Jeff Wallace

Jeff is founder of Global Kinetics, a Bay Area market development accelerator to early-to-mid stage clients seeking to establish/expand operations within the US market & a long-standing enterprise mobility industry veteran. He is also CEO & Co-Founder of HubSV, a Silicon Valley training & mentorship company providing such offerings to startup communities across the world. He is a Founding Investor of Batchery, a global incubator for tech startups. Jeff is an EIR for SKTA Innopartners. He is a SkyAdvisor at UC Berkeley's incubator, SkyDeck.He was previously with ​Cognizant & Brillio ​where he served as founder & Global​ ​Practice Head for the Mobility practices​ & focused on Internet of Things (IoT) & user experience (UX). Prior to this, Jeff was a serial entrepreneur having founded several businesses since the mid-1990s. Jeff was ​​awarded the prestigious BridgeGate 20 Award, recognizing him as one of the top 20 business leaders and “difference makers” in Southern California’s IT & new media community​​.He serves on the Global Advisory Board for the Enterprise Mobility Exchange and is a mentor and advisor to several Silicon Valley technology accelerators where he ​advises early to mid stage companies. He ​is an angel investor and a member of Berkeley Angel Network. Jeff is a Board member for Innovate Marquette SmartZone in Michigan where he helps support the entrepreneurial eco-system in which new tech-based business ideas can start, grow and succeed. He frequently speaks at international conferences & corporate events & has published extensively about enterprise mobility, UX, IoT & related topics.He holds a BA degree in Economics/Finance from Rutgers College & an MBA in Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Technology from Haas School of Business @ UC Berkeley. He is based in San Francisco with his wife & enjoys the Silicon Valley lifestyle.