| 2023 Psi Upsilon FishFund Annual Venture Summit |
You are cordially invited to our first FishFund Venture Summit & Presentations Hear from thought leaders and investors in the innovation space and learn about new projects helmed by Psi Upsilon brothers. Significant others and guests are welcome. To qualify to present, the startup must have a fully developed and working product. A founder, C-Suite leader or key investor must be a Psi Upsilon brother. May 11th, 2023 6:00 pm The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel 495 Geary Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Heavy Appetizers & Full Bar Business Casual Reception Fee: New Graduates (2017+) $30 ♦ Alumni $65 ♦ Sponsors $300 Founded in 2021, the Psi Upsilon FishFund is designed to Honor, Support, Educate, and Facilitate the projects and skills of venture-minded brothers of Psi Upsilon. Learn more at www.psiu.org/fishfund/ |
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2023 FishFund Venture Summit Presentations
Keynote
Presentation by Doug Sweeny, Pi ’90 ( Syracuse)
Doug is Chief Marketing Officer ŌURA
Doug is driven by working for mission driven brands that have a positive impact on the world. He has led marketing, growth, product and business development for iconic brands like One Medical, Nest, Levi’s, adidas and General Motors EV1. He has done this across diverse businesses including electric vehicles, hardware tech, healthcare, sustainable energy services, membership models and apparel/footwear. From small start-ups, companies acquired/integrated and those scaling to an IPO. In ’21 he was selected by Business Insider as one of the top 27 CMO’s in the World and in ’18 by Forbes as a Top 50 CMO. He has deep experience leading companies growth strategy from early stage to mass adoption. At One Medical he led brand strategy, growth, product marketing, B2B marketing, advertising, creative, ecommerce business, social media, pr, and partner marketing. One Medical was acquired by Amazon in ‘22 for $3.9B.
At Nest he led marketing from early start-up through Google’s $3.2B acquisition onto becoming the leading connected home brand. Prior to joining Nest, Doug was VP of Global Marketing for Levi’s and architect of the Go Forth campaign in which he was selected by Advertising Age in ’11 as one of the Top 50 Innovative Marketers.
Before Levi’s, Doug was the Managing Director of adidas Impossible Is Nothing business at TBWA/Chiat/Day and led marketing for GM’s first electric vehicle EV1. Doug is a senior advisor to VC’s, multiple Silicon Valley startups and is a guest lecturer at Stanford School of Business. He is on the Board of Advisors for iSchool at Syracuse University.