About us
Four people run Apparent: an operations executive who scaled Google’s workplace worldwide, the engineer who founded the company, a revenue lead out of consumer electronics and SaaS, and an SVP of engineering who came up through telecom and energy start-ups.
An early member of Google, where as Director of Real Estate and Workplace Services he managed and scaled all operations worldwide — growing the company from 35 employees and one office space to over 50,000 employees and 20 million square feet.
He has been a member of Apparent’s Board since 2012, joined Apparent as its CEO in 2013, and was elected Chairman of the Board in 2014. He also served as an executive at Oracle, Inc.
In addition to founding Apparent, Stefan founded Atira Technologies, LLC, which built renewable charging stations for field hospitals, and Zap Electrics, one of the Bay Area’s largest electrical companies.
He studied Electrical Engineering and Micro-Electronics at the University of Bulgaria, and holds over 40 patents related to energy production and management.
He is the engineer at the centre of the origin story.
A seasoned go-to-market executive spanning the consumer electronics, media, and B2B and B2C SaaS industries, he oversees all aspects of sales, marketing and business development for Apparent.
John has led teams at Microsoft, Monster Cable, and CNET.
Frank previously worked with telecommunication and energy start-ups, and holds 25+ patents related to energy management.
He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University.