Andy is currently Vice President of Corporate Relations with RPX Corporation -- a new Patent Clearance entity focused on acquiring IP positions out of litigations. Andy has more than 15 years of venture capital, investment banking and operational experience in the high tech, sports marketing and food industries. Prior to RPX Corporation, Andy co-founded Pluritas with Rob Aronoff (Managing Director, Pluritas) -- leaving Pluritas to join the founding team of RPX Corporation in September of 2008. Prior to Pluritas, Andy was the Vice President of Investor Strategy at Garage Technology Ventures, a venture capital investment bank. As the first employee of Garage, he was responsible for building Garage’s relationships with over 3,000 venture capital, corporate and individual investors. In addition, Andy was a key advisor to senior management teams of over 40 software, wireless, infrastructure and telecom startup companies, and helped raise over $150 million for these companies. He was responsible for introducing his clients to key strategic partners including Oracle, Microsoft, Intel and Compaq.

Previously, Andy was a consultant for several Internet and software companies including Peapod, Macromedia, and Perceptual Robotics Inc. He was a Kauffman Foundation Intern at Evanston Business Investment Corp, a seed venture capital firm which invests in technology startups. Prior to business school, he was a Marketing Manager for a sports marketing firm in Hong Kong, and a General Manager at a food brokerage and distribution company in Seattle.

He holds a B.A. from Northwestern University, and a M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.