Robyn Ward has nearly 15 years of experience working with early stage Internet companies.

Her expertise is in business model development, launch planning and execution, market and product expansion, and partnerships and alliances. In addition to numerous consulting and advisory roles, Robyn has been among the first handful of employees at 6 venture-backed companies. Having been a part of the NYC Tech community since 2000, she moved to LA in 2008 to help launch Docstoc, one of the first document publishing and sharing sites, and now the leading destination for small businesses on the Web. She is currently Vice President of Business Development for Glossi.com, a Santa Monica based digital magazine publishing platform. Robyn began her career as an investment banker with Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. She’s also a prolific teacher, leader and speaker tapped by companies and events to share her expertise with early stage and startup founders, and is an active leader among LA’s tech community. She holds a BS in Business, with a dual emphasis on Entrepreneurship and Finance, from the University of Southern California.