Towerview Ventures Team

Bio: Greg is a highly accomplished executive with experience in corporate leadership, business development, startups, M&A, strategic planning, and more. He has spent much of his career growing business in the electrical products, packaging, and chemical industries. Throughout, he has been buying, selling, and combining companies to fit strategic goals. Previously, Greg served as President and CEO of 2D2C, developing safer energy-saving products. Greg was also VP Corporate Development and Acting Division President for a high-tech subsidiary at Woodhead Industries and Director Corporate Development for Tenneco. Greg has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin (’86) and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
Notable Deals: Heal, Grub Market, American Gene Technologies

Bio: Ali is a builder and leader of high-performance finance and operations for early and growth-stage companies spanning cleantech, digital music, software, fintech, marketing, and more. As a serial startup CFO, he has executed financial modeling, transactions, and post-merger integrations. In 1997, Ali joined Microsoft, leading developer evangelism and competitive engagement for East Coast enterprise sales and consulting teams. He later oversaw product management and the launch of Microsoft’s SharePoint business, as well as strategic planning and growth for Microsoft’s $10B Office business. He also was responsible for M&A due diligence and post-merger management for Microsoft’s venture acquisitions. Ali subsequently joined the Global Technology Investment Banking group at Lehman Brothers, providing M&A and corporate finance advisory. He later joined the next-generation biofuels company Primafuel, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, where he led fundraising and infrastructure projects. In 2011, he joined SecondMarket as Senior Vice President, facilitating $2B+ in secondary transactions for the world’s best venture-backed private companies. He then joined Movable Ink as CFO, producing record growth and profitability for the marketing personalization company. He also served as CFO of Olapic, a visual marketing leader that he helped sell to Monotype in 2016. Ali earned his BSE in Electrical Engineering from Duke and is now a regional board member for Duke New York. His MBA is from the Wharton School of Business, with a concentration on finance and entrepreneurship.
Notable Deals: Primafuel, Movable Ink, Olapic, Dynamic Yield

Bio: Prior to joining AVG, Jordan worked in consumer and commercial lending with New Hampshire based firms. A Massachusetts native, Jordan graduated with honors from Plymouth State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a focus in business law.

Bio: Prior to joining AVG, Jenna was an Investor Service Representative at Putnam Investments, where she provided customer support to both clients and brokers. Jenna is a graduate of Merrimack College, Girard School of Business, where she studied Business Administration with a dual major in Management and Marketing.

Bio: Keith Angell is CEO of West Shore Advisors, LLC and has been a C-Level executive in 6 successful VC/PE backed, high growth technology companies (2 IPO, 4 Acq). Most recently, as CEO of Velocity Technology, Keith directed the leading global cloud managed services company, specializing in moving complex enterprise workloads to the private, public & hybrid cloud. Prior to Velocity, Keith was President of Global Services at Virtustream (sold to EMC) and spent 9 years as an executive in IBM’s Global Cloud & Technology Services. Over the previous 14 years, Keith held CEO, COO, President, and SVP roles at 4 software/services technology & consulting firms. He started his career in the management development program at Exxon Corp. Keith holds BS Engineering magna cum laude (Duke), MS Engineering (Northeastern) & MBA Finance (LSU) degrees.

Bio: Anthony Barsoom is the CEO at fabric.com, an Amazon.com subsidiary. Fabric is the world’s leading online fabric store and Amazon is the largest e-commerce marketplace and cloud computing platform in the world. He has over 20 years of experience in general management, strategy, finance, and engineering. His experience was gained in the retail, data analytics, and environmental engineering industries. He has worked in both the Fortune 30 and private equity arenas, owned $34B P&Ls, and lead international enterprises. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, an MS in Structural Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from Duke University.

Bio: Hosea Chang is the Chief Operating Officer for Hayden Los Angeles and an investor in early stage companies focused primarily on SaaS/B2B companies that help other businesses scale quickly by fully utilizing software-based solutions. Previously, at Shearman & Sterling, Clifford Chance, and most recently at Cooley, Hosea was a capital markets lawyer helping companies across a range of sectors raise institutional capital all over the globe and guiding clients through the IPO process. Hosea also contributes to the business community in Los Angeles as a member of the Forbes Los Angeles Business Council. Hosea holds a B.A. in Political Science from Duke University, a M.A. in International Relations from Yonsei University and a J.D. from American University.

Bio:Carl Chiou has 15 years of experience in investment banking, the past 8 based in Silicon Valley where he has held various capital markets leadership roles with Barclays and William Blair. At William Blair, he is head of Technology Equity Capital Markets, with responsibility for identifying and taking the next generation of Tech leaders public. Carl started his career in the software industry, as an early employee at both MicroStrategy and Appian. He is a graduate of Duke University (BS Chemistry) and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA).

Bio: Jennifer Hong, CFA, has worked in Swiss private banks in Singapore for 5 years. She provides holistic solutions for ultra-high net worth individuals in APAC, such as multi-asset investment advisory, wealth planning and tailored personal financing. Previously, she worked in Accenture, Nomura and Knight Investment Group, a boutique venture capital in New York. She is a 2013 graduate of Fudan University and a 2014 graduate of Master of Management Studies at Fuqua School of Business.In her spare time, she enjoys scuba diving, traveling and standup comedy.

Bio: Craig is a former entrepreneur with institutional asset management and investment banking research experience. His broad investments background includes roles as a Portfolio Manager, Director of Research, Trader and Credit Analyst. Most recently, Craig was the Chief Financial Officer for start-up venture Ballparks of Branson LLC. Previously he held Senior VP roles at boutique investment banks Loop Capital Markets and Stone & Youngberg. He also was an Executive Director at UBS Global Asset Management and its predecessor firms, including Partner at global asset allocation pioneer Brinson Partners. He has published extensively on investment opportunities within corporate credit. Craig has a BA in Economics with Honors from Duke University and an MBA in Finance from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Bio: Michael Levy is a Director and founding member of KPMG’s Power & Utilities Strategy practice. He closely works with utilities, private equity firms, and energy portfolio companies engaged in the energy transition with expertise in regulatory finance, grid & asset analytics, battery storage, and electric vehicles. Michael has a MBA from Duke University and a BS in Industrial Engineering with highest honors from Georgia Tech. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, two dogs, and enjoys spending weekends on the lake.

Bio: Anand Subramanian combines over 10 years in investment banking at world class organizations with 6+ years playing senior engineering roles in the Silicon valley. He is an MD at Pickwick Capital Partners a boutique investment bank where he advises late stage and lower middle market companies in the Technology, Security and Alternative Energy sectors. Previously he held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, RBC, BNP specializing in Structured Finance in the natural resources and alternative energy space. Anand started his career at Bay Neworks where he led multiple pioneering research & development projects. He is a graduate of the National Institute of Technology, Trichy in India (B Eng.) and Duke University (MBA).

Bio: Graham graduated from Duke University with a BS in Biology and is working towards his MD from Vanderbilt University and his MBA from the Wharton School. Prior to the Alumni Venture Fellow Program, Graham served as an associate with Windham Venture Partners and as a summer consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. He has over 5 years of research experience, with a current focus in cost-effectiveness in surgical healthcare delivery.

Bio: Varunram Ganesh is a student at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Prior to Fuqua, he was a Research Engineer and Entrepreneur at the MIT Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) where he worked on a platform for end-end automation of solar infrastructure, and a Special Projects Manager at the Yale Open Innovation Lab where he worked on zero knowledge global CO2 emissions reporting. He is a two time founder, with his startup Educational Data Sovereignty focusing on data privacy for students, and Musicoin focusing on enabling real-time payouts for independent musicians. His background is in technology research and product strategy, and his interests span cryptocurrencies, emerging technologies and data privacy.

Bio: Austin Meacham is a Category Analyst for Walmart eCommerce in Hoboken, NJ. He has worked in business development, operations, and marketing for two venture-backed startups and as a venture capital associate for Valor Ventures in Atlanta, GA. He is a 2019 graduate of Dartmouth College and a 2020 Master of Management Studies graduate of Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

Bio: Fernando is a seasoned consultant with expertise in business strategy, analytics, private equity/M&A, operations and global supply chain. Currently he is a Senior Consultant in Deloitte’s Strategy & Operations practice. Prior to Deloitte, he was a consultant at SSA & Company and Accenture, focused in Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals. Fernando holds a Master’s in Engineering Management from Duke University and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical / Biomedical Engineering from MIT.

Bio: Dana is a strategic finance associate at Genentech. Previously, she was a management consultant at Accenture where she specialized in operating model design, business development, and human capital strategy. She has also worked with several early stage healthcare startups and is passionate about digital health and biotech. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, juggling, reading biographies, and making chocolate-y food. She earned her MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and BS in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University.

Bio: Kelly Waldman has an extensive background in life sciences, healthcare, and entrepreneurship. She began her career at a start up for a specialty pharmacy in project management and operations, moving to managing regulatory operations for a medical device manufacturer, and now owns several long-term senior care facilities and is the 5th largest private operator in Western PA. She also founded Waldman Life Sciences Consulting in 2008 to provide regulatory and project management consulting for early stage start ups. She holds a BSE in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University, a Master of Engineering Management from Dartmouth College, and a Master of Regulatory Science from Johns Hopkins University.

Bio: Roman has been passionate about technology and emerging business models throughout his career. He spent the first 6 years of his career as a technology consultant, designing and implementing enterprise data systems in some of the largest fortune 500 companies. After that, Roman spent 3 years doing Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Corporate Restructuring with healthcare companies throughout the US. Most recently, he serves as Global Director of Strategic Initiatives at one of the world’s largest CPGs. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia, and a MBA from Duke University, with concentrations in Finance and Strategy.