Reza Kazemipour

A seasoned Senior Executive, with over 20 years of experience, has deep understanding and experience working on business strategies ranging from startups to the boardroom. His determination and focus on process definition, sales & team management, business development, operations and corporate vision has proven to be a viable environment to raise venture capital funds as well as to negotiate multi-billion dollar mergers and acquisitions. Kazempiour’s US Naval training cultivated his drive, intensity and strategic foresight which propels his career to stay ahead of the pack.

Instinctively at the forefront of technology, Kazemipour is currently advising companies focusing on artificial intelligence markup language for applications in AI, as well as big data/analytics for healthtech, fintech, IOT, and Autonomous Driving solutions. He has proven the value of leading by example and is a Board Chairman and Advisor to many Silicon Valley and Canadian startups. He also enjoys mentoring accelerators with teams from–Grow Labs, UpWest Labs, and Media Camp (a Turner Broadcasting unit).

Prior to his advisory roles, Kazemipour was the CEO of Oris4 (acquired by Global Relay), CRMO at Ryma Technology (acquired by OneDesk), CEO & Founder of AltosMedia and an EIR at Clearstone VP. He has held executive management positions at Siderean, (acquired by OpenText), Fast Search & Transfer (acquired by Microsoft), Cerebra, (acquired by Webmethods), and Selectica.

Being an avid runner and health enthusiast, Reza Kazemipour puts the same amount of energy into his advisory roles and business endeavors, therefore becoming an essential part of the team.