Anish Srivastava is the CEO of Vinaj Ventures, a boutique investment consulting firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also a Venture Partner with Swisscom Ventures, focusing on enterprise solutions in North America. Anish serves on multiple boards and advisory roles to CEOs, driven by his passion…
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Sandor Schoichet has spent over 20 years helping executive clients respond to changing business demands by defining and achieving operational, product development, and process improvement objectives. Sandor’s recent consulting work has focused on operations strategy, capital planning, business process redesign, change management, and program leadership. He is adept at understanding…
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Robert Pearlstein is the President and CEO of Qanopy Group, a Silicon Valley-based business development firm focusing on bringing deep technology to market. Robert has more than 30 years of experience assisting Global 2000 companies commercialize R&D and emerging technologies in the areas of AI, robotics, augmented reality, advanced materials…
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Prior to joining the Alliance of Chief Executives, Greg Miller was CEO of Grabit, a materials handling, industrial automation robotics company, serving the global manufacturing and warehouse logistics markets. After losing his home in the San Francisco Bay Area to a California wildfire, Greg moved his family to Arizona where…
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Susan Hwang has worked closely with senior executives across technology and financial services for more than 15 years. Her engagements with leaders at both large firms and startups benefit from her background in behavioral psychology and practical business acumen. Susan leverages years of executive experience helping grow SNL Financial, a…
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A former C-level executive, Steve Hutchcraft has over 25 years of managerial and consulting experience. He has led organizations ranging from a $250 million manufacturing company to small, high performing teams and has direct experience in operations, sales, product management, and engineering. Throughout his career, Steve has provided consul and…
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Greg Hargrove brings a broad range of experience in both executive leadership and strategic consulting roles to the Alliance. In the early 1990s, Greg co-founded Westcor Corporation, an innovative manufacturer of electronic power systems, which became a leader its market sector. Following Westcor’s acquisition by Vicor Corporation, (VICR), Greg stayed…
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In 2017, Mark Dzwonczyk completed a 6+ year stint as the CEO of Nicholville Telephone Company, whose subsidiary, Slic Network Solutions, is deploying broadband Internet access to residences and businesses throughout northern New York with a fiber-to-the-premise network. Mark remains on the Board. He was recruited to the CEO position…
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As a results-driven executive, consultant and coach, Hugh Coppen has worked with senior executives to fully develop their leadership effectiveness and their capacity to achieve measurable performance improvement. He has helped leaders at all levels grow their skills in areas such as vision development and implementation, values-driven leadership, change leadership,…
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Cathy Chiu is a growth strategy consultant to support companies with their scaling challenges. Cathy has helped CEOs and executive teams clarify strategic choices, evaluate growth opportunities, identify executional roadblocks and navigate financing, M&A, and exit-related decisions. Informed by a career in technology, investment banking and venture capital, Cathy has…
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Petra Chequer is an empowering strategist, innovative thinker and global connector. She is a German native, but has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Australia before moving to the United States. Throughout her career Petra’s primary interests have been business development, strategic alliances and cross-cultural communication.…
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Rob Chamberlin is an operator-turned-advisor with more than 20 years of experience in building, scaling, and successfully exiting technology-enabled businesses. Most recently, Rob founded and led the Northern California operations of Security 101, starting in early 2019 and growing the business into one of the company’s largest franchises. Under his…
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Paul Witkay is the Founder & CEO of the Alliance of Chief Executives. Paul carefully designed the Alliance to bring CEOs together to enable them to learn faster, make better decisions and move forward with more confidence. Paul’s diverse experience ranges from ownership of a highly successful executive search and…
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As head of the Alliance of Chief Executives, I have the opportunity to speak with CEOs in virtually every sector of the economy and learn what they are experiencing. The implicit understanding among Alliance members has always been that in exchange for your willingness to share your knowledge and experience,…
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The world of “cybersecurity” is becoming even more complex and vitally critical so we are inviting Alliance members in the cybersecurity industry to come together to discuss their specific challenges and opportunities.
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Alliance members in the life sciences sector come together in our quarterly Alliance Life Sciences Roundtable. Members in this sector are invited to discuss their challenges in high-level, direct, candid discussions.
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The Alliance brings leaders of software companies together in our Alliance Software Roundtable. Members in this sector are invited to discuss their challenges in high-level, direct, candid discussions.
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The Alliance hosts a series of CEO Roundtables exploring how business leaders are using AI to drive business performance. This will be our twenty-third session. As 2027 approaches, CEOs face a growing number of choices about where to invest in AI and how aggressively to move. In this State of…
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Scott Gentner has an extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Scott joined Pier 39 as CFO in 2012 and assumed the president & CEO role in 2022. In this role, Scott also serves as the CEO of the Blue & Gold Fleet and Tandem Partnerships. Prior to joining…
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Danny DeFalco has over 23 years of professional experience spanning fuel distribution, technology, and manufacturing. Danny joined eFUEL as Chief Operating Officer in 2020 and was named Chief Executive Officer in 2025. As the Chief Executive Officer of eFUEL, he is dedicated to leading the organization with a clear vision…
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MORRISVILLE, NC /EINPresswire.com/—DMC Biotechnologies (DMC), a U.S.-based health ingredient company developing high-purity, science-backed bioactives through precision fermentation, announced that it has secured $18 M in financing. The financing was co-led by Inceptional Partners and Sofinnova Partners with strong participation from First Bight Ventures, and existing investors Cibus Capital and Capricorn…
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DUBLIN — Patelco Credit Union recently received two national awards from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions (MAC), a nonprofit trade association. The Dublin-based credit union, with more than 550,000 members and nearly $10 billion in assets, received a Gold Award in the 2026 MAC Awards Financial Wellness category for…
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BERKELEY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has recognized Deep Fission, Inc. (Nasdaq: FISN) (“Deep Fission” or the “Company”) Co-Founder and CEO Liz Muller as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2026 at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California. Goldman Sachs selected Liz Muller from entrepreneurs across multiple…
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SAN CARLOS, Calif. /PRNewswire/—Switch Bioworks, a deep tech company whose engineered microbes create nitrogen fertilizer on the plant root, announced a strategic collaboration with Bayer Crop Science (Bayer) on Switch's genetic switch technology and its potential to develop next-generation biologicals that deliver clear benefits to growers. Nitrogen fixation is an…
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LIVERMORE, Calif. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)—FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORM), a leading provider of semiconductor test and measurement technologies, and Teradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq: TER), a leading provider of automated test equipment and advanced robotics, announced the two companies have entered into a broad technology collaboration aimed at accelerating the development, validation, and high-volume…
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RENO, Nev.— Noble Studios has repositioned itself as a Business to People Marketing Agency. Most marketing agencies still sort themselves by who their clients sell to. A B2B shop markets to buyers, a B2C shop markets to consumers, and the split shapes everything from how agencies pitch new business to…
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NEW YORK, NY /EINPresswire.com/ — Amira was only nine months old when her parents found themselves trying to make sense of a list of medical problems that no single explanation seemed to connect, from a congenital heart defect and constant drooling to a palate that could not properly seal off…
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For nearly 15 years, David Yosso has managed more than 350 park and playground projects throughout California and the United States. David is passionate about parks and play area design. He believes strongly that play should be spontaneously selected, individually directed, and inherently educational. As a former NCAA Division, I…
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MILPITAS, Calif., /PRNewswire/—Qnovo, a leader in battery intelligence software, announced it is piloting a new software application built on the Qnovo Battery Genome that gives automakers more certainty about the condition and value of the batteries they put on the road. Used electric vehicles are priced on uncertainty: two batteries…
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About the Alliance AI Roundtable Series The Alliance hosts a series of CEO Roundtables designed to explore how real-world business leaders are using AI to improve performance, strengthen operations, and create competitive advantage. Event Resources * Watch the full recording: HERE * Download the Roundtable summary: HERE * Download the…
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