Gerod Carfantan, Chief Operating Officer of Sente Foundry, works with investors, corporate innovators and startups for FoodTech, Mobility, Smart City, and AI / Big Data programs. He is an investing partner and operational head of investment programs, advisor & board member to portfolio companies, and scouts for innovative startups on behalf of multinational corporations. Prior to his role at Sente Foundry, Gerod was a management consultant and business development manager at Cisco Systems, and worked on partnerships, solutions and IT services engagements at VMware, Siemens and EMC. Gerod received his MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering at the University of Alberta.