Linda Yates — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and CEO of Mach49, a firm focused on venture building and investing for global businesses.
Author of 'The Unicorn Within — How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed'.
Co-Founder of Creekside Learning Lab, a demo site for best practices in 21st-century learning.
Pioneered the field of corporate innovation as CEO of Strategos with Co-Founder and Chairman, Professor Gary Hamel.
Served a decade as a member of the Board of Directors for NYSE-traded Sybase Inc. (now SAP).
Environmental activist who, with her husband, built Tah.Mah.Lah., described as the greenest home in the US.
Holds an MA in international relations and comparative politics from Stanford University, where she guest lectures.

Biography

Linda Yates is the Founder and CEO of Mach49, a firm dedicated to unlocking venture-driven growth for global businesses through venture building and venture investing. Mach49 partners with Global 1000 companies to create portfolios of organic ventures, external investments, strategic partnerships, and targeted M&A. Yates is also the author of 'The Unicorn Within — How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed,' published in 2022.