Herb Sih

Background

About Herb Sih

Mission-oriented senior executive with Fortune 100 and startup experience with a track record of success and a strong bias for action. Significant leadership, M&A, CRO, sales, business development, strategy, technology commercialization, and marketing experience. Trusted advisor to over 60 North American cities in smart city master planning and advanced technology solutions to include public safety, transportation and mobility, EV infrastructure, climate action, digital transformation, and more. Deep analytical skills to calculate return on investment (ROI) and impact of technologies across multiple stakeholders (to include ARPA, IIJA, and IRA grant alignment) with the ability to communicate benefits to federal, state, and city officials in a consultative sales environment. Trusted business development, innovation, technology commercialization, and due diligence advisor to numerous Fortune 100 technology companies. Trusted advisor to early-stage companies (Series A through acquisition) in strategy, business development, product-market fit, customer development, revenue modeling, capital raising, high-performance team building, and M&A path to a liquidity event. I spent 15 years as an investment professional with a career spanning wealth management, derivatives trading, investment banking, and being a top 10 branch manager for a Wall Street firm. Experienced general partner of an early-stage venture capital fund with a 44% IRR. Senior executive for various technology companies with sales, marketing, business development, and partnerships responsibilities. Experienced founder with several Inc 500 and Inc 500 companies, along with numerous exits. Before my business career, I was a warrant officer and a military pilot in the US Army (including high-altitude Search & Rescue and Special Operations Aviation Support). I am extremely mission-focused with high attention to detail that delivers measurable results.