Jim Walz

Jim Walz has a successful history of ramping up emerging high tech companies and scaling them into profitable enterprises.

Throughout the 80s, Jim built and operated early cellular systems for AT&T Wireless; Jim also built and led their national sales operation. In 1993 Jim launched the first wireless PDA “Simon”. During the early 90s, Jim served as a founder and Senior VP of Operations for Geotek Inc., where he was responsible for rolling out the country’s first true, high speed wireless data start-up with voice, GPS, and fleet managment. Next Jim started Iridium North America, the first mobile wireless voice and data network over global satellite, where he worked with international telecom carriers to move their wireless data and cellular traffic to remote areas. In the early 2000s, Jim founded and funded MoreMagic Solutions out of Helsinki, Finland, which built an innovative mobile payment infrastructure to serve wireless service providers, financial institutions, and content providers, enabling them to share real-time mobile payments in the European M Commerce arena. His next role was CEO and President of the Prague-based mobile software company U-Turn Media Group; launching the North American operations with a focus on enabling broadcasters, media companies, and marketing firms to offer custom-branded mobile community to their viewers and subscribers through ODPs (on device portals). In 2009, Jim launched his own international mobile technology company, Kloud Mobile, and its award-winning “Kloud Kontrol” mobile platform.

Jim joined Alliance Data in 2011 to lead their Mobile Services and Strategy. Here he is helping retail clients to market their cards and loyalty programs via mobile channels. In 2012 Jim introduced Alliance Data’s “Mobile Marketign Platform” as a SAAS play to national retailers. Jim has held notable board and advisory positions with various private companies in the wireless space.