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TEAM

Our global team is comprised of industry leading experts in Consulting, Technology and Private Capital Management.

ADVISORY TEAM

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Jim Francis is the CEO and Co-Founder of ConceptVines Ventures (CVV), where he mentors founders, invests in startups, and provides board advisory services. He has an extensive background in technology consulting and engineering, having helped two organizations cross the $1 billion revenue mark and achieve successful exits. Jim has worked across all industries, including Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, and Life Sciences. He is a technologist with experience in various advanced technology areas such as AI/ML, blockchain, IIoT, and data analytics. Jim is a proven business strategist with experience running global business units, sales and marketing teams, alliance/channel partner relationships, and large deal teams. He has a global network of relationships at Fortune 500 accounts.

ConceptVines Ventures aims to improve startups' success rates by adding a higher level of active engagement with portfolio companies, providing capital investment, advisory services, and value-added services in product strategy, design, and engineering. Prior to starting ConceptVines, Jim held various leadership roles at Virtusa, a billion-dollar global technology firm with over 30,000 consultants and engineers, where he ran various business units, sales and marketing organizations, alliances, and formed the company's strategic deals group. He was also an executive at American Management Systems (AMS) in the Corporate Banking industry group and gained international experience and relationships as an expat living in London, Frankfurt, and Australia. Jim has an MBA from Binghamton University and a BS in Business Economics from Oneonta College.

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ERIC MARTINEZ

Insurance/Manufacturing Automation CEO Modjoul, Former Chief Claims Officer AIG
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GREG BAXTER

Technology/Financial Services Chief Transformation Officer HP, Former Chief Digital Officer MetLife, Former Head Digital Citi
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ALYSE DAGHELIAN

Technology Sales - VP Global Sales Service Now. Former VP Global Sales IBM Cloud, Data, AI.
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KURT CAVANO

Global Supply Chain/Venture Investments CEO Nimbly, Former CEO GT Nexus / TradeCard
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ROBIN FARMANFARMAIAN

Healthcare/Marketing/Venture Investments Healthcare Innovator & Entrepreneur, Sales & Marketing Expert, Private Equity
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CHRISTOPHER COLBERT

Strategy / Marketing. Advisor and Innovation Strategist. Former Managing Director of Harvard Innovation Labs. CEO Holland Mark Marketing Agency
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NADEEM SHAIKH

FinTech/Venture Investments Founder/CEO NeemExponential, Founder/CEO Anthemis, Head International First Data, 80+ FinTech Investments
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VASAN SRINIVASAN

Leadership, Culture & Sales Advisor. EVP Virtusa & Cap Gemini, President Birlasoft, SVP FIS.
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