Team — X10 Capital

X¹⁰ is led by former professional athletes, pro scouts, GMs, global executives, professional investors, and data scientists with over 200 years of business and sports experience combined.

general partners

dave beirne

Dave was formerly one of the five original General Partners at Benchmark Capital – an investor in eBay, Juniper and Twitter – and co-founded and served as CEO of Ramsey/Beirne Associates, Inc., an executive search firm. Dave received a BS in Business Administration & Management from Bryant University.

buck french

Previously, Buck co-founded and served as CEO of OnLink, which sold to Siebel Systems. He then built and ran Siebel Systems’ eCommerce business unit. He was also CEO and Chairman of Securify and led its sale to Secure Computing. Buck holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BS in Economics & General Engineering from West Point.

baseball operations

Randy Newsom

Prior to X¹⁰, Randy worked in the Boston Red Sox front office and was an associate in the Sports Litigation practice of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Before pursuing law, Randy had a 6-year career in the Red Sox, Indians, and Pirates organizations. Randy earned his JD from Boston College, and a BA in Economics from Tufts University.

hal morris

Formerly, Hal was the Director of Professional Scouting for the Los Angeles Angels. Prior to working in the front office, Hal had a 13-year MLB career and was a member of the 1990 Cincinnati Reds World Series Championship team. Hal holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS from the University of Michigan.

Tuffy Gosewisch

Before joining X¹⁰, Tuffy played 15 years of professional baseball as a Catcher, including parts of 5 major league seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners. He has a BA from Arizona State.

football operations

Mark Dominik

Prior to joining X¹⁰, Mark spent over 20 years working for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in several capacities including Director of Pro Scouting, and as the General Manager for the Buccaneers. Mark has a BEd in Sports Management from the University of Kansas.

Jay Brunelle

Jay started his career with X¹⁰ on the Data Science Team in the Analyst role. He holds an MS in Finance from Boston College and a BA in Economics from Yale University and played D1 football at both schools.

basketball operations

David Morway

Prior to X ¹⁰ , David spent over 20 years in NBA front offices as the General Manager of the Indiana Pacers, Assistant General Manager of the Milwaukee Bucks and, most recently, as the Assistant General Manager of the Utah Jazz. David holds a JD from the University of San Diego and a BS in Business Administration and Management from the University of Arizona.

Al Harrington

Al played 16 seasons in the NBA. Since retiring from professional basketball, Al has gone on to have a successful career in business.

Paul Washington Sr.

Before joining X¹⁰, Paul was the Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations at SportBLX. Paul earned a BBA from Middle Tennessee State University where he also played basketball.

Michael MORWAY

Michael began his career at WME (William Morris Endeavor), before joining Brellium, a healthcare technology startup, as a founding sales hire. Michael earned a BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

data science

Michael Wagner

Prior to X¹⁰, Michael worked as a Credit Risk Analyst for RBS/Citizens Financial Group and was an Equity Futures Trader at Lawrence Altman Trading. He holds a BSBA in Finance from Bryant University.

Ben Rudy

Formerly, Ben was a Senior Analyst at the Nielsen Company where he designed and ran models to determine optimal pricing for CPGs. He earned a BS in Mathematics & Economics from Trinity College.

Sean Sullivan

Sean started his career with X¹⁰. He holds a BA in Political Science from Yale University and played D1 football.

Kitt Bachmann

Kitt started his career with X¹⁰. He holds a BA in Computer Science and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

operations

Karishma Chaudhary

Karishma was formerly a Director at PwC. She holds an MA in Accounting from Case Western University and a BA in Accounting & Information Technology from Staffordshire University.

Bill Garvey

Previously, Bill was the CLO for several private and public emerging growth companies. Bill earned his JD from Stanford University and a BS in Applied Science & Engineering from West Point.

Paul Kunst

Before joining X¹⁰, Paul worked as a Client Relationship Associate at William Blair. He holds both an MS and BS in Finance from the University of San Diego where he also played D1 baseball.

Erini Blakey

Before beginning her career with X¹⁰, Erini was previously a teacher through the Teach for America program. She earned a BA in Anthropology from USC where she was the captain of the women’s lacrosse team.

Our Team