
Strategic business development executive with 15+ years of experience driving partnerships and revenue growth in technology and media companies. Proven track record of establishing high-value strategic alliances, developing new revenue streams, and leading go-to-market initiatives. Proven ability to build and manage partner ecosystems while collaborating across product, legal, finance, and marketing teams to drive business objectives, and negotiating complex business transactions. As Head of Business Development & General Counsel at public & private venture-backed companies (including AOL, Yahoo, The Find (acquired by Facebook), Topspin Media (acquired by Apple) and Backplane (founded by Lady Gaga/acquired by PE firm Eastern Advisors), I have dedicated my career to helping companies scale through growth partnerships that drive impact at scale, harnessing the power of technology to make the world a better place and empowering companies to do well by doing good. I founded Blue J Strategies in 2016 with Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins) in order to mobilize our collective networks and expertise to help companies scale efficiently. I am a partnership builder and have extensive experience structuring and managing partnerships across the media, technology and nonprofit sectors, as well as a proven ability to evaluate, negotiate and close strategic partnerships, set strategy as a member of the executive team, manage legal affairs, devise and implement effective cross- departmental programs, and inspire and lead teams. As Chief Legal & Philanthropy Officer for Pledge 1%, a nonprofit founded by Marc Benioff and Scott Farquhar, whose mission is to inspire, educate and empower every company to be a force for good by donating 1% of their time, product, profits and/or equity, I have helped companies like Airbnb, Braze, Chime, Reddit, Rubrik, Toast, Unity and more unlock over $2.4B in new philanthropy. I authored playbooks on how companies can donate equity to fund their social impact work, lead the Boardroom Allies, a coalition of leading vcs who have committed to supporting their companies in setting aside equity, and represent the organization at key industry events, securing partnerships with leading technology companies, venture capitalists, investment banks, and exchanges. I am a venture partner at 4 funds, sourcing deal flow and mentoring founders, and a frequent public speaker on negotiating strategies, entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, and promoting diversity in the workplace.
chime.com
svbs.one
aol.com
whitecase.com
correlationvc.com
meta.com
topspinmedia.com
San Francisco, California, United States
Chief Legal & Philanthropy Officer
Pledge 1%
• www.linkedin.com/company/pledge-1-
Apr 2023 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Advisor & Acting General Counsel
Loop & Tie - Sustainable Gifting 🎁
• www.linkedin.com/company/loopandtie
Jan 2020 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
President & Founder, Blue J Strategies
Blue J Strategies
Nov 2015 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Venture Advisor
Waterman Ventures
• www.linkedin.com/company/waterman-ventures
Sep 2019 - Present
New York City Metropolitan Area
Network Advisor
Correlation Ventures
• www.linkedin.com/company/correlation-ventures
Jul 2017 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Venture Partner
Savano Capital Partners
• www.linkedin.com/company/savanocapital
Jan 2015 - Present
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
EVP, Business Development & General Counsel
Backplane (Founded by Lady Gaga)
Nov 2012 - Nov 2015
Palo Alto, Ca
Head of Business Development, Sports, Entertainment & Lifestyles
Yahoo! Inc
Nov 2011 - Nov 2012
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Vice President Business & Legal Affairs
MEEZ, Inc
Feb 2006 - Apr 2007
San Francisco, California
Vice President, Executive Director West
AOL Time Warner Foundation
Jan 2001 - Jul 2002
loopandtie.com
savanocapital.com
morganlewis.com