Get it done. Own it.

In my words…

My colleagues have compared me to “The Wolf” of Pulp Fiction fame, as I thrive solving urgent, critical problems and have a knack for working with teams to “get the job done”. I am a player-coach, noted for team-building, data-driven discipline, pragmatism, integrity, honesty and disarming humor. I have invested years of my life assisting the world’s most accomplished data scientists, inventors and developers turn their inventions into viable businesses. My work spans industries from heavily regulated businesses to R&D companies to fast-paced, big data quantitative trading. What do these all have in common? There is always a huge disconnect between what constitutes “market driven demand” and the nature of delivery.

I promote risk-taking coupled with disciplined measurement and monitoring. The difference between being lucky and good is that with proper analysis, you create more opportunities for good luck. I coach. I listen. I learn. Then I drive the hardest part - getting it done with real world constraints.

Bio:

Eric is an experienced operator of companies at the intersection of technology disruption and regulatory change, with a track-record for scaling technology-enabled businesses through partnerships.  He has deep consulting experience at PWC Advisory (formerly Diamond Technology Partners) and Oliver Wyman. He has considerable operational expertise from executive level roles at SIX Swiss Stock Exchange, Deutsche Bank, RGM Advisors (now DRW), and Madison Tyler Holdings (now Virtu Financial).  He served as General Manager at Applied Minds, Inc., a research and development company creating a range of new products, services and spin‐offs in software, electronics, biotechnology and mechanical design.  He is an advisor and board member of startups in the FinTech space, and a Techstars Mentor.

Eric earned his MBA focusing on Decisions Sciences from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. He earned his BA in Geography from Dartmouth College, where he was a member of the varsity swim team. Eric resides in Seattle, recently relocated there with his family after 9 years in London.  Eric serves as a member of the Friends of Dartmouth Swimming Board, Admissions Ambassador at Dartmouth, as well as a youth leader for the Boy Scouts of America. Eric speaks conversationally fluent Brazilian Portuguese. There is nowhere in the world Eric hasn’t been or hasn’t done business in.