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David Fuscus
CEO / Founder
Doug Bennett
Chief Financial Officer
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Co-Founder, Head of Product
Chris Fuscus
Co-Founder, Prompting & Content Lead
Précis Advisory Board
Dan Gotte
Dan is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor and deeply experienced Chief Financial Officer. As CFO at Imagine Software, he led the company through two major private equity capital raises totaling more than $500M. Dan is also the co-founder of Fuse Financial Partners and was the Executive Director of the committed capital Inception Micro Angel Fund. Gotte founded and successfully exited the start-up Heritage Stone, a company he built into a powerhouse with a 60% annual growth rate and profit margins 25% greater than industry averages.
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Kathi Moore
Kathi is the VP of Branding & Communications at Fareportal, Inc., a $4 billion+ technology company in the online travel industry. She is the driving force behind digital marketing, branding and advertising at Fareportal. She is deeply experienced in technology-based marketing and has brought countless products to market. She is also the former CEO of the noted California advertising agency, Engagem3nt.
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John B. Wilson
John B. Wilson is a seasoned change agent and business leader with a proven track record of driving growth for businesses in both senior operational roles and consulting positions. He served as CEO of Hyannis Port Capital, President of Staples International, and held leadership roles as CFO and COO in various companies including Staples and Gap, Inc. Additionally, he was a Partner at both Bain & Co. and McKinsey & Co. Wilson has worked across twenty industries, engaging with clients ranging from $10M to $100B in revenue. He has worked in 95 countries and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Rajiv Rao
Rajiv is a distinguished technology leader who served as the Chief Technology Officer of New York State, where he was in charge of all technology in a state with 188,000 employees and a $234B budget. He was pivotal in advancing technology initiatives, including the creation of Excelsior Pass, the first major vaccine and contact tracing technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rao’s leadership has earned him numerous accolades, including the prestigious NASCIO State Technology Innovator Award.
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Benji Hutchinson
Benji has held senior roles in AI technology companies for over two decades. He is currently the Chief Revenue Officer of the AI data analytics company Babel Street. He was previously the President/COO of the biometric AI company Paravision, where he led global sales and business development. He has also served as CRO of Rank One Computing, a leader in biometric AI and as the President of NEC National Security Systems; NEC is the Japanese tech giant with $23B in revenues and 105,000 employees. Benji is also a member of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s National AI Advisory Committee.
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Shawn Smeallie
Shawn is widely recognized as one of the most influential lobbyists in Washington. He is the Managing Partner of American Continental Group, a firm he founded in 1994. He also runs the firm’s financial services, defense, trade, energy, tax and environmental practices. Previously, he was a Special Assistant to President George H.W. Bush in the Executive Office of the President and was the National Security Advisor to Senator Alfonse D’Amato (R-NY). He was also the Senator’s representative on the Appropriations Committee which funds the federal government’s $6.2 trillion budget.
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