Meet the Macrodemic collective
The Founding Team
Experience Across Live Events, Sports, and Tech
Katie Bakas
Katie brings a wealth of sports management experience to Macrodemic. Having worked at numerous top-tier sports agencies, college football programs, and as an industry Consultant, Katie has a dynamic background in brand strategy and marketing, sponsorship development, campaign management, and operational logistics. Katie's professional experience includes time with the New York Red Bulls, Excel Sports Management, and Director of Player Engagement at Yale University.
Katie received her B.S. from Vanderbilt University and is currently a Master's candidate at Harvard University, specializing in Leadership Psychology.
Operations
Neil Viserto
Principal + Rock Daisy CEO
Neil is a transformational strategist and revenue generation expert with experience in organizations ranging from $100-$600 million in revenues. Neil was an executive for the Los Angeles Angels from 2009-2020. In his last 6 seasons, he ran business operations for the Angels as Vice President where he was responsible for all revenue & operations across ticketing, suites, sponsorships, media sales & service, digital sales & service, social media, marketing, business analytics, game day entertainment as well as supporting concessions & merchandising.
He is a graduate of Colgate University with a BA in Economics.
Sandy Khaund
Principal + Credenza CEO
Sandy has held managerial and executive positions at five Fortune 500 companies and served as C-Level executive at three acquired startups. He has also founded startups in the Streaming Media, EdTech, and Live Event space.
Most recently, Sandy was founder and CEO of UPGRADED, a blockchain ticketing company that was acquired in 2018 by Live Nation/Ticketmaster. In addition to Macrodemic spinoff Credenza, Sandy is currently is Partner at Mindspring Capital.
Sandy has a BSEE & M.Eng from Cornell, a BA from Ithaca College, and an MBA from Wharton.
Jenni Brozena
Business Development Executive - Sports Betting & Gaming | Sports Fraud | Global Partnerships | Strategy | Innovation.
O'Shae Bridges
MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan | McKinsey and Company | BBSA Co-President.
Christina Chase
Lecturer, MIT EECS & MechE. Co-founder & Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab.
Pat Coyle
Experienced Innovator with deep experience and professional network.
Jeff Freedman
Commercial & Business Growth Leader | GM & Operator | Advisor | Former Skillz, Ticketmaster / Live Nation, CLEAR.
Tim Martin
Business Development, Partnerships - NA at Riot Games.
David McElwee
Vice President, Professional Sports, Music & Entertainment at Elevate Sports Ventures.
Vicki Raimey
Development, brand expansion, and digital capabilities across media platforms.