Our Team
Steve Shuhet
Managing Partner, Founder
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2002-2020 - Cresting Wave, Founder
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2000-2002 - Captivate Network (Gannett & Co), Head of Sales East
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1993-2000 - ADP VP of Sales NYC
Bill Murphy
Managing Partner
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2011-2020 - Blackstone SMD, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Innovations Strategic Investments
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1999-2011 - Founding CTO, Capital IQ
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1996-1999 - Architect, Sapient
Megan Flood
Innovation Director
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2019-2021 Director, bwtech, UMBC
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2014-2019 Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures
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2013-2020 Founder, CEO Ryan Edwards Communications, LLC
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2002-2009 Director of Marketing, Salestrac
Carla Bryant
Innovation Director
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2011-2020 - Blackstone
Evan Danieli
Innovation Director
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2019-2020 Director of Sales, XM Cyber
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2013-2019 Director of Sales, Indeed
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2010-2012 Professional Baseball Player
Austin Fichtner
Innovation Director
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2018-2022 Chief Innovation Officer, Roc Aero
Michael Hurley
Innovation Director
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2021-2023 Director Partnerships, TIME
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2020-2021 Enterprise Account Executive, GeekHive
Rachel Persky
Growth Lead
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2022-2023 Venture Capital & Private Equity Partnerships, Upwork
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2019-2022 Manager Venture Capital Investments, AlphaSights
Jake Becker
Innovation Director
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2022-2023 Enterprise Account Manager, Upwork
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2021-2022 Senior Manager, PowerReviews
Grace Chesher
Innovation Associate
Kennedy Murphy
Innovation Analyst
Isabella Damus
Innovation Analyst
Daniela Benigno
Innovation Analyst
Rachel LaPorta
Innovation Analyst
Connor Salk
Growth Analyst
Keelin Hollowood
Innovation Analyst