As an early-stage investor, Glasswing Ventures commits to supporting its founders at every stage of the founder journey. We understand that great companies are not built in a day, so as our founding teams transform their ideas into enduring enterprises, we remain committed to providing them with the technical, operational, and go-to-market resources necessary to help them scale. In service of this ethos, we have constructed Advisory Councils — exclusive cohorts of industry executives, academics, and entrepreneurs who conduct due diligence, introduce potential customers, and provide go-to-market and product support to our portfolio companies. Today, we are excited to announce 12 new exclusive members of the Connect and Protect Advisory Councils — advisors that will further enhance the expertise and resources available to the firm and its founders.

Connect Council

Glasswing’s Connect Council comprises enterprise business leaders, academics, and AI and frontier technology pioneers who specialize in go-to-market strategy, business development, and technological innovation. We are pleased to welcome seven new advisors to the Connect Council:

Jayanthi Pillutla is a transformative global technology executive with over 20 years of experience driving innovation and business growth through strategic technology leadership. She has led cross-functional teams in data science, engineering, product, finance, and operations, delivering measurable impact at Fortune 500 and PE-backed companies. Her work spans diverse sectors – including retail, fintech, financial services, e-commerce, payments, telecom, and enterprise technology. Learn more about Jayanthi.

Wendy Batchelder is a technology executive with experience leveraging automation, AI/ML, and data-driven solutions to drive topline growth, operational efficiency, and cost savings. Wendy is well-known for designing and implementing enterprise-wide transformations and enabling business acceleration by driving the elegance of simplicity at scale. She is a qualified financial expert and a business-fluent technologist with experience in audit, compliance, and cybersecurity. Learn more about Wendy.

Michael Israel is a seasoned technology executive with over two decades of experience driving transformative IT strategies across the sports, entertainment, manufacturing, and financial services sectors. As CIO of The Kraft Group & Affiliates, Michael oversees a broad portfolio of businesses, such as Gillette Stadium, the New England Patriots, the New England Revolution, Kraft Analytics Group, and multiple manufacturing and real estate operations. Learn more about Michael.

Derya Isler leads the development of scaleable AI products and infrastructure at Salesforce. Previously, she built and scaled AI systems powering real-time user experiences for hundreds of millions of users at SiriusXM, Instagram, and Spotify. At Instagram, Derya led the development of Reels recommendations, and at Spotify she led playlist personalization. In addition to her industry work, Derya teaches AI and Product Management at Boston College and advises startups through several accelerator programs. Learn more about Derya.

Kevin J. Routhier is a seasoned entrepreneur and technology executive who successfully launched eight innovative products across five strategic practices at Coretelligent: Strategy, Cloud, Security, Compliance, and AI-driven Data Sciences. Under his leadership, the technology solutions provider generated approximately $100 million in annual revenues (85%+ recurring), served over 600 clients, and employed over 350 team members globally. Learn more about Kevin.

Rich James has spent 25 years working in AI and quantitative modeling. Prior to Google, Rich led several AI teams across Google and Meta (including FAIR), built quantitative models and the distributed systems that ran them at financial firms, and worked with pre-deep-learning models such as HHMs as a part of Microsoft’s Speech group. He also created and taught the Machine Learning and Data Science courses at Yeshiva University. Learn more about Rich.

Anand Devendran is a financial services senior executive with a distinguished track record. Prior to joining Inrupt, Anand held roles as CEO, Founder, and General Manager. He most recently founded and led Fastlane Financial Solutions, a subsidiary of Bayview Asset Management, where he built a team to launch a new consumer lending fintech platform. Prior to Bayview, Anand held executive roles at Credit Karma, overseeing all credit card bank relationships and growing the personal loans business 5x, turning it into a $500M revenue business. Learn more about Anand.

Protect Council

Glasswing’s Protect Council includes leading Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security executives who intimately understand the nuances of high-performing security organizations and the criteria for successful implementation of new technology. We are pleased to welcome five new advisors to the Protect Council:

Alyssa Robinson leads the teams responsible for corporate information technology, corporate and product security, compliance, and trust and safety at Hubspot. Prior to joining Hubspot in 2019, Alyssa held positions in security and infrastructure at Cisco, Kantar Media, the Broad Institute, and Akamai. She graduated with degrees in Computer Science and Information Security from MIT and the SANS Technology Institute. Learn more about Alyssa.

Dwayne Smith possesses more than 20 years of experience supporting cybersecurity programs for large organizations such as AT&T, Northrop Grumman, and Cummins Inc. He has also made multiple contributions to the operations of various U.S. Government cyber organizations and The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. He is an advisory board member of the Cyber Security Hall of Fame and provides guidance through collaboration with various boards. His writing on cybersecurity has appeared in PEO Insider and other publications. Learn more about Dwayne.

Aaron Weismann leads cybersecurity initiatives for a 15,000-employee healthcare system. He has extensive experience in security management, having previously served as CISO at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Aaron is also an attorney with a focus on IT security, privacy, and compliance. Learn more about Aaron.

With a PhD in Epidemiology and over 90 patents to his name, Didi Dotan combines deep technical chops with a passion for crafting seamless user experiences and revolutionizing identity and access. Didi has built three products from the ground up and co-founded Oort, the pioneering force behind Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR). Oort’s vision and technology led to its acquisition by Cisco in August 2023. Learn more about Didi.

Jigar Kadakia has more than 25 years of healthcare technology experience, specializing in technology transformation, security and privacy, AI, implementation, digital transformation, risk management, clinical technology, service management, project management, enterprise applications, and operational leadership. Prior to joining GeneDx, Jigar served as the Vice President CIO of Emory University/Emory Healthcare, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer of Mass General Brigham, and Healthcare Cyber Leader for Deloitte & Touche. Learn more about Jigar.

The Glasswing Perspective

The journey to build an industry-transforming, enduring business is one that cannot be accomplished alone. To create a revolutionary enterprise, we believe it is essential to call on industry experts and professionals to provide unique buyer insight and broaden networks. By expanding our Advisory Councils, we are furthering our investment in our founders. We look forward to the impact our newest advisors will have on our portfolio, as they empower our founders’ ideas to take flight.