Mads Lillelund
Board Member | Founder | CEO | Advisor
- Role
- Co-CEO at Qvin
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mads Lillelund
Mads Lillelund brings over two decades of executive management experience in the high-tech industry to the table. With a career spanning Fortune 500 publicly traded companies, privately held firms, and early-stage startups, he possesses a wealth of expertise in navigating diverse business landscapes. His international background, having lived and worked across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States, provides him with a truly global perspective that enriches his leadership roles.Passionate about nurturing entrepreneurial talent, Mads finds fulfillment in coaching founders and helping small to medium-sized startups refine their business strategies. As a founder of multiple startups and an active collaborator with venture capital firms on their portfolio companies, he remains deeply entrenched in the startup ecosystem, contributing his insights and expertise to drive growth and innovation.Previously, Mads served as the CEO of Benu Networks. Prior to that, he orchestrated the successful sale of venture capital-backed Bluesocket, where he also held the position of CEO from 2006 to 2011, leading the company to become a frontrunner in cloud-based wireless network innovation.During his tenure, Mads was recognized as the Massachusetts CEO of the Year for privately held companies by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. His entrepreneurial mindset, coupled with his extensive experience within corporations of varying sizes, uniquely positions him to forge strategic alliances between large enterprises and startups alike.
Experience
Co-CEO
Jan 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Qvin is a women\'s health biotech company offering the first and only FDA-cleared diagnostic menstrual pad that enables testing of critical biomarkers.
Education
INSEAD
Executive Management Program
Soro Akademi
Baccalaureate, Math/Physics
Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business
BBA
Thunderbird School of Global Management
MBA
Skills
- Virtualization
- Telecommunications
- Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Wlan
- Wireless
- Voip
- Cloud Computing
- Strategic Partnerships
- Integration
- Solution Selling
- Wireless Networking
- Networking
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Start-Ups
- Wifi
- Product Management
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