Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Jeffrey Kerr
Founder and CEO
Entrepreneur & founder of ACFN, the 7th fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley in 2000 and 4th fastest in 2001. Launched ACFN’s franchise in 2003 nationwide to significant growth and accolades over 19 years.
Avi Blankroth
Co-Founder and Executive VP
Successful serial entrepreneur. Founded natural food supermarket, successfully exited from a national credit card processing company in the 1990s, and grew another 935 distributor network in Australia before co-founding ACFN Franchised Inc. in 2003.
Dana Kerr
Secretary of Corporation and Network Compliance Manager
Serial business manager with over 37 years of experience holding supportive and managerial roles for a wide range of enterprises.
Gershon Yakir
VP of Operations
Engineer and entrepreneur with extensive global operations and marketing experience, including for the Israeli Navy, a telecom company in southeast Asia, and IP and data communications company in New Jersey. Joined ACFN in 2010.
Jim Diltz
VP of Sales and Marketing
Progressed from top salesperson to district manager at Alsco, Inc., accomplishing #1 district in growth and profitability in Denver. He achieved the same in San Francisco and grew to oversee 5 districts in the Bay Area before joining ACFN in 2006.
Nida Crisostomo
Controller
CPA and MBA, with 25 years of accounting, teaching, and reporting experience in higher education, public, private, and non-profit settings.
Roxana LaChance
VP Market Research
Experienced business and marketing professional, with over 12 years spent at the helm of ACFN’s Market Research department.