Advisors

 

Dr. Lars Dyrud, Advisor

  • SVP Business Development of EagleView, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners
  • Lead Science Advisor, Apio Systems, a proprietary mobile-based platform that enables smartphones and other smart devices to autonomously identify conditions and hazards. Initial markets include vehicle Situational Awareness™
  • Previously founder of Omniearth, a provider of data and image analytics, sold to Vista Equity Partners
  • Prior positions include Earth and Space Science Head at Draper Laboratory; Section Supervisor at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and Applied GPS and Space Senior Scientist and Program Manager at CRS Inc
  • Adjunct Professor at Penn State University and Johns Hopkins University
  • Boston University; Fulbright Scholar, University of Oslo; BA, Augsburg University

Timothy Wyllie, Advisor

  • Chief Operating Officer of Enet, an Ireland-based Open Access Fiber Network operator
  • Launched a 10,000+ premise FTTP rollout, done in partnership with the Irish Department of Communications (‘DCCAE’) and the Chambers of Commerce in the target towns
  • Several years at various North American and European telcos including Comcast, Rogers Communications, Time Warner Cable, RCN and McCourt-Kiewit International (MKI)
  • At RCN, oversaw the construction of 14 simultaneous metropolitan network builds across the continental US

Pete Henig, Advisor

  • Managing partner of family office-backed growth capital firm Greenhouse Capital Partners
  • Investment focus on technology solutions for food, ag and the environment
  • Experienced investor and entrepreneur focused on the intersection of technology, sustainability, and mission driven investment
  • MA, Stanford University. BA, Georgetown University

Jonathan Masland, Advisor

  • Senior Advisor – Origination and Business Development, Radius Capital Partners
  • Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College – Executive Director for the Career Development Office and a member of the Senior Leadership team; oversaw MBA and alumni career services.
  • Co-founder, Cassiel (equipment leasing), 42 Students (education technology)
  • Prior experience includes VP of Business Development with Revbox (venture-backed, fintech business based in Boston & San Francisco), investment banking and financial advisory at Alex. Brown & Sons (Baltimore) and Towson Frew (Durham), and Coopers & Lybrand (Philadelphia)
  • MBA and MA from the Wharton/Lauder Institute dual-degree program at the University of Pennsylvania
  • AB, Harvard University

Dr. Eugene Conti, Advisor

  • 30-year public service career focused on infrastructure, technology and transportation
  • Senior positions include: Transportation Secretary, State of North Carolina, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy at the United States Department of Transportation,Secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation,State of Maryland
  • PHD, MA - Duke University, BA - Eastern Michigan University