Meet the Advisory Board.
Valqari has assembled an impressive advisory board comprised of industry experts and thought leaders in logistics, drone technology, and business development. Their board brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to help guide Valqari’s strategic vision and accelerate their growth in the drone delivery and landing station markets.
DR. LYLE BERKOWITZ
MD, FACP, FHIMSS, CEO &
Founder of Keycare, Several
exits in telehealth
Dr. Lyle Berkowitz
Advisor
Lyle is Valqari’s Medical Advisor, with over twenty year’s experience as a primary care physician, health system executive and health tech entrepreneur. He currently is CEO of KeyCare, sits on the boards of Oneview Healthcare and PatientBond, and is Editor-in-Chief for Telehealth and Medicine Today.
Previous roles include founder and Chairman of healthfinch, Chief Medical Officer for MDLIVE, and Director of Innovation at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. He has been listed as one of HealthLeaders “Twenty People Who Make Healthcare Better”; Healthspottr’s “Future Health Top 100”, and Modern Healthcare’s “Top 25 Clinical Informaticists”.
HIRAL CHANDRANA
CEO of Mastek, 25+ years of
experience in IT, and Digital
Solutions
Chandrana Hiral
Advisor
Chandrana Hirai is currently the Global CEO of Mastek, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NSE: MASTEK). He is a global digital and IT services executive with over twenty-five years of success across a diverse set of industries.
He has deep experience in customer-focused business technologies and software solutions to solve complex enterprise challenges.
His organizations have delivered dramatic financial growth with innovative go to market and large deal strategies. In addition to being President of Sunera Technologies, he is both a venture partner at Propellant Ventures and a limited partner for mHub’s venture fund.
Jerry Quandt
Advisor Strategy/Marketing
25 years transforming brands and industries
Jerry Quandt
Advisor/Marketing
Jerry Quandt is a top-notch global strategic leader with over 20 years of experience in transforming business operations and implementing innovative strategies. He excels in building strong client relationships and leading multidisciplinary teams, as demonstrated by his successful execution of global programs.
In his personal life, Jerry is driven by a passion for competitive sailing, golf, politics, history, faith, and being an active and involved parent to his two teenage children. He understands the importance of a balanced life and how it can positively impact his perspective.
Jerry’s extensive experience in team building, strategic communications, solutions-based sales, innovative business development, and technology integration makes him a valuable asset to any organization. He is renowned for his passion for collaboration, which has led to the successful establishment of a thriving ecosystem for Smart Mobility in Illinois, the creation of customized SaaS solutions for four of the top US alcohol beverage companies, and the development of a new corporate strategy and go-to-market plan for a Fortune 500 company. With his proven ability to bring people together for increased productivity, Jerry is a natural collaborator who will drive growth and success for our start-up.
wally blazej
IT Director, 40 years with Metraflex Company
Wally Blazej
Advisor
IT Director, 40 years with Metraflex Company.
Wally has been involved with business software development for over 40 years. He has worked with multiple companies that manufacture, distribute, import and export products around the world.
His background in programming has helped him develop an integrated document management system to help companies go paperless. In the paperless environment his company interfaced transactions between companies seamlessly.
He has also been a partner in 4 successful companies which gives him insight into all aspects of business, from HR to production, shipping and managing people.
bill walsh
Financial Advisor
BIll Walsh
Financial Advisor
William Walsh has a very vast work experience that ranges from construction management to ownership of multiple companies.
As Chief Operating Officer at Walsh Media, William worked with many companies such as Microsoft and Allstate Insurance to create full service communication solutions which allowed them to establish a world class customer experience.
William’s most recent work experience consists of being a financial Operations consultant for the Illinois Professional Golf Association, First Tee of Greater Chicago and the Illinois Road and TRANSPORTATION Builders Association.