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Investor

Founded in 1983, and managing over $8.8 billion in capital, Accel Partners funds companies from inception through growth stage to build world-class businesses. Accel today invests globally using dedicated teams and market-specific strategies for local geographies, with offices in Palo Alto, California, New York City, London, and Bangalore, as well as in China via its partnership with IDG-Accel.

Over 18 years of management consulting (A.T. Kearney & Oliver Wyman) and entrepreneurship experience. Offering project-based consulting, interim management roles (operations, strategy, turnaround), and board participation.Pragmatic and focused on delivering actionable recommendations, tangible results and just getting things done.Multidisciplinary skill set including engineering (aerospace and mechanical), management consulting (corporate strategy, restructuring/operational improvement, cost reduction, M&A, private equity due diligence, market assessment), effective communications (logical writing and thinking based on the Pyramid Principle), as well as experience of advising early startup businessesStrong relationship development skills, advising C-level executives and senior management but also working and communicating effectively across all levels of an organization (board members to the shop floor)International experience with completed projects in 16 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and the South Pacific (98 total countries visited)Fluent in English and Portuguese, conversational in German and SpanishSpecialties: Global airline industry, aerospace industry, business strategy, restructuring/operational improvement, due diligence, market assessments, cost reduction