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Dr. Stewart joined Intel after serving as CTO and CEO for TE Connectivity’s wireless division, where he was responsible for innovation and product development for advanced small cell and digital optical distributed antenna systems, including wavelength division multiplexed fiber distributed radio access networks. Prior to that, Stewart was Vice President of Standards and Research and Fellow at Motorola, where he was responsible for international standards and research work in areas ranging from radio access networks, through multimedia systems to mobile applications and services. Stewart held the position of Motorola Dan Noble Fellow and served on Motorola’s Science Advisory Board.

Dr. Stewart holds more than 100 issued patents, with multiple patents pending. He is a graduate of the Institute for Communications and Signal Processing at the University of Strathclyde, where he has served as Visiting Professor.

Chris is a Venture Partner of Sinewave Ventures. He began his career in the capital markets groups at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers in the 1990s. After Lehman Brothers, Chris was the Co-founder and President of global macro hedge fund Big Sky Capital, Founder and CEO of specialty finance company Condesa Financiera, and Co-founder and President of structured credit hedge fund Illumination Asset Management. Chris was also a principal at MatlinPatterson Asset Management, a hedge fund and private equity firm with peak assets under management of over $9 billion.

Chris graduated from Yale University (B.A., Economics & Political Science) and is a CFA Charterholder.

Maggie is the Director of Administration at SineWave Ventures, having previously served as its Director of Operations.  Before SineWave, Maggie served as the Chair of the Religion Department at Elizabeth Seton High School, an all-girls school in Bladensburg, Maryland, where she also taught Ethics and coached lacrosse. As a former high school teacher, Maggie’s roles have always demanded attention to detail and the ability to solve problems in complex situations. Maggie holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Fordham University and a Master’s Degree from Yale University.

Kiley is the Chief of Operations at SineWave Ventures. Prior to joining SineWave, she focused on data privacy and cybersecurity issues as an attorney at Covington & Burling LLP. Kiley previously served in government as Special Counsel at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and as Special Assistant to the Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. In these roles, she developed and executed processes that enabled the client, team, or principal to achieve key strategic objectives. Her background in the public sector and experience advising tech companies motivate her interest in SineWave’s investment thesis.

Kiley is a graduate of Northwestern University and Stanford Law School.

Yanev is the Founder and Managing General Partner of SineWave Ventures. Prior to SineWave, Yanev was an investor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), where he sourced, managed, and helped advise dozens of early stage investments. Yanev was also a Senior Investment Officer under the Bush and Obama Administrations, and was the first person hired to build the Federal Loan Program, which grew to a ~$150 billion investment vehicle.

Yanev holds degrees from Yale University (B.A., Magna Cum Laude), Harvard Law School (J.D.), Oxford Said School of Business (M.B.A., Christ Church), and Sydney Law School (Masters, Distinction).

Brian currently serves as the director of the Naval Postgraduate School’s Remote Sensing Center NCR. He previously served as Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Special Capabilities in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). There he managed over $2 Billion in resources and also served as the first Director of the OSD – Special Capabilities Office. Brian has also served as the Chief Scientist and Chief Systems Engineer of Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) at the Intelligence Communities National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). He also served over 23 years as an active duty and reserve officer in the U.S. Air Force, and has been awarded the Air Force Invention Award, an NRO Silver Medal, and a US Patent.

United States Air Force Academy, B.S. in Physics with Honors (1991) and Air Force Institute of Technology, M.S. in Physics Engineering (1992).

Pat Muoio is featured as one of the General Partners at SineWave Ventures. She is an expert in matters of cybersecurity and computing, vetting the technical viability of emerging technologies. She had a 30-year career in the Intelligence Community in a variety of technical and leadership positions. She retired from the position of Chief of NSA’s Trusted System Group, a job which required strategic research planning and the management of dollar and personnel investments. She currently consults on matters of cybersecurity and computing and serves as a Venture Partner in Sinewave Ventures, vetting the technical viability of emerging technologies of possible value to the government. Pat has a B.A. from Fordham University and a PhD from Yale, both in Philosophy.

Vivek is featured as one of the General Partner at Sinewave Ventures. Prior to Sinewave, he was a Partner at Fenox VC, where he led several investments in AI, robotics, and healthcare technology companies. Before becoming an investor, he was an entrepreneur having founded and led two successive companies – GameGarage and Moyyer Research. Vivek was recognized on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 venture capitalists in 2018.

Vivek holds an M.B.A. from Yale, and a B.A. in Electrical Engineering from University of Mumbai.

Oliver B. Libby is Managing Director and Co-founder of Hatzimemos / Libby, an impact-focused strategy and venture based in New York City. H/L is dedicated to enhancing and accelerating companies in key growth industries that add value to society. Oliver is also Chair & Co-Founder of The Resolution Project, Inc., a non-profit that helps hundreds of undergraduate students launch new social ventures that help millions of people in nearly 70 countries and across America. Oliver serves as a member of the Advisory Council of the Clinton Global Initiative, a Trustee of the Harvard Club of New York City Foundation, a Presidential Leadership Scholar, a Milken Young Leader, a Concordia Summit Advisor, a GLG Social Impact Fellow, and a NationSwell Councilmember. Mr. Libby graduated from Harvard College.

Robert is the Chairman and Founder of SINET, which brings together innovators with executives from private industry, venture capital, investment banking, system integration, policy, academia, and science, as well as the Federal Government’s civilian, military and intelligence agencies. SINET programs are supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the UK and Australian Governments. Previously, Robert served 22 years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service where he held a number of executive leadership positions within the Presidential Protection, Protective Intelligence, Inspection, Criminal Investigation Divisions and the Counter Assault Team. Robert holds a degree from California State University at Long Beach.