Archives: Team

Sean O’Donoghue

Sean is an innovative business technology executive and experienced leader with 25+ years’ experience developing and executing market leading technology and digital strategies with technology and operating roles ranging from COO for InsurTech leader Trōv (overseeing all of Engineering, Insurance Product & Regulation, Finance, Analytics, Operations and Investor Relations), CTO for Madison Square Garden, CIO for DreamWorks Animation SKG, and leadership roles at Oracle Corporation. Also, an experienced finance executive and CFO in the London Insurance Market, working also at…

Steve Milunovich

Steve recently retired as a sell-side stock analyst after following the technology sector for 34 years. He is versed in financial and strategic analysis for both public and private companies. He is known as a thought leader, applying models such as Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation and job to be done; Trout & Ries’ principles of marketing; and Hamilton Helmer’s 7 Powers of differentiation. He has helped investors understand platforms and new technologies such as IoT and AI through a…

Venkat Chalasani

Venkat Chalasani is an entrepreneurial executive with a strong interest in the intersection of technology, data, and finance. He has 20+ years in financial services experience with in-depth knowledge of Global Fixed Income (credit, rates, FX, securitized products) and Global Equity products. He has expert knowledge of financial regulations (FRTB, Basel IV, CCAR, Volker, Risk Data Aggregation), decision support/capital optimization analytics, front to back risk and finance infrastructure strategy, and electronic trading. Venkat’s led agile innovative solutions working collaboratively with…

Whit Thiele

Whit Thiele is the founder of Bannockburn Developments Ltd. a software consultancy and product development company based in Canada. Whit is a seasoned technology veteran and thought-leader in the enterprise software and communications space. Whit has worked with a wide variety of technology platforms and systems for over 20 years consistently building progressive experience delivering proven, solid and scalable products and solutions. Whit has brought his experience and perspective to many engagements across a number of verticals with many industry-leading…

Andy Brown

Andy Brown currently serves as CEO and co-founder of Sand Hill East, LLC, which provides strategic management, advice and marketing services to emerging companies. Mr. Brown is a member of the board of directors of Zscaler (ZS), Inc., a publicly traded company providing cloud security services, Pure Storage, Inc.(PSTG), a publicly traded software-defined data storage solutions company, Digital Asset, a private company providing solutions in the Digital Ledger workflow fintech ecosystem, Tifin AG, an AI company focused on growing Assets…

Nanette Di Tosto

Nanette is Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Sand Hill East. She oversees the business and operational aspects of Sand Hill East and its affiliates and advises portfolio companies. In addition Nanette is COO of Ninth Wave, Inc., former CAO of T-REX Group and Beacon Platform Inc., and former COO of Modelshop Inc. and Galactic Fog, IP. She has built and managed operational functions that allow portfolio companies to scale. Prior to Sand Hill East, Nanette was Vice…

Roseann Palmieri

Roseann Palmieri is a highly respected advisor, senior executive, entrepreneur and data-management expert in the Financial Services and Securities Industry. Roseann has over 25 years experience in successfully leveraging information to drive business growth, shape strategy, manage data, deliver information, improve performance, maximize information value and amplify intelligence. Working with the world’s most prominent banks, as well as the two largest financial information providers, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters, Roseann successfully implemented many of these strategic initiatives that drive business value…

John Bruno

John G. Bruno is a senior strategy, technology and business leader. John joined Aon in September 2014 as Executive Vice President of Enterprise Innovation & Chief Information Officer. John has served in several other leadership positions with increasing responsibility including Chief Operations Officer & Head of Aon Business Services. In 2019 John was named Chief Operating Officer as well as Chief Executive Officer of Aon’s Data & Analytic Services business unit that includes the firm’s Affinity/Small Business, Human Capital Management,…

Andrew Dubois

Andrew Dubois is an entrepreneurial technology executive experienced in successfully delivering transformation initiatives through the combined application of technology innovation and operational efficiencies. Andrew has co-founded and sold three technology startups and held numerous technology leadership positions within Financial Services. Most recently, Andrew was an executive at Tulco Holdings, where Andrew served as Chief Operating Officer for Tulco Labs, BlueNote AI, and Altway Insurance, directly managing the artificial intelligence, machine learning, engineering, and data science divisions delivering transformative change to…

Neil Chinai

Neil Chinai is recognized in financial services and fintech community as a thought leader and disruptor. Neil is currently advising several early stage fintech firms andFinancial Service Software providers on product strategy, business plans, IT infrastructure and fund raising. Additionally,through his extensive network, he facilitates product sales and client engagements. Neil has over 25 years’ IT experience working with Tier 1 Banks driving business growth, IT and Operational transformation,Delivery on Regulatory mandates and evolving Organizational models. He brings a depth…