Management

Kurt Workman serves as Owlet’s President, 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.

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.

David Kizer is Chief Operating Officer at Owlet, where he oversees all manufacturing, supply chain, sourcing, IT 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 Chief Technology Officer 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.

Albert Li is Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Owlet, where he oversees legal, regulatory, quality and compliance affairs. Mr. Li brings over 26 years of experience in legal professional services, medical technology and healthcare industries to Owlet. Prior to Owlet, he was a corporate and securities partner at the global law firm DLA Piper where he focused on diverse business transactions and corporate governance for emerging technology and life sciences companies. After law firm practice, Mr. Li served in legal, business and compliance executive roles at several global medical products and technology companies, including Abbott Laboratories, Zimmer Holdings and Otto Bock HealthCare North America. Mr. Li received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Juris Doctorate degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Avril Murphy is Owlet’s Chief Revenue Officer. Ms. Murphy has over 30 years of sales and marketing experience in the consumer technology and mobile space, and is passionate about making Owlet products accessible to parents and babies across the globe. Prior to joining Owlet, Ms. Murphy was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, EMEA, at Neato Robotics Inc. where she started and scaled their international business. Ms. Murphy has served in both regional and global roles and has held various leadership positions with Logitech, Iomega Corp., Palm Inc, Handspring and Microsoft. She graduated with a marketing degree from the Marketing Institute of Ireland.

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.