Kate Purmal is an Executive Coach and a Co-founder & Partner at Archimedes Venture Studio. She brings extensive C-level leadership and corporate board experience, having served in multiple CEO, COO, and CFO roles for privately held technology and life sciences companies. Previously Kate served as a Senior Vice President and General Manager at SanDisk, CEO of a joint venture technology company, and a member of the founding management team at Palm Computing. She has coached and advised hundreds of founders and C-level executives in companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, working with leaders to refine their leadership skills and elevate their executive presence. Kate is the author of two books: Composure: The Art of Executive Presence and The Moonshot Effect: Disrupting Business as Usual. She is a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, and Univeristy of Michigan Ross School of Business. .