Katherine Przygode has over 27 years of experience as an IT executive and tech entrepreneur. During her career she led IT departments for high growth Silicon Valley startups. As an executive with a collaborative leadership style, she built and managed organizations singularly focused on delivering excellence aligned with strategic business outcomes. Upon graduation from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Katherine founded and was the CEO of one of the first AWS Managed Services Providers and grew the company to over $30M in topline revenue which she exited to a leading Private Equity firm. Thereafter as an independent consultant and Angel Investor, Katherine has helped entrepreneurs create business plans, go-to-market strategies and perform due diligence on various investments.