Management

Kurt Workman serves as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Workman co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer of Owlet from the company’s founding in 2012 until December 2019. During his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Owlet, Mr. Workman led the company’s growth from its inception and was instrumental in overseeing the research and development of several of the company’s key product offerings, including the iconic Owlet Smart Sock, Owlet Cam and the Owlet Band. Mr. Workman has also served as a member of Owlet’s board of directors since he co-founded the company in 2012, and continues to provide key oversight of Owlet’s product portfolio, strategy, and growth opportunities. Mr. Workman studied Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University.

Michael Abbott serves as President and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Abbott has held a variety of leadership roles with Owlet, including as President and a member of the Owlet Board since December 2019. From January 2018 to December 2019, he served as Owlet’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, where he was instrumental in securing financing and setting operational standards to fuel Owlet’s growth. Before joining Owlet, from January 2014 to December 2017, Mr. Abbott served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Mission Athletecare, where he was responsible for all financial and operational functions. Prior to his time at Mission, Mr. Abbott served as Chief Operating Officer at Specialized Bicycle Components, a premier cycling manufacturer, and Burton Snowboards. At both companies, he was responsible for all operating units and financial functions. Mr. Abbott received his B.S. in Accounting from Drexel University and his M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from St. Joseph’s University.

Kate Scolnick is Chief Financial Officer at Owlet. Ms. Scolnick brings three decades of global financial management experience to Owlet. She previously served as Vice President of Finance at enterprise cloud software company Anaplan. She has an extensive tech background from her other previous positions at Seagate Technology, Intel, McAfee, and EMC. Kate holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.

Zack Bomsta is Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer at Owlet, where he heads up the technical research for Owlet’s future products. Prior to founding Owlet, Mr. Bomsta helped launch an autopilot startup, CH Robotics, which was acquired in 2016 by Redshift Labs, and was a founding team member at Active Fire Prevention. Mr. Bomsta holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Brigham Young University.

Jordan Monroe is Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Owlet, heading up all mergerS and acquisitions and new business development. A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Monroe also co-founded Phone Soap, where he led the company through its first round of fundraising. Mr. Monroe received a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from Brigham Young University.

Caryn Johnson is Chief Marketing Officer at Owlet, where she oversees all growth, brand and product marketing efforts. Ms. Johnson is a pioneer in brand building and a full-funnel marketing leader, and comes to Owlet because she is extremely passionate about the parenthood journey. Prior to Owlet, Ms. Johnson built and led all marketing at Vital Proteins, which was ultimately acquired by Nestle Health Sciences in 2020. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Jim Fidacaro is General Manager of Owlet’s Healthcare division, where he leads all clinical and medical programs, services and products. Mr. Fidacaro comes to Owlet with 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry and a deep background in digital healthcare and medical devices. Prior to joining Owlet, Mr. Fidacaro worked at companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500, including Philips, ImaCor Synsei Medical, and Mindray. He holds an MBA from Seton Hall and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Widener University.

Jared Anderson is Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Owlet, overseeing the distribution and retail partnerships for all of the company’s product lines. Mr. Anderson is a seasoned sales executive, joining Owlet more than four years ago and brokering some of the company’s first breakthroughs into key retail stores. Mr. Anderson previously led sales programs for companies like Goal Zero (later acquired by NRG) and Joovy. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Weber State University.

Abhi Bhatt is Senior Vice President of Product at Owlet, where he leads strategy and development for existing and pipeline products and services. Mr. Bhatt is a product leader with close to two decades of experience, working for some of the most innovative consumer brands like Amazon, North, Under Armour, Microsoft, frog design, Emerson Electric, and Motorola. He has an MBA in Entrepreneurship and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

David Kizer is Senior Vice President of Operations at Owlet, where he oversees all manufacturing, supply chain, sourcing, IT, quality, and customer service. Mr. Kizer has more than a decade of experience launching and scaling businesses. Prior to Owlet, he worked at Gioteck as a product director and before that, across various roles at Skullcandy. He also services as Vice President for the Swaner EcoCenter in Park City. Mr. Kizer holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a MBA from the University of Utah.

Burc Sahinoglu is Vice President of Engineering at Owlet, leading all hardware and software engineering for current and future products and services. Mr. Sahinoglu has three decades of experience in New York City, Istanbul, and San Francisco, with expertise across startup management, research and development, cloud computing and more. Before coming to Owlet he was part of the engineering leadership team at August Home from the company's Series A infancy to its acquisition by ASSA ABLOY in 2017. Mr. Sahinoglu has a master’s degree in Computer Science from New York University and a master’s in Electrical Engineering from the Faculte Polytechnique de Mons in Belgium.