Robert Fondu
Senior Director at Verizon
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolRobert Fondu is a senior director and innovation strategist with 10 years of experience scouting, evaluating, and commercializing emerging technologies across MarTech, eCommerce, Data & Analytics and HealthTech. Currently leading innovation efforts at Verizon after a tenure building venture and startup partnerships at Publicis Groupe, he specializes in creating pilots, open innovation programs and strategic integrations that drive digital adoption and measurable business outcomes. He combines corporate-facing diligence with hands-on collaboration—developing RFIs, scouting briefs and CoEs—to surface partners that solve real operational pain points like Digital ID/fraud and alternative payments. Known for bridging startup ecosystems in NYC and Silicon Valley with Fortune 500 needs, he brings an empathetic, cross-disciplinary approach to innovation. A political science graduate from Furman, he pairs a non-technical academic background with deep industry network-building, which helps him spot human-centered opportunities that tech alone often misses.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Fordham Preparatory SchoolBachelor of Arts - BA Political Science and Government, Bachelor of Arts - BA Political Science and Government at Furman UniversityGithub contributions (5)
rfondu/CS4773
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:24 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
phoofboy/Data-Structures
Feb 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:21 pushes in 2 months
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