Stephan Ouaknine

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Mr. Stephan Ouaknine serves as Board Member at Still Good. He is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Inerjys Ventures. He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Chairman at The Ugly Company. A proven entrepreneur and investor, Stephan has been a visionary leader across multiple technology sectors, from clean technology to telecommunications. His career has spanned three high-tech ventures, creating significant shareholder value with three successful exits. Stephan founded Inerjys with the insight that new deployment approaches and proven technologies could overcome the challenges of the cleantech sector and power a better tomorrow. Prior to Inerjys, Stephan founded Blueslice Networks, a leading provider of evolved Subscriber Data Management (eSDM) solutions for telecom carriers. Stephan led Blueslice from its foundation in 2001 until its acquisition in 2010 by Tekelec (NASDAQ: TKLC). At the time of its acquisition, Blueslice was the global leader in cross-platform eSDM solutions deployed in tier 1 accounts in over 25 countries. Stephan's other successes include Emblaze (LSE: BLZ), a next-generation mobile multimedia company that reached a $6 billion valuation during his tenure, and Airslide Systems, a leader in next-generation signalling which merged with Cantata Technology and was acquired by Dialogic (NASDAQ: DLGC). Stephan is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, the TED community, and a recipient of the Annual Honoree Award from the Canadian Technion Society. He is frequently invited to share thoughts on entrepreneurship, investing, and the clean energy sector at global events. He serves as Board Member at Schottel Hydro, and Goliath Wind. He served as a Board Member at AESP Green Energy.