BRUCE GRANT
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Bruce is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Applied Value Group – a group of 20+ companies fully or significantly controlled in North America, Europe and China. Industries represented are Management Consulting, Technology, Media, Telecoms, Renewable Energy, Biotech, Medical Products, Engineered Materials and Products, Mining, Real Estate and MicroFinance/MicroEntrepreneurship.
Bruce was previously the President of Arthur D. Little North America (1995-97) and has been on a dozen public boards in Europe and the US, including Chairman of Tele2 – the European telecom carrier.
BOYD LIVINGSTONE
Advisory Board Member
Boyd Livingston is the Chief Algorithms Officer at Applied Value. Boyd has over 12 years of experience designing and programming metagenomic search and classification engines. Prior to joining Applied Value, they worked for the DoD as a Senior Research Scientist and Mathematician for 29 years 10 months. Boyd was the Technical Director of Research until October 2015.
Boyd Livingston has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which they obtained in 1988. Boyd also has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from MIT, which they obtained in 1985.
SARAH PRITZLAFF
Advisory Board Member, COO
Sarah Pritzlaff is an exceptional professional with a wealth of experience spanning across multiple vital sectors such as the Defense Industry, Capital Management, Investment, International Affairs, Finance, and Business Development.
A proud alumnus of UC Berkeley, Sarah has cultivated a strong foundation of knowledge and expertise that has propelled her career forward. She has notably contributed to prominent organizations like NATO and Northrop Grumman.
ROB FIORE
Advisory Board Member and CFO
Rob has led the firm through over 15 years of transformative growth in the consultancy as well as the investments and social impact practices. Beyond his role as CFO, Rob also works pro bono as Treasurer of Friends of Hand in Hand International as well as Director & Treasurer of The Wenham House.
Rob holds a B.S. in Accounting from Merrimack College and a Master of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.
MOSE FRANKO
Advisory Board Member
A graduate of Boğaziçi University, Mose Franko is an innovate entrepreneur with over 20 years of business development and management experience.
He founded MTek Technologies (ISO 27001 & 9001) in 2015 with the primary purpose of delivering projects on Web / Mobile App Technologies and IT services to Turkcell, as well as to other large multinational corporations.
CEM ÖZSÜER
Advisor
Cem Özsüer is a businessman and entrepreneur with significant involvement in various leading companies.
He holds board member positions at Maya Holding, a company with diversified fields of activity, and at IKEA, the global furniture retailer.
Additionally, he is the founder and CEO of Synpet Technologies, established in Brussels, Belgium.
BRIAN CASPER
Advisory Board Member and Chief Legal Officer
Brian Casper is a Harvard Law graduate with a rich career spanning various industries. He started at Raytheon, and later served as the chief lawyer for companies managing American presidential campaigns.
Brian also had a significant 10-year career at Microsoft, contributing to their legal and strategic initiatives. He currently applies his extensive experience at CatchProbe.
