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Bruce Cleveland is a highly accomplished Chief Marketing Officer at C3 AI and an author of the best-selling book, “Traversing the Traction Gap.” With over 17 years of relevant experience, Bruce has established himself as an expert in the field of AI, ML, and product management. As one of the first investors in C3 AI, Bruce has played a pivotal role in the company's growth and success. Today, C3 AI is a leading AI software provider that offers a comprehensive set of capabilities for developing, deploying, and operating large-scale AI, predictive analytics, and IoT applications. The core of the C3 AI offering is a revolutionary, extensible, model-driven AI architecture that enhances data scientist and application developer productivity while future-proofing applications against underlying IT evolution. Bruce's contributions to C3 AI have been instrumental in making it one of the most successful companies in the industry. Before joining C3 AI, Bruce served as the General Partner - Emeritus at Wildcat Venture Partners, an early-stage VC firm in Silicon Valley. At Wildcat, Bruce created the “Traction Gap Framework” (TGF), which is part of an early stage startup playbook used by Wildcat with its portfolio companies. Bruce lectures about Traction Gap principles at Stanford, Columbia, and other universities, and Wildcat uses the TGF to assess early-stage startups and to help them calibrate the capital and the tactics they need to scale. Bruce's educational background includes a degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Master of Arts (Candidate) in Communications from Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs. Overall, Bruce Cleveland is a highly accomplished and respected professional in the field of AI, ML, and product management. His contributions to C3 AI and Wildcat Venture Partners have been invaluable, and his expertise is sought after by universities and startups alike.