Todd Bouman

Recruited to lead the strategic formation and commercialization of Pixun Technologies, a deep-tech venture architecting a new category in Biological Performance Infrastructure. Pixun is developing a proprietary platform designed to harvest and deliver real sunlight into indoor environments—spanning enterprise offices, healthcare facilities, and mission-critical settings—to solve for the biological constraints on human cognitive performance. As Interim CEO, I am responsible for translating breakthrough intellectual property into a scalable business model, establishing the go-to-market strategy for a modular ecosystem that integrates natural light into digital displays and environmental lighting systems, and leading the Pre-Seed/Seed capital formation process. Additionally, I serve on the Board of Directors to guide organizational design, corporate governance, and IP strategy.

Partner with firm leadership to advise founders in emerging technology markets, providing strategic guidance on fundraising, product development, and go-to-market execution. I mentor early-stage CEOs on investor readiness and operational discipline while designing and delivering masterclass series aimed at helping technical founders translate product innovation into scalable, commercial revenue engines.

Provide executive leadership and strategic direction to Mid-Market and Enterprise organizations navigating critical inflection points. I focus on architecting "Legacy-to-Digital" pivots, restructuring global sales organizations for sustainable growth, and advising leadership teams on P&L optimization and Agentic AI adoption. Additionally, I serve as a Strategic Advisor to the LvlUp Ventures ecosystem, guiding portfolio companies on capital strategy and commercialization while selectively evaluating permanent executive operating mandates in the technology and industrial sectors.

Recruited to professionalize the organization and position Proto for commercial enterprise scale. I developed the go-to-market strategy and sales structure to deploy spatial computing and Agentic AI solutions across retail, corporate, healthcare, and education sectors. Partnering with the board, I secured Series B funding to accelerate platform development—achieving year-over-year revenue growth while reducing burn rate and establishing a sustainable financial model.

Recruited to transform NEC from a hardware-centric business into a global solutions company, I architected the strategic Joint Venture with Sharp Electronics to form Sharp / NEC. Serving as Chairman, President & CEO of the new entity, I held full fiduciary responsibility, navigating complex stakeholder governance between two global conglomerates (NEC Corp and Sharp Corp) to drive the JV's success. I led the organization through a multi-year M&A process, successfully integrating operations, systems, and sales, culminating in the final merger into Sharp. Following the transaction, I directed the final post-merger integration and organizational restructuring prior to a successful exit in March 2024.

Led and managed P&L for commercial and consumer IT product marketing organization driving $1.5B in sales revenue. Responsible for end-to-end product marketing across mobile computing devices, monitors, large format displays, and printers. Managed overall division and go-to-market strategy inclusive of channel marketing programs and integrated marketing activities. Acted as interim VP of Sales for the U.S. commercial IT sales team.

Managed $1B IT marketing business covering mobile computing, printing, and displays in both consumer and commercial markets. Responsible for overall division and product strategy development, channel marketing program execution, and marketing communications/advertising.

Established and expanded U.S. mobile computing business by creating an organization responsible for developing a comprehensive product strategy and establishing consumer and commercial routes to market.

Responsible to drive go-to-market deliverables for ultra-light business notebooks and to increase the market presence of the overall category. Accountable to create, lead and deliver the necessary collateral, sales engagement and channel plans, internet marketing material, and pricing strategy in support of product sales and profit goals.

Spearheaded overall marketing and business initiatives for PC product solutions and services. Responsible for leading a team of product marketing professionals focused on increasing the market pervasiveness and gross revenue of specialized services.

Focused on improving supply chain execution and enhancing business relationships with key distribution and manufacturing partners with full responsibility for personnel development, budgetary management, contract negotiations and strategic planning.