Leadership: Future Leaders Group

Christopher O'Donnell is a technology products strategist, designer, and evangelist. Prior to joining Performable in Fall of 2010, Christopher managed a team of designers and product managers serving the largest customers in the world: our nation's various military and intelligence organizations. Simultaneously, Christopher started and drove a content-driven social media marketing effort that today boasts over a million readers. Prior to working in online marketing and product development, Christopher operated a music production business, where he put his B.A. in Music from Brown University to good use.

Dmitriy Molchanov is a senior analyst with Yankee Group's Consumer Research team. He focuses on connected devices and contributes data analysis skills to Yankee Group's Link Data survey and forecast products.

Previously, Molchanov was a research analyst at Marketing and Planning Systems (MaPS), where he served Fortune 100 companies with market segmentation, product design and pricing, and brand/satisfaction analyses.

Molchanov holds a B.A. in political science/international relations from Carleton College.

Kyle Psaty is an Online Content Strategist and the Head of PR for PerkStreet Finanicial. He's been building compelling content for the Internet since 2006 when he started his career as a Web Writer for the New England Patriots. Kyle was also the Founding Editor of local online news magazine BostInnovation, and all-told he's penned nearly 1,000 articles currently available online. He loves working to solve problems through entrepreneurship, enjoys snowboarding and is an absolute nerd about new music.

Caitlin Fenn is the Founder / CEO of MySuperMe (MSM), a mobile online platform that revolutionizes active gaming.  In the MSM Club, she is better known as The JumpShotAvenger: super hero in training. Caitlin is new to the gaming  industry; after spending the last year learning, networking and  researching within the industry, she founded MySuperMe utilizing games and  game mechanics to inspire kids to be healthy and active. Prior to founding MySuperMe, Caitlin worked in marketing and business development roles in the life science industry. Caitlin was involved in creating the National Physical Activity Plan, coaches youth basketball, and completed the Boston marathon. Caitlin has a  BS in Business Management with a concentration in entrepreneurship from Babson College.

Jake joined the RunKeeper team in May 2010 where he spends his days leading their community development initiatives.  He himself is an avid runner and enjoys cycling, skiing, tennis and a long list of other outdoor activities. RunKeeper allows Jake to combine his passions for health, fitness and consumer web startups.
 
Prior to joining RunKeeper Jake co-founded DartBoston, an organization to help twenty-something entrepreneurs build relationships and solid teams.  DarBoston promotes innovation and encourages high-potential young people to explore big ideas. Whether it is a concept or an early stage business Jake enjoys being surrounded by people who are committed to making it happen.
 
If you want to get in touch with Jake, you can reach him on Twitter @JakeCacci.

Brenna Hanly leads Mullen's dedicated mobile practice.  Mullen is a full service ad agency in Boston.  As Mobile Catalyst, she serves to evangelize mobile throughout the agency, understand the ever-changing mobile canvas and develop innovative mobile strategies for clients.  Mullen has embraced the mobile space for the past couple years, building award winning campaigns for clients such as Timberland, Foxwoods, Ernst & Young, Bose and Stanley.  Brenna serves as a guest columnist for Mobile Marketer and was recently named one of their Mobile Women to Watch in 2011.

Mina focuses on both early stage and existing businesses in wireless technology, medical technology, robotics, and consumer tech. 

Prior to joining General Catalyst, Mina participated in a field study at Stion Corporation where she helped develop their marketing strategy. Before that she interned at the White House OMB where she provided support and analysis on investment allocation and budgetary issues for the Department of Energy. She has worked at DEKA Research & Development Corp., building novel robotic arms for amputees, and the William J. Clinton Foundation where she worked closely with the government of Malawi to design a program for rural water infrastructure and healthcare system development.  She has also worked for Boston-area startups in molecular diagnostics and in stroke rehabilitation technology. 

Mina is a graduate of both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering and a M.Eng. degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; and the Harvard Business School, earning an M.B.A.

Brent was inspired to found EverTrue after serving as an alumni volunteer for his alma mater, Brown University, where he served as Captain of the Varsity Football Team. Brent spent four years in finance at William Blair & Company and Madison Dearborn Partners. Prior to founding EverTrue, Brent received his MBA with honors from Harvard Business School.