Chuck Fontana

Chuck Fontana has extensive experience in business development and corporate strategy. Chuck is currently serving as the Vice President of Business Development at Pinecone, a vector database company that specializes in AI applications. Before joining Pinecone in 2023, Chuck held various senior roles at SentinelOne, Okta Inc., Cisco Systems, Urbanite Network Inc., and Timestamp. In these positions, they played a key role in driving business development, strategic partnerships, and integrations. Chuck's career also includes experience as a civil litigation attorney at Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft and Grace Cosgrove & Schirm.

Chuck Fontana completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Political Economics at Princeton University from 1984 to 1988. During their time at Princeton, they also studied at the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs. Later, from 1989 to 1992, they attended the University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law, where they earned their Juris Doctor (JD) degree focusing on Law.