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Businesses are increasingly sending a new kind of user into HubSpot: Agents. Those agents need to be able to choose the best path for the task at…
Businesses are increasingly sending a new kind of user into HubSpot: Agents. Those agents need to be able to choose the best path for the task at…
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In the era of AI and deepfakes, a static KYB check can't tell you if the person authorizing a multi-million dollar wire today actually has the right…
In the era of AI and deepfakes, a static KYB check can't tell you if the person authorizing a multi-million dollar wire today actually has the right…
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Should the goal of AI be simply to improve the bottom line through automation and headcount reduction? Or should it ultimately help grow a company’s…
Should the goal of AI be simply to improve the bottom line through automation and headcount reduction? Or should it ultimately help grow a company’s…
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Experience & Education
Volunteer Experience
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Board of Trustees
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Present 16 years
Science and Technology
Development, Investment Committees
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Advisor
MassGeneral Brigham World Medical Innovation Forum
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Health
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Edwards Society Advisor to University President
University of Rhode Island
- Present 2 years 9 months
Education
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Publications
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Polaris Partners taps IBM Security Head Brendan Hannigan as Venture Partner
PE Hub
Polaris Partners taps IBM Security Head Brendan Hannigan as Venture Partner
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VC in 2015: Dave Barrett of Polaris Partners on Finding SaaS Investments
The Wall Street Journal
Honors & Awards
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Always-On "Cloud Power Player"
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Always-On "FinTech Power Player"
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Always-On Venture Capital 100
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Always-On Venture Capital East 50
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MassTLC Investor of the Year
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English, Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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If you call yourself a pre-seed or seed investor but only invest once a startup has $500K+ ARR, enterprise customers, and proven AI usage, you’re…
If you call yourself a pre-seed or seed investor but only invest once a startup has $500K+ ARR, enterprise customers, and proven AI usage, you’re…
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There are people who have seen enough of healthcare technology to know when foresight is more than a promise. Elad Benjamin is one of them. He…
There are people who have seen enough of healthcare technology to know when foresight is more than a promise. Elad Benjamin is one of them. He…
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AHIP 2026 is a timely moment to shift the conversation from “more automation” to more intelligent medical expense management, with the transparency…
AHIP 2026 is a timely moment to shift the conversation from “more automation” to more intelligent medical expense management, with the transparency…
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92% of cloud identities carry permissions they never use, and AI agents know it. Agentic adversaries don't need a vulnerability. They scan for…
92% of cloud identities carry permissions they never use, and AI agents know it. Agentic adversaries don't need a vulnerability. They scan for…
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One of our core values at UnityAI is to "Work hard and be good," given as life advice to me by a friend's father back when I was teenager. We'll…
One of our core values at UnityAI is to "Work hard and be good," given as life advice to me by a friend's father back when I was teenager. We'll…
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📣 Cohere Health today announced its support of the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem initiative and newly established Electronic Prior Authorization…
📣 Cohere Health today announced its support of the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem initiative and newly established Electronic Prior Authorization…
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A public medical school is not a luxury — it is necessary to help solve Rhode Island’s healthcare crisis. I’m grateful for the support and…
A public medical school is not a luxury — it is necessary to help solve Rhode Island’s healthcare crisis. I’m grateful for the support and…
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Happy to share that I'm starting a new chapter as a Partner at Define Ventures! Define was built on the conviction that healthcare and technology…
Happy to share that I'm starting a new chapter as a Partner at Define Ventures! Define was built on the conviction that healthcare and technology…
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Fun night and a great conversation between Liz Centoni and Tom Brady. Big weekend for Team Cisco in Miami… 2 spots on the F1 podium and a win for…
Fun night and a great conversation between Liz Centoni and Tom Brady. Big weekend for Team Cisco in Miami… 2 spots on the F1 podium and a win for…
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Really enjoyed this conversation with John Kell for Fortune. The headline says it all: 100% of our engineers are using AI, and we got there without a…
Really enjoyed this conversation with John Kell for Fortune. The headline says it all: 100% of our engineers are using AI, and we got there without a…
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There’s a hard constraint in the Mythos conversation: You don’t have time to clean up permissions manually. It could take months to: • Untangle…
There’s a hard constraint in the Mythos conversation: You don’t have time to clean up permissions manually. It could take months to: • Untangle…
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Claude for Small Business launched today, and we’re thrilled to be one of a handful of partners who worked with Anthropic to get this live. Starting…
Claude for Small Business launched today, and we’re thrilled to be one of a handful of partners who worked with Anthropic to get this live. Starting…
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Applied Cognition is proud to support our servicemembers through an MTEC award sponsored by the U.S. Government. This work advances non-invasive…
Applied Cognition is proud to support our servicemembers through an MTEC award sponsored by the U.S. Government. This work advances non-invasive…
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