Alan Berkson is a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup adviser. He was an early employee at Freshworks, a SaaS company focused on business software, where has had multiple roles including Director of Community Outreach, building the analyst relations program, and now Director of Thought Leadership. As the first employee. hired outside of India, Alan has been a key member of the leadership team helping grow Freshworks from startup to a global public company. Prior to Freshworks he spent over 2 decades in the IT world doing development, service management, and as a pioneer in the Managed Service Provider (MSP) space.. Alan considers himself to be the leading edge of "digital natives" and wrote early on about the impact of pervasive communications on businesses and society. As an adviser to Starlight Runner Entertainment, pioneers of transmedia production techniques for the entertainment industry, he adapted their cutting edge transmedia storytelling techniques to develop corporate narrative as a framework to help businesses tell better stories and deal with the challenges of pervasive communications and pervasive media.. Alan made an impact in the gaming and storytelling space as editor of the groundbreaking and influential GATEWAYS MAGAZINE. He continues to explore the future of storytelling as co-host of the COSMIC STREETCORNER podcast where he and Jeff Gomez cover the intersection of technology and entertainment, Alan is also a sought-after adviser for global startups looking to raise awareness and tell their story.
