Santa Ana, CA | Orange, CA | Rancho Santa Ma..., CA
Also known as: ciaranfoley
To boards, executives and senior management of rapid-growth companies or start-ups requiring expert guidance and assistance evaluating and managing the forces that drive organizational performance, Ciaran brings the strategic focus and mature business judgment gained over nearly 20 years of diverse startup and operational experience within a variety of entrepreneurial, high-technology and market-making businesses. Ciaran is an accomplished entrepreneur, having founded or served as an equity partner in numerous companies holding positions as CEO, COO or Board Member and has participated in advisory, project management, fundraising, business development, technical, sales and marketing roles. His clients have included NTT/Verio, AT&T, Mail Boxes, Etc., Hughes Raytheon, Disney, Kodak, and many others. He currently serves on the Board of Tech Coast Venture Network as Chair Emeritus and as an adviser to the Orange County Sheriff's Department as part of CTAC. Ciaran has been twice nominated for The Ernst & Young, LLP Orange County Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was recipient of the Bank of America Award in Computer Science. He has served on the Boards of Directors of the Advertising Production Association of Orange County (APAOC), WebWiseKids, DiscoveryArts, the California Branch of the National Association for Missing and Exploited Children and The Entrepreneurship Institute. Ciaran also has experience as a featured speaker and expert moderator. Ciaran received his B.S. in Computer & Information Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) where he served as the local chapter President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and studied under internet pioneer Einar Stefferud. Specialties | Branding and Identity | Technical Project Management | Business Process Consulting | Business Plan Consulting | Strategic Alliances | Business Funding | Business Strategy Consulting |
