Jeff Wallace

"Jeff Wallace is the founder and president of Global Kinetics Inc., a Bay Area based corporate advisor and market development accelerator partner to early-to-mid stage clients seeking to establish or expand operations within the U.S. marketplace as well as a long-standing enterprise mobility industry veteran. He is also President, Managing Partner and a Founding Investor of The Batchery, a Bay Area-based global incubator for seed stage startups poised for rapid growth which was founded by 50 veteran Investor-Advisors ready to provide entrepreneurs with ideas, insights and networks. In addition, Jeff is an Entrepreneur in Residence for SKTA Innopartners where he works alongside the staff coaching and mentoring portfolio companies, sourcing new companies for the accelerator, conducting technical and financial diligence on new investments and expanding the contact network with other investors.

Jeff was previously with ​Cognizant Technology Solutions ​and Brillio ​where he served as the founder of and Global​ ​Practice Head for the Mobility practices​ and also focused on Internet of Things (IoT) and user experience (UX) practice areas​. Prior to this, Jeff was a serial entrepreneur having founded several businesses since the mid-1990s. ​In fact, Jeff was ​​awarded the prestigious BridgeGate 20 Award, recognizing Jeff as one of the top 20 business leaders and “difference makers” in Southern California’s information technology and new media community​​.

In addition, Jeff serves on the Global Advisory Board for the Enterprise Mobility Exchange and is a mentor and advisor to several Bay Area / Silicon Valley technology accelerators where he ​advises several early to mid stage technology companies. Jeff ​is also an active angel investor and a member of the Berkeley Angel Network as well as the global angel investor network, Keiretsu Forum. Jeff also serves as 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 while existing ones can continue to innovate, thrive and expand. Jeff frequently speaks at international conferences and corporate events and has published numerous documents about enterprise mobility, user experience, Internet of Things and related topics.

Jeff earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics/Finance from Rutgers College and an MBA focused on Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Technology from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and, along with his wife, enjoys the Silicon Valley lifestyle.​"