Jeff is a long-time Bay Area resident who works with global startup ecosystems, including governments, corporations & startup accelerators / entrepreneurs, to help catalyze startup environments & create a bridge to Silicon Valley. He is an Adjunct Instructor at UC Berkeley and is co-founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket, a global virtual startup accelerator, serving 100s of companies across 23+ countries. He is co-founder & former President of Batchery, an incubator for seed stage startups. He is an active angel investor with equity positions in 150+ companies and an active advisor & investor at Berkeley SkyDeck. Previously, he worked at Cognizant as founder & Global Head for Mobility practice. He is a frequent keynote speaker at global tech & startup events. He holds a BA in Economics from Rutgers College & an MBA from UC Berkeley.