Management
Meet The Experts, Leaders & Specialists
Eric V. Trappen
FounderEric is principal at his strategy and innovation consultancy Perspicacity Group, which focuses on innovation, growth and building value in businesses regardless of their size. For the past 25 years, he has applied his consultation experience and knowledge to C-level executives from the fortune 500 through participating in the commercialization and exit strategies for 10 start-ups.
Eric has bachelor's degrees in mathematics, Finance, Business and Economics, as well as two master's degrees in business (MBA) and a MIS in Computer Science from institutions such as Carnegie Mellon University, Robert Morris University, and the University of Pittsburgh. Eric has been an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship and entrepreneur in residence and speaker at ASU and Thunderbird School of Management giving presentations on entrepreneurship, venture funding and building value in growing companies. Having moved to Arizona to care for his mother suffering with MS, he has had direct experience with many support and healthcare organizations. Because of his experience and professional involvement with numerous nonprofits, he identified many inefficiencies within the current systems, and identified opportunities to improve processes in those industries.
Alexander Renz
Advisor - Products and InnovationAlexander Renz is passionate about innovation and enabling business to thrive in a world of constant change and digital disruption.
Following various sales and marketing roles at Bosch in Europe and Asia Pacific, Alex has enjoyed a long career in enterprise applications with top players such as SAP, Microsoft and Infor. Alex has experience across a wide range of technologies and applications across a variety of industries. Alex initiated SAP's work on the Internet of Things (IoT) with the sponsorship of the MIT Auto-ID center in 2001 and worked in blockchain and crypto since 2017.
Alex was born and raised in Germany and has lived in a variety of countries including the United Kingdom, Thailand, Hong Kong / China and Denmark. He holds a B.A. (Hons) degree in European Business Studies from Brunel University and now resides in Seattle, WA.
