Andrew Wise

About Andrew Wise

As a leader and problem-solving executive, I help grow revenue, design new strategy, and drive innovation. Throughout my thirty years of operational success in growing information-intensive young companies and turnarounds, you’ll see creativity in launching new products in new markets, managing distribution channels, and focusing business development. My marketing experience, business relationships, and executive skills catalyze business partnerships. I build high-performing teams that deliver results. CAREER STRENGTHS • Introducing new products and managing product portfolios • Leading sales and hands-on operations for revenue growth• Fundraising and strategic partnerships for start-ups and young companies• Developing patents and negotiating intellectual property license agreements• Managing mergers and acquisitions teams, particularly for founders seeking liquidity• Running distributed operations, integrated with financial and project reporting• Evaluating international investments, particularly in India and MauritiusINDUSTRY EXPERTISE • Developing and distributing financial services and products, including certificates of deposit, credit cards, mortgage origination, bond hedging, equity portfolios, and private equity • Retailing consumer products, including hardware, alcoholic beverages, grocery packaged goods, and snack foods• Practicing agile methods in software development and product design• Designing and customizing software platforms, SaaS systems, and web portals, especially around supply and demand aggregation, buyer trade-offs and valuation, and group buying technology

Experience

1. Us Country Manager and Advisor

   Avench Systems Pvt Ltd

   Oct 2019 — Present · Reno, NV, US

   Marketing, Finance, and Business Development for Avench Systems Inc, US subsidiary of international embedded systems designer. Delivering Internet of Things, communication, sensor information, cloud access, and integration to improve business processes, asset management, and value chain coordination.

Education

• Harvard Business School

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

Skills

• Banking
• Portfolio Management
• Start-Ups
• Strategy
• Product Development
• Strategic Partnerships
• Business Development
• Venture Capital
• Business Strategy
• Investments
• Strategic Planning
• Executive Management
• Marketing
• Product Marketing
• Marketing Strategy
• Capital Raising
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship