Jay Kidd
Strategic Advisor, Executive Coach, Mentor
Jay Kidd
Strategic Advisor, Executive Coach, Mentor
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2020 - Current
Provide insight, oversight, and guidance to CEO and senior management of a leading company in the Enterprise SaaS and Blockchain industry.
BlockApps is making digital ownership real through the development of the STRATO Mercata Blockchain Protocol and Marketplace.
Raised $50,321,000.00 from AAF Management Ltd., Propel(X), Eidetic Ventures, Kinetic Capital, Morgan Creek Capital Management, Liberty City Ventures, Bloccelerate VC, Givic, ConSensys Ventures and Fitz Gate Ventures.
Business Mentor
2020
Co-mentor an annual cohort of professional women. Provide insight and guidance as part of the Women Unlimited program with the goal of improving skill for personal and professional development.
Executive Coach and Operational Advisor
2018
Through Better Faster Further ( www.betterfasterfurther.com ) , Provide Executive Coaching and operational advice to C-level through director employees at a wide range of companies from Biotech to Enterprise SaaS to Family Offices. Engage with individuals to improve their personal and operational success and the success of their employer.
Strategic Advisor and Angel Investor
2018
I have operational experience in strategic planning, engineering, marketing, and venture capital in enterprise technology and software. I love helping young companies clarify their vision, sharpen their story, find customers, find funding, and grow. Current and past Advisory roles include Lyngo.com (sold to Alation), CloudNatix (www.cloudnatix.com), SwiftStack (sold to Nvidia), PMC Sierra, and many others.
Partner
2015 - 2018
Wing Venture Capital primarily invests in technology-based businesses.
CTO
2012 - 2015
Technology discovery and management, advanced development, standards, and industry evangelism.
SVP, Strategy and Product Development, Storage Solutions Group
2009 - 2012
Responsible for product definition and engineering of networking, data protection, and management products for NetApp's product line.
Chief Marketing Officer
2007 - 2010
SVP/GM Emerging Products
2005 - 2007
NetApp specializes in data storage, data infrastructure, and data management solutions.
CTO
2003 - 2005
VP Product Management
2000 - 2003
Brocade Communications Systems Brocade offers data center networking solutions that enable organizations to manage information assets.
Raised $300,000,000.00.
VP Marketing
1997 - 1999
Director of Marketing
1990 - 1997
Silicon Graphics provides workstations for conceptual design analysis and simulation of 3D objects.
Division Marketing Manager, IND
1987 - 1990
Engineering Section Manager
1984 - 1987
Product Management Leader
1980 - 1984
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.
Raised $1,350,000,000.00.
Education
BSEE
1976 - 1980