The Team
Who We Are
Lily Foks
Founder & CEO
Lily is Piper’s fearless leader and Chief Executive Officer. She decided to create Piper in 2018 to fill a void that she saw in her more than 15 years of award-winning collaborations that span the technology, hospitality, and government industries: a need and willingness to bring together the perfect concoction of people to define, address and solve organizational needs.
Lily’s ability to converse, even with a brick wall, asking the key questions to identify someone’s goals, values, hopes, and dreams has allowed her to gather a network of collaborators from all over the globe. She is looking forward to bringing their talents to your project and showing you her knack for quickly building trust with people, understanding their needs, discovering their preferred communication style, and brainstorming win/win out-of-the box solutions.
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Jay Majmudar
COO
Jay is a one-stop shop for procurement, cloud migration strategies, cyber security program design/management and IT business strategies. He pulls from his vast knowledge and experience running a secure managed services division for mission critical systems.
Jay’s knowledge covers all facets of IT operations: Network operations center, service desk (Tier 1, 2, and 3), database administration, system administration, storage and network administration, configuration management, and enterprise wide security. He has had a top secret clearance and has managed the best of the best of cloud services (the Amazon, Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft). Jay is also an expert at IT supplier management including procurement of hardware, software and services. He pulls this massive amount of experience together to create competitive, cutting-edge and custom IT plans.
Cybersecurity? Jay’s your guy. Saving money? Jay’s your guy. Implementing a massive project that is the first of its kind with your company and it’s keeping you up at night? Jay may not sing lullabies, but he’ll get it done with panache. He looks forward to putting his stealth, ninja-negotiating, and dedication to forging new frontiers to work for you.
Gavin Portnoy
CMO
Gavin Portnoy is a communications and brand expert with over two decades of experience transforming organizational presence across media, events, and branding.
Gavin’s career has included leading creative projects for renowned organizations and networks such as Discovery, Fox, Lifetime, National Geographic, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Ovation, PADI, PBS, and Think Food Group. His expertise spans groundbreaking television production, innovative marketing campaigns, and compelling content development that builds powerful connections with audiences.
Known for his digital and social media prowess, Gavin has successfully grown audiences from hundreds to millions, launched initiatives that command national attention, and been recognized for strategies that drive meaningful engagement. In 2015, he was named one of PR Week’s “40 Under 40” for his game-changing approaches to content and outreach.
Gavin’s event management experience is equally impressive, overseeing productions ranging from intimate $500 gatherings to expansive $5 million events. His full-service approach ensures that every detail—venue selection, event design, production, and guest experience—is meticulously crafted to tell a story that leaves a lasting impression.
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