Andy Wilson is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, a group formed to bring together the talent and ideas in all of Southern California to help more innovators emerge and succeed in bringing their breakthroughs to the world.
In addition to leading the Alliance, he serves on the City Council for the City of Pasadena and is a founder of Innovate Pasadena, which is dedicated to advancing the Eastside of Los Angeles as a vibrant innovation center for deep tech.
Previously, as founder of Momentum Ventures, an early stage tech accelerator and venture fund, he personally led more than a half dozen SoCal tech start-ups and invested in almost a dozen others. He has held senior executive roles at Overture Services/Yahoo!, RiverOne, Bowne & Co, and RR Donnelley & Sons.
He has extensive board experience in not-for-profit and community organizations such as Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena Heritage, and STEAMCODERS. He is a regular speaker at entrepreneurs’ events and business schools and was named one of the 50 Most Innovative Men in the San Gabriel Valley.
Andy holds an engineering degree with honors from Dartmouth College and received his MBA with a concentration in operations and technology management from Harvard Business School.
