Operator · Founder · Advisor
Turn technology into products that sell.
Founder of BlueArc, Drobo, and Connected Data, with 10+ venture-backed exits. Now I do that work alongside other founders and boards: as an advisor, a fractional exec, or a board member.
Built & led
BlueArcDroboConnected DataNexsanHitachi VantaraIndex EnginesQuantum
Track record
A career spent in the gap between an idea and a paying customer.
10+
Venture-backed exits
founder, exec & board
$32M
Run-rate at Drobo
from zero, in 10 quarters
$4B
Revenue supported
as CTO, Hitachi Vantara
$500M+
Raised from Venture Investors
acquired by Hitachi