Phillip Zakas
Founder Chairman at Stealth Mode
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolPhillip Zakas is a seasoned technology leader and founder with 10+ years of experience translating data and geospatial insights into growth-focused products. As Founder and Chairman of a stealth startup since 2022, he is building trusted identity resolution and community-driven fraud detection for crypto and web3 applications, while also serving as Head of Business Data at Precisely to fuse data assets with AI-driven intelligence. His prior leadership spans Firefly (VP of Product), Foursquare (Senior Director, Strategy and Enterprise Data), and Mapbox (Head of Data Partnerships), where he shaped product strategy, data licensing, and high-impact partnerships. He founded Mapfit (acquired by Foursquare) and Gridskippr (acquired by SocialRadar), cementing a track record of market-creating, data-centric products and successful exits. Based in New York, he blends entrepreneurial grit with deep experience in data platforms, localization, and enterprise growth, including privacy-friendly location technologies and automotive-scale data initiatives. He holds a BA from Georgetown and further business strategy credentials from Duke and Harvard.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Georgetown UniversityBiotech for Business Program, Biotech for Business Program at Duke UniversityDisruptive Strategy, Disruptive Strategy at Harvard Business School Online
Github Skills (3)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
parkourmethod/Breadcrumbs-Enhanced
Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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