecosystem

• Passionate about equity, climate tech and entrepreneurship

• Enjoys hiking, skiing, dystopian and historical fiction and exploring the Bay Area

• Graduated with a Bachelor's degree from UCLA, where she was a Transfer Student Mentor and avid beachgoer

• Works in operations roles where she improves business processes, supports organizational leadership, and creates inclusive and equitable programming

• Currently pursuing project management certification and learning new sewing techniques

• Enjoys running, playing video games, singing, and watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy

• Trusted banker to VC-backed startups at Comerica Bank Technology and Life Sciences Division.

• MBA Candidate at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Class of 2024.

• Co-Chair of UC LAUNCH, the University of California's system-wide accelerator, leading the team to a record fundraising year and graduating 40 startups.

• Advisor to investors and founders alike on opportunity recognition and market mapping.

• Lifelong Bay Area sports fan

• Photographer documenting solely with photographic film and exhibiting no alteration, physical or electronic

• Author of The Photographer's Choice, 2015

• Since 2012, researching on ethical aspects of visual technologies

• Published 345 editorials and campaigns for the fashion industry from 1995 to 2012

• Proud alumni of Politecnico di Milano, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, 1990

• Former lieutenant, Italian Army, Alpine Artillery, 1988/89

• Passionate admirer of authors from the humanistic tradition (Arendt, Camus, MLK, Orwell, to cite a few)