Liron Wand
Venture Partner at Pitango
Liron Wand
Venture Partner at Pitango
Israel
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Partner
2022 - Current
Director Partnerships and Business Development, Marketing Partnerships
2020 - 2021
Director, Product Partnerships
2019 - 2019
Head of Developer Product Partnerships
2019 - 2019
Head of Partnerships, Messenger
2018 - 2019
VP Client Success
2015 - 2018
Lead Client Success team in North America; manage team of 30 responsible for retention, growth, renewals, sales and executive relationships Previously responsible for strategic direct advertiser clients, managed team of 10. Promoted after a year.
Strategic Partnerships Lead
2012 - 2015
• Managing Google’s largest partnerships • Directly responsible for revenue generated from AdSense, AdExchange, platform, social and mobile product
Strategic Partnerships Manager
2011 - 2012
• Managed largest AdSense partnerships
Summer Associate, Private Banking
2010 - 2010
• Provided boutique services to ultra high-net worth individuals, including wealth planning and investment solutions • Coordinated with the research, marketing and investment departments to create targeted marketing activities to existing and potential clients; customized market, investment and wealth planning research to educate and provide value to investors
Project Manager Intern, Corporate Strategy
2010 - 2010
• Analyzed technology, business and financial models to formulate a strategic recommendation for the CEO • Led the mobile strategy for the newly launched RueLocal
Manager, Business Development
2005 - 2009
• Scouted for Israeli technologies on behalf of leading Japanese corporations such as Rakuten, Fujitsu, Olympus, and Sumitomo • Formulated the go-to-market strategy for clients resulting in joint ventures, distribution and marketing channels • Negotiated and structured business agreements between clients and potential partners, vendors and mobile carriers • Led largest joint venture partnership between an Israeli technology company and Japanese carrier
Analyst
2004 - 2005
• Analyzed potential investments by assessing market potential, technology, product, and management quality • Modeled different scenarios of potential investments and for portfolio companies
Education
MBA
2009 - 2011
Bachelor's degree
2001 - 2005