Umbrex is pleased to welcome Katerina Forbis. Kat is passionate about finding the outer limits of performance for the companies she works for and in her personal life. During her three years at Bain & Company, Kat helped her clients solve their biggest challenges and capitalize on their opportunities to maximize results. She has experiences […]
In this article, Alex Mitchell shares a deep dive on the path to sustainability for the cruise ship industry in addition to informative links from this newsletter’s sponsors. This newsletter aims to separate the signal from the noise for investment in all things sustainable transportation: Electrification, mode shift, active and public transit, and mobility aggregation, […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Anders Fleck. A summary of Anders’ experience follows. “Hello, I’m Anders Fleck, an IT Consultant with a profound appreciation for the transformative power of data and artificial intelligence. With roots in strategic consultancy at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), I’ve transitioned into a pivotal role as the Chief Operating Officer at […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Matthew Levey. Matthew was a generalist in the New York Office of McKinsey working on a range of projects in finance, non-profit and PE. Prior to McKinsey he was a US diplomat, serving in the Balkans and as an intelligence analyst in Washington. Since McKinsey he has focused on education, […]
Stijn Leupe shares a post on the current, painful interest rates for both individuals and corporations. The financing pains: a lot of pain for private individuals and currently even more for corporations For a lot of private individuals, financing the purchase of a house becomes extremely difficult due to the two to three times higher […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Alex Mitchell. Most recently, Alex was SVP Unlocking Innovation at LACI (Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator), a 501c3 non-profit, where he oversaw all of LACI’s founder-facing work, including startup recruitment, startup programs, and the LACI Impact (venture capital) Fund and LACI Debt Fund. Previously, Alex served as SVP of Market Transformation […]
Using COVID as a case study on the unexpected risks business leaders face, Davide Gronchi shares practical steps on risk mitigation. Whilst in the middle of an heavy and unexpected crisis, company leaders are requested to keep looking far ahead and shape the future of their company by (re-)designing the strategy and how to implement […]
Using COVID as a case study on the unexpected risks business leaders face, Davide Gronchi shares practical steps on risk mitigation. Whilst in the middle of an heavy and unexpected crisis, company leaders are requested to keep looking far ahead and shape the future of their company by (re-)designing the strategy and how to implement […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Tao Yang with Organizational Growth Hacker. Tao has been an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company since 2022. Prior to McKinsey, he spent 14 years at Deloitte Consulting, where he specialized in human capital advisory services, ultimately leaving the position of Senior Director. His areas of expertise include strategy articulation, […]
Kurt Kendall shares a glimpse of his career journey in this post. It’s been more than 25 years since I graduated from MIT with my doctorate and decided to pursue a career in business rather than continue with chemistry. However, I still recall with utter clarity sitting in a graduate class in quantum mechanics that […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Akshi Federici with Vision Realize. A summary of Akshi’s experience follows. “Chief Operating Officer (COO), Founding Venture Partner, Executive Director with ~20 years of hands on operating, strategic, and entrepreneurial experience at leading organizations. Throughout my career, teams have turned to me to setup operations, streamline and scale execution (from […]
Akshi Federici shares a LinkedIn post on her 7+ years (50+ dog years) into the Blockchain/Web3 industry. 7+ years (50+ dog years) into the Blockchain/Web3 industry where I started by stepping into the Bogart office of Consensys as Executive Director working on several projects and launching ConsenSys Academy, on to developing Product at Status, to […]
