Our Team
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Jeff Roy
Co-founder, CEO
Jeff has more than 30 years of experience as a business leader and operational executive in the financial services and information industries. Jeff’s background includes stints as a successful start-up leader, operator for private equity sponsored businesses and as an officer of a publicly traded company. Jeff has led acquisitions ranging in size from $25 million to $6 billion and has managed global businesses with up to $1 billion in annual revenue. Jeff is an avid boater and licensed USCG Captain. Jeff lives in Massachusetts with his wife and children.
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Eric Pinstein
Co-founder, CTO
Eric is a seasoned executive specializing in transformation of data, technology and process to enable business growth. Leveraging over 25 years experience working with global brokerage firms, investment managers, and data service providers as an executive and management consultant, Eric's expertise includes data & technology strategy, department management and delivery of large-scale strategic projects including merger & acquisition integration. Eric believes firmly in the power of data to enable new opportunities.
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Ann Heidger Pequeno
Strategic Sales
Ann leads FluidityIQ's business development in North America. She has over 25 years of experience in all facets of client relationship management, including 15 years in the intellectual property realm. Ann provides strategic consultation to corporations, law firms, and universities as they expand and protect their IP portfolios. She is an active member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association and serves on the Patent Search Committee and the Women in IP Committee. She also gives her time to various non-profit organizations in her community and is a member of the University of Tulsa National Alumni Board of Directors. Outside of work and volunteering, Ann can be found traveling and exploring with her husband and dog.
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Sophie Hime
Head of Sales - EMEA
Sophie brings 25 years of sales experience and has spent the last decade serving customers in the intellectual property and legal markets. Sophie uses her depth of knowledge and industry experience to help our customers leverage FluidityIQ’s semantic AI to improve the quality and lower the cost of their patent research efforts. In her spare time, Sophie is busy with never ending house improvements and spending time with her husband and two teenage children. Favorite project was designing and building a wildlife friendly roof garden.
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Jeff Mastendino
Strategic Advisor
Jeff has 30 years of experience as a global operations leader in the IP, insurance and financial services industries working with Fortune 500 businesses. He has been instrumental in taking a business public, worked to streamline and innovate established businesses and holds a joint patent for innovation in the insurance space. Jeff is the father of four daughters and enjoys his time with them and their various pursuits around the world. Jeff lives in Massachusetts.
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80+
Years of operational experience within the intellectual property, information management, and financial markets.
90%
Percentage of the team who has worked together in past ventures. Key managers have worked together for at least 10 years during their careers.
40+
Years in product development, full-stack engineering, and business technology solutions.
25+
Years of commercial leadership managing P&Ls ranging from start-ups to multi-billion dollar publicly traded companies.
