Stuart Frankel is a global business leader, strategic advisor and board member who has been focused on early and growth stage technology companies for over twenty years. Stuart is the former CEO and co-founder of Narrative Science, a generative AI company acquired by Salesforce in 2021. Prior to Narrative Science, Stuart was a member of the senior leadership team at DoubleClick, an advertising technology company acquired by Google. While serving on DoubleClick's leadership team, Stuart was also the CEO of Performics, a technology-enabled marketing services company acquired by DoubleClick. Prior to joining DoubleClick through the acquisition of Performics, Stuart was the CFO and COO of Performics. Stuart's operational experience also includes serving as the CFO of Rollingstone.com and leading the real estate development operations of a publicly-traded homebuilder. Earlier in his career, Stuart was both a practicing CPA and an attorney. He is a graduate of Miami University and earned his J.D. at Vanderbilt.