Mark Elliott is the Chairman & CEO of Opportunity South Carolina with over 15 years of real estate investment experience. Focusing on Opportunity Zones, he is working with developers, investors, municipalities, other funds and property owners. Mark has done a range of deals from single-family homes to large mixed-use developments…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
Dr. Armin Spura joined BioDuro in 2024 from Crown Bioscience, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for nearly five years, guiding the company through significant growth and strategic development. Throughout his career, Armin has held senior leadership positions at well-known organizations such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, WuXi…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
Darren Nyberg is the Vice President of Client Strategy at Xantrion. With 17 years of experience helping small and medium businesses navigate the rapidly evolving IT landscape, Darren now leads the strategic advisor team at Xantrion. Throughout his 14-year tenure at Xantrion, Darren has held various positions, including Help Desk…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Axiom Cloud announced its $7.4M Series A financing led by Blue Bear Capital. Following large-scale rollouts with major North American grocery chains and cold storage warehouse operators, Axiom raised its Series A to prepare for its next phase of growth. Axiom will use the funding to scale its…
Read MoreSite Section: News
Our September 27/28 Alliance Keystone Leadership Roundtable brought CEOs together from 12 different countries and 6 continents to reflect on the wonderous “learning lab” of nature, the impact Keystone leaders have on others, and the tracks they leave for others to follow. You can find resources from this discussion here.
Read MoreSite Section: Public Events
Matthew Swanson founded StaffAI in 2026 and serves as the company’s CEO. Matthew is also the managing partner for Silicon Valley Software Group (SVSG), a team of fractional CTOs who help companies address their most pressing technology challenges. Having launched multiple enterprise focused startups, he has had first-hand experience helping…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
Jay Roberts has been a senior strategic executive in the healthcare industry for over 30 years. He is currently the Managing Partner for DigiLife Fund II, leading fundraising, due diligence and investment decisions along with members of the DigiLife team and syndicate investment funds. He currently serves as a member…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
Congratulations to the following Alliance Members whose companies were named to the 2022 INC 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in America. Folio3, led by CEO Adnan Lawai Innowave Marketing Group, led by CEO Stu Birger Jade Global, led by CEO Karan Yaramada Sama, led by CEO Wendy Gonzalez…
Read MoreSite Section: News
The Challenge: In the situation at hand, an executive hired a new CFO in the face of an evolving financial landscape. He was seeking insight into helping her adjust to the company culture, as well as guiding the organization to embrace a fiscally tighter path forward. If you were in…
Read MoreSite Section: Member Insights
A recording of the “Future of Transportation & Mobility” Alliance Roundtable can be accessed by clicking HERE. The “Future of Transportation & Mobility” Alliance Roundtable was the fourth of our “Visionary Leaders” Series where we bring leaders together to share their visions, and debate how the future will evolve. Prior…
Read MoreSite Section: Public Events
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)— UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [Nasdaq: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced 12- and 18-week data from its Phase 2 BEHOLD study of UBX1325, a senolytic Bcl-xL inhibitor, in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME).…
Read MoreSite Section: News
Tobias Sternbeck was named Chief Executive Officer of Beaver Paper, a leading producer of sublimation media for the dye-sub and digital printing industry, in 2020. Tobias has over 15 years of experience delivering solutions for the sublimation and textile industries, along with expert knowledge of dye-sublimation, direct to fabric printing…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
REDWOOD CITY, CA / ACCESSWIRE LOKKER, the Silicon Valley-based privacy software start-up, announced the launch of Privacy Edge™, a breakthrough SaaS solution for public-facing websites. In an industry rapidly evolving to meet the growing demands for a safer Internet, LOKKER offers Privacy Edge™ for companies seeking to better protect their…
Read MoreSite Section: News
Karl Justin is the principal partner of ECS Arizona, a company specializing in commissioning and programming new lighting and lighting control technologies. He has more than 30 years’ experience in implementing energy efficiency strategies in residential, commercial and industrial buildings, and now focuses on upgrading lighting technologies in existing buildings.…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
Melbourne-based consultancy Advent One has acquired networks and IP telephony specialist and CRN Fast50 company Layer 8 Networks for an undisclosed sum. In its announcement, Advent One said the acquisition “comes at a time of surging demand” in hybrid cloud, network virtualisation and network security. Founded in 2017, Layer 8…
Read MoreSite Section: News
The Challenge: In the situation at hand, an executive of a public company had been prioritizing a fast-growth trajectory, but their value in the market wasn’t matching his competitors and he felt a lack of strong profitability may be the culprit. He was seeking insight into how to effectively balance…
Read MoreSite Section: Member Insights
Protein Metrics Inc., a leading provider of biopharmaceutical and proteomics analysis software and part of the Dotmatics family of scientific R&D software, announced the granting of three new US patents. The patent names and numbers are entitled: “Interactive analysis of mass spectrometry data (US #11,289,317)”, “Data compression for multidimensional time…
Read MoreSite Section: News
Loretta Hillberry brings over 20 years’ experience in human resources to Triple Ring Technologies. She is a forward-thinking, collaborative, and results-driven leader. Her experience ranges from pre-IPO start-up environments to larger global public companies. Most recently Loretta was a member of the leadership team at Freeslate (acquired by Unchained Labs).…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)— Legence (formerly Therma Holdings, LLC.) has assembled and integrated an experienced legion of best-in-class companies committed to making the spaces we occupy more sustainable. It has recently introduced a new brand and announced agreements for two new acquisitions – Provident Energy Consulting and McCracken &…
Read MoreSite Section: News
LONDON, /PRNewswire/—Proximie, the global health technology platform digitally connecting operating rooms (OR) announces it has successfully raised $80 million in a Series C equity financing. The investment follows a year in which Proximie saw a significant increase in its Total Contracted Value, supported over 13,000 surgeries, and expanded their global…
Read MoreSite Section: News
With more than 30 years in healthcare administration, James Jackson serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Alameda Health System in Alameda County, California. Prior to this role, James was the Chief Operating Officer of Seton Medical Center & Seton Coastside, part of the Verity Healthcare System. James has…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has partnered on a new Senegal research study SEN-GENOME, which will establish a full genomic database of the Senegalese population. Under the purview of the Ministry of Higher Education and Innovation of Senegal, a Memorandum of…
Read MoreSite Section: News
Before becoming CEO of Pacific Epoch in 2014, Joseph Berger was Managing Director at Pacific Crest Securities in Portland, Oregon, with responsibility for overseeing research services such as Pacific Crest Mosaic and Pacific Epoch. He has 15+ years of investment research experience and has led product and sales teams for…
Site Section: Members/Directors/Staff
SANTA CLARA, Calif., /PRNewswire/—The Edge AI and Vision Alliance announced the winners of the 2022 Vision Tank competition at the Embedded Vision Summit. The annual start-up competition, which showcases the best new ventures using visual AI and computer vision in their products, invited five finalist companies to pitch their company…
Read MoreSite Section: News
StockX has expanded its executive leadership team, tapping a tech industry veteran as its first-ever chief impact officer. The company announced today it has appointed Damien Hooper-Campbell for the role. In the position, StockX said Hooper-Campbell will be tasked with overseeing core functional areas including diversity, equity and inclusion, as…
Read MoreSite Section: News
Who knows what secrets await in the hearts of plants? Brightseed has found a couple of them, anyway, using an AI-based analysis method and will be bringing its first products to market soon with the help of a $68 million B round. Brightseed’s thesis is simply that there are almost…
Read MoreSite Section: News
Congratulations to the following Alliance Members whose companies were named to this year's list of the “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area!” Legence, led by CEO Jeff Sprau Syserco, led by CEO Derek Eggers Webcor, led by President & CEO Jes Pedersen and Matt Rossie COO Xantrion, led…
Read MoreSite Section: News
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)—Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PLRX) announced that PLN-74809, its oral, dual-selective αvß6/αvß1 integrin inhibitor, has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the potential treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). PLN-74809, the Company’s lead drug candidate, is currently being tested…
Read MoreSite Section: News
PHOENIX /PRNewswire/—Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), a leading provider of transportation and technical training programs, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. from Liberty Partners LLC. Terms of the transaction have been disclosed in Universal Technical Institute's Form 8-K and completion of the acquisition…
Read MoreSite Section: News
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Ashvattha Therapeutics (“Ashvattha”), a clinical stage company developing novel hydroxyl dendrimer therapeutics, announced it has secured $69 million in a Series B financing and in a separate agreement entered an exclusive licensing deal with Huadong Medicine. Proceeds will support the advancement of Ashvattha’s pipeline of hydroxyl…
Read MoreSite Section: News
The Alliance of Chief Executives is an active community of business leaders that focuses on deep strategic exchanges, challenging existing assumptions and generating fresh ideas.
Alliance of Chief Executives, LLC
2175 N. California Blvd.,
Suite 605
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Subscribe to our newsletter and stay up to date with the latest Alliance news!