Towerview Ventures Team

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, with a concentration on finance and entrepreneurship.
Notable Deals: Primafuel, Movable Ink, Olapic, Dynamic Yield

Bio: TK is Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures Group, helping launch new funds, recruit deal teams, and oversee portfolio management. He also serves on the AVG Board of Directors. In addition, TK is the Co-founder and General Partner of Wasabi Ventures, a venture capital incubator and consulting firm that builds and advises early stage tech companies. Wasabi Ventures has launched, financed, and advised more than 200 startups. In his 25 years of startup activity, he has been a part of over 1,500 rounds of financing as an investor, founder, or adviser. He is also the author of Web Advertising and Marketing and dozens of articles about startups and software, as well as a frequent lecturer. TK earned a BS in Economics from Loyola and is a former member of the Board of Sponsors of Sellinger School of Business at Loyola.
Notable Deals: RightNow Technologies, SpinBox, Verity Studios, Wasabi Ventures

Bio: Jonathan is currently a Technology Business Analyst with S&P Global where he helps the Company’s mission to “power the markets of the future” by managing costs as part of the strategy to grow our cloud footprint and analyzing KPIs that benchmark operational and financial performance across all technology towers. Previously, Jonathan worked as an Analyst at the ground floor of WeFund Health, a healthtech startup, where he helped launch the platform’s minimum viable product while also owning product marketing, strategy and operations roles. Aside from being a Venture Fellow with Towerview Ventures, he also is the Operations Lead for Wemultiply, a NYC-based growth marketing and innovation strategy consultancy focused on helping venture-backed startups in emerging markets like blockchain, crypto and cannabis. Jonathan is an avid basketball fan and cycling enthusiast (when the weather in NYC gets to be nice).

Bio: Sean is currently a full-time MBA candidate at Duke University. Previously, he was a Strategy Intern at Blizzard Entertainment focused on driving fan engagement through Esports. Before his MBA, Sean was Officer, Senior Financial Analyst at Texas Capital Bank. Finally, Sean was co-founder and CEO at Tie Your Socks, a men’s apparel company focused on matching ties and socks.

Bio: Nestor began his career as a Bomb Squad (EOD) officer in the United States Army, completed combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and culminated his decorated military career as a Bomb Squad company commander. He’s since held positions in Credit Suisse’s Investment Banking Division covering and executing M&A and capital raising transactions in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications group. Most recently, building early-stage companies in the consumer and wellness space, Nestor was a founding member of a multi-hundred million dollar startup where he directed corporate operations and corporate development activity. Nestor holds an MBA from Duke University with concentrations in investment and corporate finance and a BSc from DePaul.

Bio: Rob is a current MBA candidate at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He enjoys thought leadership and regularly publishes articles in Forbes. Rob has experience in high tech having previously led the mobile app team for Overstock.com and Vivint Smarthome. Rob currently serves as a Board Member for the Blockbox App and co-founded United In Aging, a nonprofit focused on serving the elderly LGBTQ population. In his free time, Rob is an avid traveler, having visited 49 states.

Bio: Doreen is passionate about social entrepreneurship and creating a global sustainable future together. She is a management and technology consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, advising clients on infrastructure, energy, and the environment. Doreen currently serves on the firm’s Sustainability Community of Practice Steering Committee. Doreen is also the Vice Chair of the Marketing and Communications Section in Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment (WCEE), a nonprofit based in Washington, DC. Doreen holds a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley and MEng in Environmental Engineering from Duke University.