About our team
The Band of Angels is one large team. A permanent staff helps coordinate its activities, some members serve on the standing committees.
Ian Sobieski, PhD
Chairman
Sonja Markova
Executive Director
Tim Taylor
Presentation Coach
Ed Canty
CFO
Ron Collett
Deal Screening, Software
Mike Maszy
Deal Screening and SiG, Life Sciences
Richard Pivnicka
Deal Screening, Generalist
Vinod Mahendroo
Deal Screening, Generalist
Rob Hess
Deal Screening, Generalist
Jack Guedj
Venture Capital SiG
Garrett Gilbertson
Los Angeles SiG
Larry Kelly
Energy SiG
Jaleh Daie, PhD
AgFoodHealthspan Vertical
Kian Sandjideh
Digital Media & Entertainment SiG
Bruce Walicek
HardTech SiG
Austin Earlich
HardTech SiG
Ron Weissman, PhD
Software SiG
Ron Burns
Software SiG
AFH Advisory Council
The AgFoodHealthspan (AFH) Advisory Council includes participation of people with deep FoodTech domain expertise (eg. real life farmers/growers, CEOs, attorneys, and similar) who assist Band member Jaleh Daie, Chair of the AFH Vertical in deal sourcing and evaluating startup opportunities in this space.
Life Sciences/MedTech Advisory Council
The Life Sciences/MedTech Advisory Council consists of physicians, medical device entrepreneurs, life sciences consultants, educators, and practitioners who provide real world feedback in the evaluation of startup opportunities presented at the Life Sciences/MedTech Special Interest Group (SiG) led by Band member Mike Maszy.
Videos: Financing Your Venture
Ian Sobieski, Chairman of the Band, highlights the benefits and specialties of angel investors, underlines the keys to finding and engaging an angel, and defines how to get the most out of your relationship with your investor after the deal is made. Videos courtesy of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.