Wes Rodriguez

Stanford Emergence Social Impact Program (2023 Fellow)

Stanford University

Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 (6 months)

1 of 12 selected as an Emergence fellow. Emergence is a Stanford-based social impact accelerator - it supports entrepreneurs who are launching purpose driven ventures that address societal and planet health challenges.

Growth

Vestapp

Aug 2022 - Sep 2022 (2 months)

* Conducted Spanish-language interviews and surveys with users in the U.S. and LatAm * Analyzed each phase of customer conversion funnel; based on interviews, identified growth levers related to the onboarding process and user behavioral patterns * Leveraged user insights to refine ad copy and launch demand gen tests in new markets

Growth

AiR

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 (3 months)

Co-Founder & COO / CFO

Reset

Jan 2022 - Current (4 years 7 months)

Director, M&A Corporate Development

Salesforce

Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 (11 months)

M&A transactions: Slack, Tableau, MuleSoft, ClickSoftware, RebelMail, Attic Labs, IP acquisition for one of Salesforce Industry Clouds Strategic Investments: Dropbox ($100M private placement before IPO), ServiceMax ($80M, co-invested with Silver Lake), Return Path (acquired by Validity)

Founder

VoteWhiz

Aug 2020 - May 2021 (10 months)

VoteWhiz (www.votewhiz.org) is a voter information resource that was designed to counter disinformation about mail-in voting for the 2020 U.S. General Election and enable people to quickly get COVID-updated, summary voting information for their state in minutes. Voters can also opt in to receive automated email reminders about voting deadlines in their state. Platform supports all 50 states and Washington D.C. More about the initiative: https://www.votewhiz.org/our-initiative

Senior Manager, M&A Corporate Development

Salesforce

Aug 2018 - Jul 2020 (2 years)

Manager, M&A Corporate Development

Salesforce

May 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year 3 months)

Investment Banking Senior Analyst

Evercore

Jun 2014 - Apr 2017 (2 years 11 months)

Mergers & Acquisitions Sector Focus: Media, Tech/Information Services, and Entertainment

Investment Banking Summer Analyst

Evercore

Jun 2013 - Aug 2013 (3 months)

Mergers & Acquisitions

Private Wealth Management Intern

Merrill Lynch

Jul 2012 - Aug 2012 (2 months)

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Co-Founder / Writer

CatchMyBass

Oct 2011 - Jun 2013 (1 year 9 months)

Launched a music blog that averaged around 750 views/day during its peak (250,000+ all-time views)

Monetization Director (2012), Chief Revenue Officer (2013)

Spectator Publishing Company

Feb 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 11 months)

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