Michael was an early employee on the BD team at Box and more recently led BD and partner marketing at AcademixDirect.  He is an active angel investor and personally advises a number of startups. Michael has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University and a MBA from Columbia University.

Whitney has 10+ years of startup sales experience and is the founder of The Sales Method, a consultancy that helps startups identify target markets, build successful sales teams and quickly get products to market.  She led four companies to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list including LoopNet, Joby, Meltwater and SpringAhead. Whitney graduated with honors with a BA in Sociology from UCSD.

James is the Co-Founder of Robly, a marketing automation platform based in New York City. He is an active angel investor and advisor to numerous early stage SaaS startups. Before starting Robly, he was a Vice President of Credit Trading at Barclays Capital. James graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Villanova University and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.

Nina is a Boston to NYC transplant who joined Acceleprise from Techstars. She earned her SaaS stripes at companies like HubSpot, Intuit, and Embedly. She is an advisor to multiple tech and lifestyle brand startups as well as a contributor for VentureFizz on venture capital. Nina graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University.

Akul is an East Coast native who joined Acceleprise from Yext, a large SaaS company in New York. He joined Yext after college and stayed through IPO. He has spent time in various positions in both Software Engineering and Product Management, and spends time volunteering in his free time. Akul graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

Olivia is a Chicago native, now calling NYC home. She joined Acceleprise from Dow Jones where she managed business, product and innovation strategy across FinServ & Enterprise Tech clients. Olivia is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A in English and Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

A Los Angeles native, Randall joined Acceleprise from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. His journey to the startup ecosystem began as a technology policy consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank, which led to his work with the City of San Francisco on technology procurement and public investments. Randall is a Fulbright recipient and a former educator that worked in Mongolia, Macau, China, and the US. He holds a BA in Sociology and an MPP from UC Berkeley.