Eliot Pence

Chief Business Officer

2024 - Current

Giving computers a sense of smell. Backed by Lux Capital, Google Ventures, Amazon’s Alexa Fund and the Gates Foundation.

President's Council on International Activities

2024

Advise the President of Yale as a member of the PCIA.

Founder & General Partner

2022

Tofino Capital invests in technology companies in underinvested markets around the world.

Co-Founder

2017

InsiderPR is a public relations firm focused on emerging markets. Our team is located in Washington, Accra, Nairobi, Lagos and Johannesburg. We have helped over 200 clients engage global media like the Financial Times, CNN and TechCrunch. Our client base is as diverse as our staff. Recent work has included campaigns for 500 Global, Semafor, Bloomberg, USAID, SWVL, Flutterwave and Foodology.

Chief Commercial Officer

2022 - 2024

Re-architecting defense hardware from the molecule up so that it can be made better, faster and cheaper. Founded by biologists, chemists and engineers from SpaceX, Anduril, Sk(o)nk Works, US Navy & Air Force Research Labs. I led the initial product strategy, built out revenue operations and co-led the series A fundraise.

International Affairs Fellow

2022 - 2022

Head of International

2018 - 2022

A next generation defense company comprised of alumni from Tesla, Palantir, SpaceX, and Oculus. As one of the first business development hires at Anduril, I created the international GTM strategy and led its execution.

Senior Director

2013 - 2018

Founded by former Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton, Mack McLarty, McLarty Associates advises global investors and multinationals on internationalization and GTM motions globally. MA has advised over 400 companies in 120 markets including Uber, Doordash, SpaceX, Walmart, Chevron and JPMorgan. I founded and led the firm's Africa practice.

Director

2009 - 2013

Corporate strategy, transaction advisory and project development firm specializing in business in Africa.

Fellow

2006 - 2008

Researched themes in intellectual property rights. Published works include: "Will the Development Agenda Remain Undeveloped? Process and Procedure in the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property" (ISP, 2007).