George Damian

George Damian is a design strategist working at the intersection of creative and technical fields to help founders better understand, articulate and launch their ideas. Having worked on some of the world's largest industrial projects as an energy industry executive with BP across North America and the Middle East, George pivoted into the start-up world in 2017, first as a business coach and later as co-founder of a sports supplement brand.

He currently serves as a strategic advisor to a host of deep tech founders, and as an MBA instructor in the areas of entrepreneurship and innovation. Through his work with global tech incubator Creative Destruction Lab he has designed programming to help nurture promising start-ups. As an investor he seeks to champion under-represented founders.