Youssef Kalad
Board Member at Tough Leaf
Youssef Kalad
Board Member at Tough Leaf
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Investor
2022 - Current
AlleyCorp funds and founds transformative companies from pre-seed to Series A. Prior AlleyCorp incubations include MongoDB, Business Insider, Gilt Groupe, Zola, Pearl Health, and Nomad Health. I invest in companies building America's social and economic infrastructure, including education, government, work (and workers), health, and financial security. Proud to have backed: - Stepful: https://www.stepful.com/ - Coral Care: https://www.joincoralcare.com/ - Alchemy: https://www.alchemyhealth.com/ - Ordo: https://www.ordo.com/ - Toughleaf: https://toughleaf.com/ (Board Observer) - Upwage: https://www.upwage.com/ - Dandi: https://www.itsdandi.com/ - Kiip: https://www.kiipco.com/ (acquired) - Patch: https://www.patchcaregiving.com/ - Maro: https://www.meetmaro.com/ - Alice: https://thisisalice.com/
AlleyCorp is an early stage venture fund and incubator that founds and funds transformative companies, primarily in New York.
Board Observer
2024
AI Powered Platform to Match Contractors with Diverse Firms
Raised $7,785,000.00 from AlleyCorp, Yuval Golan and Stellifi VC.
Global Product Partnerships Manager
2022 - 2022
Worked on the geo and Google Maps team.
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Director and Senior Advisor for Tech & Digital Products, Governor’s Office
2017 - 2021
2019-2021 Leader on Executive Chamber Technology & Innovation team for the Governor, often driving priority product development, projects, and cross-functional initiatives. 2017-2019 Program Director for Technology & Innovation serving under New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Worked on Broadband Access, Transit, Climate, and built Moonshot project for startups to contract with large government agencies. Led successful $25M NSF grant team to build advanced wireless testbeds in NYC.
New York State Executive Chamber is a Executive Chamber of Governor Kathy Hochul.
Senior Manager (Product, Strategy, Ops), North America
2014 - 2017
North America product lead for dozens of driver product launches to improve driver supply, onboarding and conversion, safety, and trip / earnings experiences. Also served as Market Launcher, Ops Lead, and Regional Operations Manager. Worked across US, Canada, and India.
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.
Management Consultant
2012 - 2014
Strategy consulting, strategic planning, innovation, and new business design for Fortune 500 companies. Worked with companies like John Deere, AXA, Life Fitness, Brunswick, and others.
Treacy & Company is a management consulting firm that advises senior executive teams in some of the world's best known firms.