Glen Hellman

Glen Hellman (born December 1, 1955) is an American executive coach, writer  and former angel investor. He is founder and owner of "CxO Elevate, LLC".

Early life and education
Hellman was born Brooklyn, New York in 1955. He moved to Edison, New Jersey in 1960 alongside his family. He graduated from J. P. Stevens High School, in Edison, NJ in 1974. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in General Studies from  University of Maryland (1978).

Career
Hellman has over 40 years of technology startup experience in senior management roles, including CEO, CRO, COO, and Product Management. He is a former active Angel Investor and also worked as a turn-around executive for Private Equity Investors. He served as a board chairman and board member for several VC-backed companies, and is a former board member of the University of Maryland, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.

Since 2007, Hellman has been an executive coach, gaining his training through Vistage International. He is founder and owner of "CxO Elevate, LLC".

From 2009 until 2019, Hellman was a prolific tech blogger and critic of the Washington DC area startup scene, garnering featured articles that included, "Is the Blogger “Mr. Cranky” Out to Save DC’s Tech," Washingtonian Magazine, and "Mr. Cranky: Glen Hellman calls it like he sees it, whether D.C. tech likes it or not,' Washington Business Journal.

Currently, Hellman is an independent executive coach and peer group facilitator. He works half time as a member of the Faculty at the University of Maryland, A. James Clark School of Engineering, where he coaches the National Science Foundation and I-Corps program, instructing and coaching STEM Ph.D. and Post Doc researchers on customer discovery and product marketing.

Books
Hellman is the author of the non-fiction book, Intentional Leadership and the 3 fiction novels, Cyphers & Sighs,, Write to Die, and Turn Around & Die.

Awards

 * 2010 - Vistage: Rookie of the Year


 * 2012 - Tech Cocktail (now Tech.co) Reader Poll: #1 Angel Investor in the United States