EFL

Role: Mentor

Tracks: Deep Tech

Gary Landsberg

Managing Principal | Landsberg Strategic Advisory

Gary Landsberg is the Managing Principal at Landsberg Strategic Advisory, bridging deep engineering rigor with financial value creation. As the former Chief of Technology Development at Apkudo and Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Accenture Operations, he guides Deep Tech founders and executive teams through complex commercialization and development bottlenecks. He specializes in helping early-stage leadership stabilize technical debt, scale engineering delivery, and architect defensible technology moats.Throughout his 25+ year career, Gary has commercialized high-stakes technology solutions anchored in advanced data analytics, physical AI, and industrial robotics. His experience spans advanced defense robotics—including a decade at Textron Systems directing unmanned systems R&D—to co-founding an adventure travel marketplace. He holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and an MBA from The Wharton School.