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Noah Leshan

Chief of Staff at PlayAI

San Francisco Bay Area

Work Experience

2024

  • Chief of Staff

    2024

2022 - 2024

  • Investor

    2022 - 2024

    Touchdown manages venture capital funds for large corporations. Corporate partners include Kellogg's, T-Mobile, and Masco.

2020 - 2021

  • Manager

    2020 - 2021

    Startup World Cup is one of the world's largest startup competitions. It consists of 70+ regional startup competitions spanning across six continents. There is a $1 million investment grand prize for the global champion.

  • Partnerships Manager

    2020 - 2020

2019 - 2021

  • Investor

    2019 - 2021

    Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Served as the Advisory Investment Manager for NGK Spark Plug's (largest global provider of spark plugs) fund. In addition to traditional venture investment, NGK seeks M&A opportunities.

  • Financial Consultant

    2019 - 2019

    • Built models for the future financing of the fund and for funding of individual projects involving sustainable technological solutions to regional peace and development challenges in conflict, post-conflict, and divided societies. • Investigated and pursued processes for obtaining funds from open projects, from organizations such as the World Bank, the EU, the Colombian government, and the United States government.

2018 - 2018

  • Land Acquisition Associate

    2018 - 2018

    • Ran scenarios and analyzed the financial results to determine rates of return and the projects' feasibility. • Conducted competitor and market analysis • Determined K Hov's prospective project's optimal product offerings and each product's respective price point through CMA's.

2017 - 2017

  • Finance

    2017 - 2017

    TEGNA Inc. is a broadcast media company. My Responsibilities and Tasks: • Financial statement analysis. Tracking of financial and business metrics. • Negotiate new vendor agreements. • Built the supplier diversity program policy • Compiled a company-wide expense report for 2016 using invoice data.

2016 - 2016

  • Sales And Marketing

    2016 - 2016

    Responsibilities: Data Analytics, Marketing, and Client Operations. • Worked with the GM and the Head of Data Analytics on projects concerning demographic info of target audiences and prospective sponsors. • Provided metrics on ad campaigns and financing for clients.

2016 - 2016

  • Assistant To The Chief Executive Officer

    2016 - 2016

    Infruta S.A. produces sodium metabisulfite pads that retard mold growth on table grapes. • Worked in the Accounting, Inventory, and Quality Control Departments. • Gained an understanding of developing new products, supply chain management, tax sheltering, and negotiations. • Gained experience in accounting and tax data entry.

2016 - 2016

  • Assistant To The Executive Managing Director

    2016 - 2016

    • Participated in negotiations with prospective investors and clients. Led tours of properties. • Conducted a data analytics project regarding parking. Extrapolated data to determine if clients could resell spots for daily use.