advisory board
Jim Vog
Jim is a dynamic, adaptive executive and has been in the San Francisco Bay Area working both in public and private technology companies since 1985. He has focused on enterprise software and has spent most of his career in networking, security, storage, and compute infrastructure. As infrastructure became virtualized and transitioned to the cloud, he built enterprise software-based businesses in including security, cloud-based and hosted infrastructure (IaaS), software defined data center (SDDC), containers, and micro services. Most recently he was engaged with a start-up in Data Science leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. He has successfully built and turned around businesses, created sustained growth and taken share in a mix of market conditions. He has raised over $140M in private capital and has executed on both the buy and sell side of acquisitions. Most notably, he held CEO roles at Ingrian Networks (acquired by SafeNet) Trapeze Networks (acquired by Belden) and built Blue Coat’s Cloud based security business (acquired by Broadcom).
Jim holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Nevada and an MBA from Santa Clara University, where he is active as a mentor/advisor for their Bronco Venture Accelerator (BVA).
Samir Deliormanli
Treasurer/Istanbul Branch Manager
Huseyin Ugur
Treasurer/Istanbul Branch Manager
Onder Tokcalar
Onder contributes the team with his experience of state-of-art automotive electronics, robotics, digital sensing as well as project management of varying technology levels. He serves his skills for product customization and commercialization. In his engineering carrier of 20 years, he has leaded and accomplished a considerable aspect of multinational collaborative projects with cobots, autonomous mobile robotics, dexterous grippers, advanced control techniques and industrial image processing. Not only the professional background but also the publications he is involved help him establish the bridge between industrial and academical approaches.
Server Agirman
Server is a seasoned venture and strategy executive who invests in, builds, and scales startups and new businesses in Mobility, Energy, and Automation. He has a track record of launching and growing innovative ventures, such as a digital energy distribution system (ECC) -that enables customers to transition to clean energy, and eIQ Mobility -a SAAS platform for electric mobility (acquired by NextEra). He also led Mitsubishi Electric’s Automotive venturing division in Silicon Valley.
Server is driven by his passion for technology and innovation. He loves kitesurfing and skiing and travels the world to experience different cultures.
Dr. David Cook, MD
Dr. David Cook, MD is a general surgery specialist and Director of Surgical Education in Providence St Vincent Medical Center (Portland, Oregon) who has over 38 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Oregon Health And Science University School Of Medicine in 1984. He is a member of several organizations, including the North Pacific Surgical Society, Portland Surgical Society and the Oregon College of Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Medical Association and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is mentor of medical students, surgical residents and junior staff.
Dr. Cook focuses on colorectal cancer, hernia repair and diseases relating to the gallbladder and thyroid. He has seen and participated in the remarkable laparoscopic techniques and instrumentation throughout his career. In his role as Medical Director, He evaluates new technologies and methods prior to “roll out”.