David comes to Gradifi having helped shape the Boston innovation and technology scene for over a decade. His most recent roles were as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School (HBS) and Director of the Babson Summer Venture Program, and he has played hands-on roles at six companies, all of which were acquired or IPO’d. Earlier in his career, David led the PayPal Boston office and co-founded the Start Tank innovation space.

Enrico Palmerino launched his first startup, ThinkLite, from his dorm room which grew to $8.5M ARR before he graduated. He then invested in SmartBooks joining as their Managing Director, and helped grow the tech enabled accounting solution from 6-40 employees in 3 years before exiting. In 2015 Enrico founded botkeeper which built the first robot bookkeeper by combining machine learning and skilled accountants. Delivering the fastest, most accurate, and lowest cost bookkeeping available, botkeeper has raised $22.5M and serves 1000s of companies and accounting firms.

Janine is a passionate people leader with over 25 years of experience building high performance teams, leading organizational change, and inspiring employees to reach their highest potential. Most recently, Janine was VP of Global Talent for Flex International where she helped the 200,000-person global company through a critical company transformation. Prior to Flex, she was Chief People Officer at Wildflower Bread Company where she was responsible for all people functions and stewarding a fun, purpose-driven culture. Janine has a BS from Cornell University, a M.Ed from Harvard University and an Ed.D from the University of Vermont.