Meet The founders
Chris Yalonis
President and Co-founder
VenturePad's founder/president is Chris Yalonis, longtime Marin entrepreneur with 30 years in software development, marketing research and customer development. Chris is a founder team member of 6 start-ups (pre-IPO Autodesk marketing team, Survey Monkey platform co-architect, SaaS, professional services) & advisor to dozens more. Sustainable Enterprise Conference Marin Co-Chair.
chris@venturepad.works
LinkedIn: Chris Yalonis
Alejandro Moreno
Co-founder, VP Marketing & Operations
A polyglot with a greenMBA from Dominican, UC Berkeley alum and a Marinite for 41 years - previously led marketing & operations with Marin’s former leading accelerator Venture Greenhouse; current and past consulting clients include Marin Spanish School, Café Puente, College Match US, Earth Day Marin, LIFT Economy, Permaculture Consulting, CCEnergy, Daily Nutra & the BUSD. He also volunteers for TEDxMarin, Sonoma Sustainable Enterprise Conference, Greenermind Summit. Conference Organizer and advisory board member for Sustainable Enterprise Conference Marin.
The VenturePad Team

Leon Kouyoumjian
Graphic Designer
Leon is the Owner of, Art Director, and Designer at Grid Strategy+Design, LLC. Leon designs and creates all of VenturePad's print media and digital marketing materials.
leon@grid-strategydesign.com
LinkedIn: Leon Kouyoumjian
Website: GRID Strategy+Design