Bret Waters's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

NLBret Waters has a BS in Economics from Stanford and an MBA from Stanford New Schools. He is currently a Executive Mentor at Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. At Stanford New Schools, Bret was responsible for finances, including a full audit and restructuring of the organization to align with goals. He also helped the board recruitment and hired a permanent replacement for the position. At Artmachine, Bret founded and ran a venture-funded firm in Palo Alto offering a Software-as-a-Service application for rich media content management. Bret raised $7.5M in venture funding, assembling a team, developed product, and steered company through the Silicon Valley downturn of 2001-03 through a combination of aggressive cost control, articulating a clear vision, and driving the top line hard. He also orchestrated successful sale of the company to a Kodak spin-off, eMotion (now OpenText, NASDAQ: OTEX). In 2004, Bret co-founded Metagraphics, Inc. and founded Tivix, Inc. to create innovation at the intersection of the internet, graphic arts, and publishing. Bret is also Chairman at European Innovation Academy and Chief Mentor at European Innovation Academy. At 4thly, Bret is responsible for developing the company's innovations andutics and helping entrepreneurs and innovators create success all over the globe.

🎓 Education

Bret Waters has a B.S. in Business Administration from Los Gatos High School. Bret then attended Northwestern University, where he completed his MBA in 1979. Upon completing his education, Bret became a management consultant with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Bret has extensive management experience, having worked with a variety of companies and organizations.Bret Waters's notable achievements in his management career include Philanthropy, having played a role in creating and leading a now well-known Philanthropy non-profit organization, and also having been a keynote speaker and panelist at several philanthropy conferences and conventions. Bret Waters is also a board member of several organizations, such as the Northwestern Philanthropy Forum, and is also involved with the supervision of several Philanthropy organizations.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Bret Waters's professional, technical, and interpersonal skills areoubted. Bret Waters is an experienced and accomplished executive mentor and CEO, who has attained a wealth of experience in the field of startups and innovation. He holds a diploma in computer science from Stanford University and a degree in business from the University of California, Berkeley. Bret Waters has also worked in venture-funded firms and has experience in embarrassing and scaring customers during customer negotiations. Bret Waters has a proven track record ofILEadership andinnovation, which he has used to help several startups achieve success.