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Youssef Kalad

Board Member at Tough Leaf

New York, New York

Overview 

Youssef Kalad is an Investor at AlleyCorp, with past roles including Senior Manager at Uber and Director at the New York State Executive Chamber. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and has expertise in areas such as venture capital, strategic partnerships, and team leadership. Kalad has a strong background in emergency management and general management, and he has experience investing in various sectors including Gig Economy, GovTech, and Consumer Health.

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

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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.

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