Kero is supported by the best and most distinguished individuals with deep multidisciplinary backgrounds across Gaming, Sports Betting, Venture Capital, Technology and Machine Learning.
Board of Directors:
Benjie Cherniak
Benjie is an early investor and Board Member to Kero. Previously, Mr. Cherniak served as President of Don Best Sports, which sold to Scientific Games in 2018. As Managing Director at Scientific Games, Cherniak forged tier-one operator partnerships across The Americas, Europe and Asia. He is a prominent investor and advisor to companies in the sports betting space. With 17+ years of industry experience, Benjie is a leading voice in the emerging US sports betting industry from both an operational and legislative perspective.
Christopher Barnard
Chris is an early investor and Board Member to Kero. He is formerly the President of Points International (NYSE: PCOM) a loyalty rewards technology and data intelligence company which he founded in 2000 and sold in May 2022 for $380M in cash. As President of Points and its subsidiary Points.com Inc., Mr. Barnard was responsible for corporate strategy, corporate development and investor relations. He has also held various interim operating positions at Points including Chief Financial Officer, as well as being responsible for both product development and marketing.
Joe Grubb
Joe Grubb is a Board Member to Kero. He is a Vice President at SIG Sports Analytics, a member of the Susquehanna International Group of Companies. As Vice President of SIG Sports Analytics, Joe oversees all investment, M&A, and business development activities of the group, including its investment in Kero. Joe has over a decade of private equity and investment experience and has supported the growth and expansion of numerous sports betting, sports entertainment, technology, and financial services companies throughout his career.
Roger Ehrenberg
Roger Ehrenberg is an investor in and an advisor to Kero. Roger is the Founder and Managing Partner of Eberg Capital, a pioneer in bridging the gap among sports franchises, sports betting, media and entertainment. Roger's current sports investments include stakes in the Miami Marlins, Real Salt Lake, Betr, Commonwealth, Simplebet, SlamBall, Smarkets and WagerWire. Roger also founded IA Ventures, among the most successful seed stage venture firms of this generation, having been first-money in to companies including Datadog ($30b market cap), Digital Ocean ($3b market cap), The Trade Desk ($33b) and Wise ($7b market cap). Roger is a recognized leader in early-stage business building and has sat on the Boards of more than 20 companies in his career.
Tomash Devenishek
Tomash is a technologist who spent the last 17 years building large scale consumer technology products in the social, gamification and betting verticals. As a CEO & Founder of Kero Sports, Tomash is responsible for the company’s strategy and leads key the pillars of the business including; data science, technology, product and sales. Tomash is supported by an incredible executive team of seasoned individuals with deep subject matter expertise and a world-class board of experts with experience across technology, gaming and business.