Leadership Built Around Capital, Infrastructure, and Execution

Isaac H. Sutton is a serial entrepreneur with over fifty years of experience building and scaling companies across the globe. Raised in New York City, Isaac launched his first import business in the early 1980s and quickly established himself in international trade. Since then, his career has been defined by extensive international travel, cultivating a worldwide network and maintaining offices on multiple continents.

Isaac is renowned for his expertise in import/export, cross-border transactions, logistics and banking. Throughout his career, he has diversified into industries such as data communications, finance and commodities, always driven by a sharp eye for opportunity and a gift for connecting people and markets across borders.

Outside of business, Isaac is passionate about philanthropy, particularly in education and child welfare. He continues to mentor and inspire new generations of entrepreneurs, demonstrating how curiosity, ambition and a truly global mindset can build lasting success and make a meaningful difference.

Naveed A. Pirzada is a seasoned business strategist with a strong track record in commercial development, strategic advisory and international business engagement. He brings a sophisticated understanding of investment dynamics, capital mobilisation and the institutional relationships that underpin complex business ventures.

His expertise lies in identifying high-potential opportunities, developing commercially compelling investment propositions and aligning the interests of governments, investors, developers and strategic partners. Combining strategic foresight with strong commercial acumen, he focuses on establishing the frameworks and relationships necessary to advance ambitious initiatives from concept to execution.

As Chief Operating Officer at Valo Smart City, Naveed leads the company's commercial and operational strategy, with responsibility for originating and evaluating business opportunities, developing market-entry strategies, structuring strategic alliances and coordinating capital-raising initiatives. He oversees engagement with institutional investors, government entities and development partners, while guiding commercial negotiations, transaction development and the progression of opportunities towards financial close and implementation.

His leadership is centered on building a commercially disciplined portfolio of investment-ready projects capable of translating complex urban infrastructure opportunities into sustainable, scalable business ventures.

Alan Fogelman serves as Chief Financial Officer at Valo Smart City, bringing four decades of expertise in financial leadership, tax strategy and executive management. As both a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Alan has earned a reputation for clear-eyed analysis and practical solutions that help organisations grow with confidence. His academic background in economics and accounting provides a solid foundation for his work, complemented by years of guiding companies through complex financial environments.

Alan holds graduate credentials from Bernard Baruch Graduate School of Business, one of the country's leading business programmes. Over his 40-year career, he has held CEO and CFO roles across multiple sectors, establishing a reputation for integrity, sound judgement and the ability to translate financial plans into tangible results. At Valo Smart City, Alan's experience and measured approach to financial management contribute to the company's financial discipline and long-term stability.

David Harper is an entrepreneur, technology strategist, designer, and patent-holding inventor with over 25 years of experience spanning digital innovation, software development, and emerging technologies.

As the founder of Delivr, he has spent nearly two decades pioneering technologies that connect the physical and digital worlds, transforming everyday products, places, and interactions into meaningful connected experiences.

As an independent consultant and strategic advisor, David brings a multidisciplinary perspective informed by direct experience in conceiving, developing, and commercializing technology. Combining technical expertise, design thinking, and entrepreneurial insight, he helps Valo Smart City navigate complexity, recognize emerging opportunities, and create technology solutions that serve both people and business.

Dongwoo Kim is an international business and investment advisor with nearly four decades of experience facilitating commercial ventures, infrastructure development and cross-border cooperation between South Korea and Latin America. His background encompasses project financing, industrial technology and government-led initiatives across the energy, healthcare, environmental and biotechnology sectors.

His career includes representing Hyundai Heavy Industries in Latin America, where he supported the marketing of power generation solutions with a combined capacity of approximately 2 GW. He has also facilitated infrastructure initiatives involving Korean export credit and development financing institutions, establishing a well-developed network of government, financial and industrial contacts across the region.

As Central & South America Consultant at Valo Smart City, Dongwoo focuses on identifying regional infrastructure opportunities, facilitating access to Korean financing and technology providers, and coordinating international partnerships to advance major development initiatives.