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Stephen Rizzone, Active Storage
Stephen Rizzone has more than 35 years of experience growing technology-related businesses, and deep chief executive, marketing, sales and entrepreneurial experience. A highly successful company and brand builder, Rizzone served as chief executive, chairman of the board, or lead consultant in eight corporate liquidity transactions over the past 15 years, with a total combined shareholder value in excess of $4.7 Billion.
Stephen Rizzone has more than 35 years of experience growing technology-related businesses, and deep chief executive, marketing, sales and entrepreneurial experience. A highly successful company and brand builder, Rizzone served as chief executive, chairman of the board, or lead consultant in eight corporate liquidity transactions over the past 15 years, with a total combined shareholder value in excess of $4.7 Billion.
Ramu Potarazu, Avail-TVN
Ramu currently serves as CEO of Avail-TVN. Ramu brings more than 20 years of telecommunications and general management experience to Avail-TVN, including extensive involvement in sales and marketing, engineering and operations, business development and strategy formulation in the global telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Avail-TVN, Ramu was President and Chief Operating Officer of Intelsat, Ltd., a $1.2 billion global company that provides telecommunications products and services to customers in the Media & Entertainment, Network Services, and Government Services sectors. During his tenure at Intelsat from 2002 to 2006, Ramu built a worldwide presence in more than 220 countries by restructuring the company's commercial organizations. In addition, he led Intelsat through several acquisitions and integrations of companies, ranging from $6 billion to $100 million. And, he created a new business line that generated $125 million in revenue in a four-year period. Ramu has served on the boards of WildBlue, the John's Hopkins Advisory Board, and the American Red Cross National Capital Area. He was selected as among the Top 20 CIO's in 1998 by CIO Magazine.
Ramu received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Oklahoma Christian University and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He is a postgraduate Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at George Washington University, and he completed the Stanford Executive Program.
Ramu currently serves as CEO of Avail-TVN. Ramu brings more than 20 years of telecommunications and general management experience to Avail-TVN, including extensive involvement in sales and marketing, engineering and operations, business development and strategy formulation in the global telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Avail-TVN, Ramu was President and Chief Operating Officer of Intelsat, Ltd., a $1.2 billion global company that provides telecommunications products and services to customers in the Media & Entertainment, Network Services, and Government Services sectors. During his tenure at Intelsat from 2002 to 2006, Ramu built a worldwide presence in more than 220 countries by restructuring the company's commercial organizations. In addition, he led Intelsat through several acquisitions and integrations of companies, ranging from $6 billion to $100 million. And, he created a new business line that generated $125 million in revenue in a four-year period. Ramu has served on the boards of WildBlue, the John's Hopkins Advisory Board, and the American Red Cross National Capital Area. He was selected as among the Top 20 CIO's in 1998 by CIO Magazine.
Ramu received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Oklahoma Christian University and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He is a postgraduate Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at George Washington University, and he completed the Stanford Executive Program.
Chris Neal, Bluestripe Software
Before founding BlueStripe, Mr. Neal was VP of Field Operations for the Americas for Wily Technology, the Magic Quadrant Leader for Java EE Application Management. During his seven year tenure there Mr. Neal grew revenues from $0 to $75M, culminating in acquisition by CA for $390M. Throughout his career Mr. Neal has excelled at building talented teams that are highly focused on producing value for customers, partners, and investors. Mr. Neal brings to BlueStripe over 15 years of enterprise infrastructure software sales leadership experience, including Oracle & NetDynamics, a leader in the Java Application Server market which was acquired by Sun Microsystems. Mr. Neal holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Before founding BlueStripe, Mr. Neal was VP of Field Operations for the Americas for Wily Technology, the Magic Quadrant Leader for Java EE Application Management. During his seven year tenure there Mr. Neal grew revenues from $0 to $75M, culminating in acquisition by CA for $390M. Throughout his career Mr. Neal has excelled at building talented teams that are highly focused on producing value for customers, partners, and investors. Mr. Neal brings to BlueStripe over 15 years of enterprise infrastructure software sales leadership experience, including Oracle & NetDynamics, a leader in the Java Application Server market which was acquired by Sun Microsystems. Mr. Neal holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jason Boshoff, Domain Holdings
Jason has held executive positions for over 11 years, managing operations and building teams focused on the development and marketing of direct-to-consumer products, and has had the opportunity to service such notable clients as Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Pep Boys and CSK Auto – among other major companies.
In early 2007, Jason partnered with John Ferber and Erik Simons as C.O.O. of their online marketing incubator companies. During their short tenure together, the group has successfully executed the marketing and management of high profile campaigns for Coca-Cola, Baskin-Robbins, Celebrity Cruises and Puma, to name a few.
Under Jason's direct supervision, these highly effective and creative online marketing and development teams have generated tens of millions of dollars in leads, significant more in top line revenues and priceless increases in brand awareness.
In a commendable display of versatility, together, with his teams, Jason has serviced a variety of verticals that include, but are not limited to, Mobile Advertising, Education, Security, Debt, Mortgages and Finance, Insurance, and Rehabilitation. He has coordinated the development of premium enterprise technology platforms and has implemented successful enterprise SEO, PPC and lead management solutions in the rapidly growing, extremely competitive and demanding field of Internet marketing.
Jason earned a degree in business management from Natal University, South Africa in 1992.
Jason has held executive positions for over 11 years, managing operations and building teams focused on the development and marketing of direct-to-consumer products, and has had the opportunity to service such notable clients as Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Pep Boys and CSK Auto – among other major companies.
In early 2007, Jason partnered with John Ferber and Erik Simons as C.O.O. of their online marketing incubator companies. During their short tenure together, the group has successfully executed the marketing and management of high profile campaigns for Coca-Cola, Baskin-Robbins, Celebrity Cruises and Puma, to name a few.
Under Jason's direct supervision, these highly effective and creative online marketing and development teams have generated tens of millions of dollars in leads, significant more in top line revenues and priceless increases in brand awareness.
In a commendable display of versatility, together, with his teams, Jason has serviced a variety of verticals that include, but are not limited to, Mobile Advertising, Education, Security, Debt, Mortgages and Finance, Insurance, and Rehabilitation. He has coordinated the development of premium enterprise technology platforms and has implemented successful enterprise SEO, PPC and lead management solutions in the rapidly growing, extremely competitive and demanding field of Internet marketing.
Jason earned a degree in business management from Natal University, South Africa in 1992.
Ed Boyajian, EnterpriseDB
Before joining EnterpriseDB, Ed spent six years at Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading open source solutions provider, most recently serving as vice president and general manager of North America. Before that, he was vice president of Red Hat's global OEM business, responsible for all partnerships, including HP, IBM, and Dell. During his time at Red Hat, Ed was instrumental in developing the foundational methods for selling open source software into the enterprise.
Prior to Red Hat, Ed held executive sales and marketing positions at ArsDigita, an early leader in open source software for building database-backed community websites (acquired by Red Hat) and ServiceSoft (now Kana). Ed is a former U.S. Army Captain, and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and his undergraduate degree from Boston University.
Before joining EnterpriseDB, Ed spent six years at Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading open source solutions provider, most recently serving as vice president and general manager of North America. Before that, he was vice president of Red Hat's global OEM business, responsible for all partnerships, including HP, IBM, and Dell. During his time at Red Hat, Ed was instrumental in developing the foundational methods for selling open source software into the enterprise.
Prior to Red Hat, Ed held executive sales and marketing positions at ArsDigita, an early leader in open source software for building database-backed community websites (acquired by Red Hat) and ServiceSoft (now Kana). Ed is a former U.S. Army Captain, and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and his undergraduate degree from Boston University.
Jack McDonnell, ExaDigm
John J. (Jack) McDonnell, Jr. currently serves as ExaDigm's CEO and as a member of the company's Board of Directors. Prior to joining ExaDigm, Jack was CEO of PayLinx, a highly successful payment software company which was later sold to CyberSource. In 1990 he founded TNS, Inc. (NYSE:TNS), a worldwide provider of data communications services for the financial and telecommunications industries which he took public. He served as Chairman and CEO of the company from 2001 to 2006. In addition, Jack is a director of DealerTrack (NASDAQ:TRAK), a leading provider of sales and finance on-demand software for the automotive retail industry; and CyberSource (NASDAQ:CYBS), a leading provider of electronic payment and risk management solutions. Jack joined the CyberSource board in 2000 following his successful negotiation of the acquisition of PayLinx by CyberSource.
Jack is a founder of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association (EFTA) and recipient of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP's 1997 High Tech Entrepreneur Award and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He holds a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College.
John J. (Jack) McDonnell, Jr. currently serves as ExaDigm's CEO and as a member of the company's Board of Directors. Prior to joining ExaDigm, Jack was CEO of PayLinx, a highly successful payment software company which was later sold to CyberSource. In 1990 he founded TNS, Inc. (NYSE:TNS), a worldwide provider of data communications services for the financial and telecommunications industries which he took public. He served as Chairman and CEO of the company from 2001 to 2006. In addition, Jack is a director of DealerTrack (NASDAQ:TRAK), a leading provider of sales and finance on-demand software for the automotive retail industry; and CyberSource (NASDAQ:CYBS), a leading provider of electronic payment and risk management solutions. Jack joined the CyberSource board in 2000 following his successful negotiation of the acquisition of PayLinx by CyberSource.
Jack is a founder of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association (EFTA) and recipient of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP's 1997 High Tech Entrepreneur Award and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He holds a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College.
Alan Grant, Exchange Solutions
Alan is the originator of the “value exchange” business performance improvement model. Alan first described the opportunity to directly optimize customer-company “exchange economics” in a lead article published in the Harvard Business Review in October of 1995.
Alan founded ESI to be the category creating and leading provider of technology-enabled value exchange optimization solutions. ESI exchange solutions enable consumers and businesses to collaboratively identify “win-win” exchanges of value when they engage in web, call center or in-person interactions.
In addition to his responsibilities as Chairman and CEO of ESI, Alan remains an ESI thought leader in the value exchange optimization methodologies and processes that are the foundation of the firm's collaborative exchange optimization (CEO) technology solution.
After graduating from Harvard Business School, Alan spent nine years at Bain & Company where he specialized in defining and implementing strategies for increasing customer franchise value and profitability for Fortune 500 companies.
Alan is the originator of the “value exchange” business performance improvement model. Alan first described the opportunity to directly optimize customer-company “exchange economics” in a lead article published in the Harvard Business Review in October of 1995.
Alan founded ESI to be the category creating and leading provider of technology-enabled value exchange optimization solutions. ESI exchange solutions enable consumers and businesses to collaboratively identify “win-win” exchanges of value when they engage in web, call center or in-person interactions.
In addition to his responsibilities as Chairman and CEO of ESI, Alan remains an ESI thought leader in the value exchange optimization methodologies and processes that are the foundation of the firm's collaborative exchange optimization (CEO) technology solution.
After graduating from Harvard Business School, Alan spent nine years at Bain & Company where he specialized in defining and implementing strategies for increasing customer franchise value and profitability for Fortune 500 companies.
Scott Shaw, Fishbowl Marketing
Prior to founding Fishbowl, Scott Shaw spent 17 years with three start-up foodservice companies. He was co-founder and President of Amy's Ice Creams, based in Austin, Texas; Partner & Chief Operating Officer of CAFÉ TU TU TANGO, a Nation's Restaurant News "Hot Concepts" award-winner; and Chief Operating Officer of the Austin Grill, an award-winning seven-unit chain, based in Washington, DC. Scott has been a guest speaker at numerous industry events, including the Restaurant Finance Monitor's annual conference, the National Restaurant Association annual conference, the Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference, the Restaurant and Bar Show, the Neighborhood Marketing War College, the NRA's Marketing Executive Group conference, and M&C Reports UK Restaurants 2006 Conference. Scott received a B.A. from Yale University with a major in Latin American Studies.
Prior to founding Fishbowl, Scott Shaw spent 17 years with three start-up foodservice companies. He was co-founder and President of Amy's Ice Creams, based in Austin, Texas; Partner & Chief Operating Officer of CAFÉ TU TU TANGO, a Nation's Restaurant News "Hot Concepts" award-winner; and Chief Operating Officer of the Austin Grill, an award-winning seven-unit chain, based in Washington, DC. Scott has been a guest speaker at numerous industry events, including the Restaurant Finance Monitor's annual conference, the National Restaurant Association annual conference, the Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference, the Restaurant and Bar Show, the Neighborhood Marketing War College, the NRA's Marketing Executive Group conference, and M&C Reports UK Restaurants 2006 Conference. Scott received a B.A. from Yale University with a major in Latin American Studies.
Jeff Shelstad, Flat World Knowledge
Jeff's main passion in life, besides his beautiful family, is golf. Starting a new venture has not been kind to his game. Or so he maintains…
Jeff brings a 20 year successful record in higher education business publishing to the venture. He's held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, editorial, and senior management. Jeff has personally acquired some of the most successful business textbook authors in print today. Most recently, Jeff served as Editorial Director at Prentice Hall Business Publishing, a division with annual sales in the hundreds of millions. He had full P&L responsibility for the division, and managed a team of over sixty Acquisitions Editors, Development Editors, Media Editors, and Project Managers. Jeff received his Executive MBA from Duke University in 2004.
Jeff's main passion in life, besides his beautiful family, is golf. Starting a new venture has not been kind to his game. Or so he maintains…
Jeff brings a 20 year successful record in higher education business publishing to the venture. He's held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, editorial, and senior management. Jeff has personally acquired some of the most successful business textbook authors in print today. Most recently, Jeff served as Editorial Director at Prentice Hall Business Publishing, a division with annual sales in the hundreds of millions. He had full P&L responsibility for the division, and managed a team of over sixty Acquisitions Editors, Development Editors, Media Editors, and Project Managers. Jeff received his Executive MBA from Duke University in 2004.
Michael O'Neil, GetWellNetwork
Michael O'Neil was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 28 in April of 1999. After stomach surgery to remove the tumor and four cycles of chemotherapy at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he immediately began building GetWellNetwork®.
Previously, O'Neil spent six years working at New York and Boston advertising agencies, developing brand strategies and managing multi-million dollar marketing campaigns. O'Neil gained recognition in strategic positioning and brand launches, and Deutsch, Inc. named him the youngest account supervisor in 1995.
While in graduate school, O'Neil consulted with Lost Wax Media in London, England on the market positioning, financing and launch of a B2B exchange in 1998. He also conducted an extensive e-commerce study of the top 50 retail Web sites in 1999 for iXL, Inc. in Atlanta.
Currently, O'Neil is an adjunct professor in the MBA program at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. He is a member of Mindshare, a forum of CEOs from leading early-stage technology and life sciences companies in the Greater Washington Metropolitan region. O'Neil also serves on the steering committee of Northern Virginia Healthcare Workforce Alliance, an organization of business, healthcare and education leaders seeking innovative solutions to address the workforce shortage.
O'Neil received a B.A. with honors from the University of Notre Dame and a JD/MBA from Georgetown University. O'Neil lives in Chevy Chase, MD with his wife Wendy and their daughters Calla and Ava.
Michael O'Neil was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 28 in April of 1999. After stomach surgery to remove the tumor and four cycles of chemotherapy at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he immediately began building GetWellNetwork®.
Previously, O'Neil spent six years working at New York and Boston advertising agencies, developing brand strategies and managing multi-million dollar marketing campaigns. O'Neil gained recognition in strategic positioning and brand launches, and Deutsch, Inc. named him the youngest account supervisor in 1995.
While in graduate school, O'Neil consulted with Lost Wax Media in London, England on the market positioning, financing and launch of a B2B exchange in 1998. He also conducted an extensive e-commerce study of the top 50 retail Web sites in 1999 for iXL, Inc. in Atlanta.
Currently, O'Neil is an adjunct professor in the MBA program at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. He is a member of Mindshare, a forum of CEOs from leading early-stage technology and life sciences companies in the Greater Washington Metropolitan region. O'Neil also serves on the steering committee of Northern Virginia Healthcare Workforce Alliance, an organization of business, healthcare and education leaders seeking innovative solutions to address the workforce shortage.
O'Neil received a B.A. with honors from the University of Notre Dame and a JD/MBA from Georgetown University. O'Neil lives in Chevy Chase, MD with his wife Wendy and their daughters Calla and Ava.
George Bell, Jumptap
George has been involved in the creation and growth of consumer businesses for 25 years. Before Jumptap, he was a Managing Director of General Catalyst, a venture capital and growth equity firm that manages over $1.7B of assets. Prior to that, he was CEO of Upromise, the country's largest college savings service, sold in 2006 to Sallie Mae. Previously, George was Chairman and CEO of Excite@Home, bringing together the Excite portal with the @Home cable broadband platform in a $7 billion merger. George was CEO of Excite prior to the merger, led the company's IPO, oversaw the acquisition of more than 20 companies and expanded Excite into a worldwide media property. Earlier George founded The Outdoor Life Network (now Versus Network), a specialty cable channel reaching 60+MM homes; and served as SVP, Times Mirror Magazines, where he oversaw eight special interest magazines, such as SKI and Field & Stream.
He won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award both in California and New England and four national Emmy Awards as a producer and writer of adventure, wildlife and vanishing culture documentaries. George has also been featured in TIME, Fortune, Forbes and Business Week, has appeared regularly on CNBC as both as a guest and co-host, and he's spoken extensively on new media, convergence, and leadership.
George is a graduate of Harvard College, earning a B.A. in English.
George has been involved in the creation and growth of consumer businesses for 25 years. Before Jumptap, he was a Managing Director of General Catalyst, a venture capital and growth equity firm that manages over $1.7B of assets. Prior to that, he was CEO of Upromise, the country's largest college savings service, sold in 2006 to Sallie Mae. Previously, George was Chairman and CEO of Excite@Home, bringing together the Excite portal with the @Home cable broadband platform in a $7 billion merger. George was CEO of Excite prior to the merger, led the company's IPO, oversaw the acquisition of more than 20 companies and expanded Excite into a worldwide media property. Earlier George founded The Outdoor Life Network (now Versus Network), a specialty cable channel reaching 60+MM homes; and served as SVP, Times Mirror Magazines, where he oversaw eight special interest magazines, such as SKI and Field & Stream.
He won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award both in California and New England and four national Emmy Awards as a producer and writer of adventure, wildlife and vanishing culture documentaries. George has also been featured in TIME, Fortune, Forbes and Business Week, has appeared regularly on CNBC as both as a guest and co-host, and he's spoken extensively on new media, convergence, and leadership.
George is a graduate of Harvard College, earning a B.A. in English.
Wes Cruver, KZO Innovations
Wes Cruver, President and CEO, founded KZO Innovations in 2007 as a software development and R&D company to market innovative streaming video technologies to the commercial sector. KZO's initial product is an interactive communications platform that seamlessly integrates video, audio, presentations and multilingual text within a proprietary Web 2.0 architecture.
Before founding KZO Innovations, Wes co-founded Kidz Online, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, when he was 11 years old. Kidz Online is a leading provider of comprehensive online communications and training solutions and services for global youth. It was at Kidz Online that he developed a unique leadership style and domain-expertise in video technologies.
In addition to his leadership role, Wes is the chief software architect for the KZO platform and the inventor-of-record for all current KZO patent applications. Wes has extensive programming experience and was instrumental designing and implementing KZO's 8 Gbit/s optical network.
Wes Cruver, President and CEO, founded KZO Innovations in 2007 as a software development and R&D company to market innovative streaming video technologies to the commercial sector. KZO's initial product is an interactive communications platform that seamlessly integrates video, audio, presentations and multilingual text within a proprietary Web 2.0 architecture.
Before founding KZO Innovations, Wes co-founded Kidz Online, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, when he was 11 years old. Kidz Online is a leading provider of comprehensive online communications and training solutions and services for global youth. It was at Kidz Online that he developed a unique leadership style and domain-expertise in video technologies.
In addition to his leadership role, Wes is the chief software architect for the KZO platform and the inventor-of-record for all current KZO patent applications. Wes has extensive programming experience and was instrumental designing and implementing KZO's 8 Gbit/s optical network.
Bill Chambers, LeftHand Networks
Bill Chambers has more than 20 years experience in high technology companies, specializing in new product introductions and market creation and development. During his career, Bill has held key management positions in a number of high technology start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. As Founder, President, and CEO of LeftHand Networks, Bill has led the company through successful venture financings, development of the storage industry's first IP-based Storage Area Network (IP SAN) solution, successful and active partnerships with Fortune 100 and emerging growth companies, and widespread acknowledgement of the company as the industry leader in the rapidly growing IP SAN market. Prior to LeftHand Networks, Bill was President and CEO of GE Fanuc Asia Pacific, a joint venture between General Electric, Inc., and Fanuc, Ltd., of Japan. He started his career with Texas Instruments in sales and sales management roles. Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a certificate of completion from the Stanford University Executive Management Program.
Bill Chambers has more than 20 years experience in high technology companies, specializing in new product introductions and market creation and development. During his career, Bill has held key management positions in a number of high technology start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. As Founder, President, and CEO of LeftHand Networks, Bill has led the company through successful venture financings, development of the storage industry's first IP-based Storage Area Network (IP SAN) solution, successful and active partnerships with Fortune 100 and emerging growth companies, and widespread acknowledgement of the company as the industry leader in the rapidly growing IP SAN market. Prior to LeftHand Networks, Bill was President and CEO of GE Fanuc Asia Pacific, a joint venture between General Electric, Inc., and Fanuc, Ltd., of Japan. He started his career with Texas Instruments in sales and sales management roles. Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a certificate of completion from the Stanford University Executive Management Program.
Scott Genereux, Nirvanix
Scott Genereux joins Nirvanix from QLogic Corp. where he most recently served as senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. While at QLogic Genereux spearheaded an aggressive sales push to expand the company's presence in Fibre Channel and InfiniBand switching, forging successful design wins at tier-one OEMs such as Dell, EMC, HP, and IBM. Prior to QLogic, he was at DataDirect Networks (DDN), as senior vice president of worldwide sales, marketing and support. At DDN, Genereux increased revenue in 2008 at a rate twice as fast as the prior year; expanded the company into new market segments; significantly raised its profile in the industry and introduced its first-ever indirect channel organization. Prior to DDN, Genereux headed up a $2.7B global storage business for Hitachi, Ltd.'s Data Systems unit (HDS) as senior vice president of worldwide sales, marketing and support. Genereux spent 18 years at Hitachi in strategic sales, marketing and support roles with increasing levels of responsibility. He is credited with significantly expanding the company's addressable market by focusing the global sales organization on midrange storage platforms and heterogeneous virtualization solutions while diversifying its revenue stream through HP, Sun and over 1,500 VARs worldwide.
Scott Genereux joins Nirvanix from QLogic Corp. where he most recently served as senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. While at QLogic Genereux spearheaded an aggressive sales push to expand the company's presence in Fibre Channel and InfiniBand switching, forging successful design wins at tier-one OEMs such as Dell, EMC, HP, and IBM. Prior to QLogic, he was at DataDirect Networks (DDN), as senior vice president of worldwide sales, marketing and support. At DDN, Genereux increased revenue in 2008 at a rate twice as fast as the prior year; expanded the company into new market segments; significantly raised its profile in the industry and introduced its first-ever indirect channel organization. Prior to DDN, Genereux headed up a $2.7B global storage business for Hitachi, Ltd.'s Data Systems unit (HDS) as senior vice president of worldwide sales, marketing and support. Genereux spent 18 years at Hitachi in strategic sales, marketing and support roles with increasing levels of responsibility. He is credited with significantly expanding the company's addressable market by focusing the global sales organization on midrange storage platforms and heterogeneous virtualization solutions while diversifying its revenue stream through HP, Sun and over 1,500 VARs worldwide.
Ching-Ho Fung, Parature
Ching-Ho Fung, CEO and Co-Founder of Parature, Inc., started his entrepreneurial career as the co-founder of Performix Inc., a Virginia based software company focused on load testing for Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. After successfully selling Performix in 1995, Ching-Ho became an active angel investor, making multiple investments in software companies, the most notably Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB) and Parature, a leading provider of on-demand customer support software.
A 20-year software industry veteran, Ching-Ho has shared his expertise in multiple arenas. In 1998, he served on the Board of Directors of Blackboard. In December 2002, Governor Mark Warner appointed Ching-Ho to the Board of Directors of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology, a state-funded non-profit corporation focused on accelerating Virginia's next generation of technology companies. From 2002 to 2003, Ching-Ho also served as chairman of the Monte Jade DC Science and Technology Association, a non-profit organization designed to benefit Chinese-owned scientific and technological businesses in the Greater Washington Area. Currently Ching-Ho serves on the Board of Directors of 6th Sense Analytics and Cerbibo, a Beijing-based joint venture between Blackboard and Cernet.
Ching-Ho earned his master of business administration degree from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and earned his M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.
Ching-Ho Fung, CEO and Co-Founder of Parature, Inc., started his entrepreneurial career as the co-founder of Performix Inc., a Virginia based software company focused on load testing for Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. After successfully selling Performix in 1995, Ching-Ho became an active angel investor, making multiple investments in software companies, the most notably Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB) and Parature, a leading provider of on-demand customer support software.
A 20-year software industry veteran, Ching-Ho has shared his expertise in multiple arenas. In 1998, he served on the Board of Directors of Blackboard. In December 2002, Governor Mark Warner appointed Ching-Ho to the Board of Directors of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology, a state-funded non-profit corporation focused on accelerating Virginia's next generation of technology companies. From 2002 to 2003, Ching-Ho also served as chairman of the Monte Jade DC Science and Technology Association, a non-profit organization designed to benefit Chinese-owned scientific and technological businesses in the Greater Washington Area. Currently Ching-Ho serves on the Board of Directors of 6th Sense Analytics and Cerbibo, a Beijing-based joint venture between Blackboard and Cernet.
Ching-Ho earned his master of business administration degree from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and earned his M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.
Joe Loughry, Persystent
Joe has over 30 years of successful hands-on experience creating shareholder value in public and privately held software companies. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of HTE, Inc. a software company that provides integrated application solutions to local and state governments throughout the US. Joe also served as President and CEO of QuestPoint Holdings, Inc., a financial services business, and as CEO of Nationwide Remittance Centers, Inc., a venture-funded lock-box services business acquired by CoreStates Bank. Joe's background includes almost a decade at General Electric Information Services and major systems management software companies such as Uccel Corporation, Computer Associates, and Legent Corporation in a variety of executive roles. Joe graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Business Administration.
Joe has over 30 years of successful hands-on experience creating shareholder value in public and privately held software companies. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of HTE, Inc. a software company that provides integrated application solutions to local and state governments throughout the US. Joe also served as President and CEO of QuestPoint Holdings, Inc., a financial services business, and as CEO of Nationwide Remittance Centers, Inc., a venture-funded lock-box services business acquired by CoreStates Bank. Joe's background includes almost a decade at General Electric Information Services and major systems management software companies such as Uccel Corporation, Computer Associates, and Legent Corporation in a variety of executive roles. Joe graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Business Administration.
Sean McDermott, RealOps
As President, CEO and Founder of RealOps, Inc., Sean sets the direction and vision for the company and has overall responsibility for the strategy, profitability and market success of the company. He also manages the daily operations and business development activities for the company.
Prior to founding RealOps, Sean founded Windward Consulting Group, a national consultancy specializing in operational management solutions for Fortune 500 companies, service providers and the federal government.
Prior to founding Windward, Sean was Director of Technical Services for Predictive Systems, a publicly traded systems integrator, and prior still was a Sr. Consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, a worldwide management and technology-consulting firm. Sean began his career at the Department of Justice designing and building large networks.
Sean has a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University and a Masters in Engineering Management from the Catholic University of America.
As President, CEO and Founder of RealOps, Inc., Sean sets the direction and vision for the company and has overall responsibility for the strategy, profitability and market success of the company. He also manages the daily operations and business development activities for the company.
Prior to founding RealOps, Sean founded Windward Consulting Group, a national consultancy specializing in operational management solutions for Fortune 500 companies, service providers and the federal government.
Prior to founding Windward, Sean was Director of Technical Services for Predictive Systems, a publicly traded systems integrator, and prior still was a Sr. Consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, a worldwide management and technology-consulting firm. Sean began his career at the Department of Justice designing and building large networks.
Sean has a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University and a Masters in Engineering Management from the Catholic University of America.
Larry Kutscher, Register.com
Larry Kutscher joined Register.com as Chief Executive Officer on November 1, 2006 with a history of building and growing Internet-enabled businesses and supporting small businesses. Before joining Register.com as CEO, Larry served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Small Business Group at Dun & Bradstreet. During his tenure at Dun & Bradstreet, Larry was instrumental in helping the company expanding its digital offerings, including the acquisition and development of Hoover's. He was a member of Dun & Bradstreet's Global Leadership Team since joining in 2001.
Larry also served as Managing Director of Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs & Co., and spent twelve years at American Express where his last position was as Senior Vice President of Interactive Enterprise Development. Larry holds a political science degree from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Larry Kutscher joined Register.com as Chief Executive Officer on November 1, 2006 with a history of building and growing Internet-enabled businesses and supporting small businesses. Before joining Register.com as CEO, Larry served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Small Business Group at Dun & Bradstreet. During his tenure at Dun & Bradstreet, Larry was instrumental in helping the company expanding its digital offerings, including the acquisition and development of Hoover's. He was a member of Dun & Bradstreet's Global Leadership Team since joining in 2001.
Larry also served as Managing Director of Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs & Co., and spent twelve years at American Express where his last position was as Senior Vice President of Interactive Enterprise Development. Larry holds a political science degree from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Mark Logan, Rivermine
Mark has over 20 years of extensive sales and management experience and a proven track record of building successful companies in the enterprise software industry. Prior to joining Rivermine, he served as the Vice-President and General Manager for PeopleSoft's CRM Business Unit, helping to establish PeopleSoft as a leading CRM software provider.
Mark joined PeopleSoft from its acquisition of JD Edwards, where as a Vice-President and General Manager, he led the company's aggressive entry into the CRM market. As a senior executive of YOUcentric Inc., a start-up software application firm, he successfully grew the company's CRM sales operations ultimately resulting in a favorable acquisition by JD Edwards in 2001.
Mark holds a B.S. in Systems Engineering from Providence College.
Mark has over 20 years of extensive sales and management experience and a proven track record of building successful companies in the enterprise software industry. Prior to joining Rivermine, he served as the Vice-President and General Manager for PeopleSoft's CRM Business Unit, helping to establish PeopleSoft as a leading CRM software provider.
Mark joined PeopleSoft from its acquisition of JD Edwards, where as a Vice-President and General Manager, he led the company's aggressive entry into the CRM market. As a senior executive of YOUcentric Inc., a start-up software application firm, he successfully grew the company's CRM sales operations ultimately resulting in a favorable acquisition by JD Edwards in 2001.
Mark holds a B.S. in Systems Engineering from Providence College.
Chris Fedde, SafeNet
Chris Fedde was named President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2011. Mr. Fedde has more than a decade of executive leadership at SafeNet, previously serving as President and Chief Operating Officer since October 2006.
Since Mr. Fedde began his tenure at SafeNet, he has led the rapid and dynamic growth of SafeNet, first as Director of Corporate Product Management and Business Development and then as General Manger of the Enterprise Security Division. Mr. Fedde established the Company's security presence in the U.S. government, and expanded SafeNet's presence in the worldwide financial community.
Prior to joining SafeNet, Mr. Fedde was Director of Secure Products at Harris Corporation, where he established the security business and led its growth. In this role, he was responsible for the general management of security businesses requiring very high levels of security, including the U.S. Government. Before joining Harris Corporation, Mr. Fedde previously served as Engineering Manager at Motorola, developing wireless two-way products for the global markets. He holds several patents for wireless technologies.
In addition to serving on the Board of SafeNet, Mr. Fedde is also a member of the Board of Directors for AuthenTec.
Mr. Fedde holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iowa.
Chris Fedde was named President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2011. Mr. Fedde has more than a decade of executive leadership at SafeNet, previously serving as President and Chief Operating Officer since October 2006.
Since Mr. Fedde began his tenure at SafeNet, he has led the rapid and dynamic growth of SafeNet, first as Director of Corporate Product Management and Business Development and then as General Manger of the Enterprise Security Division. Mr. Fedde established the Company's security presence in the U.S. government, and expanded SafeNet's presence in the worldwide financial community.
Prior to joining SafeNet, Mr. Fedde was Director of Secure Products at Harris Corporation, where he established the security business and led its growth. In this role, he was responsible for the general management of security businesses requiring very high levels of security, including the U.S. Government. Before joining Harris Corporation, Mr. Fedde previously served as Engineering Manager at Motorola, developing wireless two-way products for the global markets. He holds several patents for wireless technologies.
In addition to serving on the Board of SafeNet, Mr. Fedde is also a member of the Board of Directors for AuthenTec.
Mr. Fedde holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iowa.
Mike Thompson, Sepaton
Mike Thompson is responsible for for management, execution and strategic direction of the company. With more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience in technology companies, Mike joined SEPATON after serving as president, CEO and chairman of the board at Egenera Corporation. Mike joined Egenera originally as COO and was instrumental in driving growth to $100m annually after just four years from the first product shipment.
Before joining Egenera, Mike was senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing and a member of the board of directors at Stratus Technologies, where he managed a 400-person operation that generated more than $700 million in annual revenues through direct and indirect channels.
Prior to Stratus, he served as director of U.S. sales operations for the financial line of business at Tandem Computers.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Southern Connecticut University.
Mike Thompson is responsible for for management, execution and strategic direction of the company. With more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience in technology companies, Mike joined SEPATON after serving as president, CEO and chairman of the board at Egenera Corporation. Mike joined Egenera originally as COO and was instrumental in driving growth to $100m annually after just four years from the first product shipment.
Before joining Egenera, Mike was senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing and a member of the board of directors at Stratus Technologies, where he managed a 400-person operation that generated more than $700 million in annual revenues through direct and indirect channels.
Prior to Stratus, he served as director of U.S. sales operations for the financial line of business at Tandem Computers.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Southern Connecticut University.
Mike Dering, ServiceBench
Mike led ServiceBench through its sale to industry partner N.E.W. (for which the company received one of the Northern Virginia Technology Council's Hot Ticket awards, taking first place in the category "Hottest Exit"). Prior to ServiceBench, Mike was Chief Executive Officer of CrossAccess Corporation, a venture-backed software infrastructure company that focuses on integrating corporate business functions with new e-business applications. Prior to CrossAccess, he worked as President and Chief Executive Officer of two Bell & Howell companies, and had a 20-year tenure at TAB Products Company, a $170 million publicly traded manufacturer of information storage and retrieval solutions for office environments.
Mike led ServiceBench through its sale to industry partner N.E.W. (for which the company received one of the Northern Virginia Technology Council's Hot Ticket awards, taking first place in the category "Hottest Exit"). Prior to ServiceBench, Mike was Chief Executive Officer of CrossAccess Corporation, a venture-backed software infrastructure company that focuses on integrating corporate business functions with new e-business applications. Prior to CrossAccess, he worked as President and Chief Executive Officer of two Bell & Howell companies, and had a 20-year tenure at TAB Products Company, a $170 million publicly traded manufacturer of information storage and retrieval solutions for office environments.
Jai Rawat, ShopSocially
Jai is a successful serial entrepreneur and an investor, advisor and mentor to several startups. Jai has over 18 years of industry experience and has a track record and deep passion for creating exceptional online consumer products.
Jai's first startup Obongo was the pioneer in single sign-on and online wallet technologies. It was adopted by several leading banks and created a reach of over 40m users. Obongo was acquired by AOL where Jai served as the director of product marketing working on several key initiatives with a reach of over 35m users.
He was also a founder of AirTight Networks, executive/consulting VP at TheFind, Trackle, myTriggers, Permuto and several other companies.
Jai holds a B.Tech in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and an MS in Computer Science from Iowa State University. He has won several awards and recognitions including being recognized as one of the top 10 South Asian business and technology leaders. He is a charter member of TiE Silicon Valley, Co-chair of TiE Internet SIG chair and holds 11 patents.
Jai is a successful serial entrepreneur and an investor, advisor and mentor to several startups. Jai has over 18 years of industry experience and has a track record and deep passion for creating exceptional online consumer products.
Jai's first startup Obongo was the pioneer in single sign-on and online wallet technologies. It was adopted by several leading banks and created a reach of over 40m users. Obongo was acquired by AOL where Jai served as the director of product marketing working on several key initiatives with a reach of over 35m users.
He was also a founder of AirTight Networks, executive/consulting VP at TheFind, Trackle, myTriggers, Permuto and several other companies.
Jai holds a B.Tech in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and an MS in Computer Science from Iowa State University. He has won several awards and recognitions including being recognized as one of the top 10 South Asian business and technology leaders. He is a charter member of TiE Silicon Valley, Co-chair of TiE Internet SIG chair and holds 11 patents.
Dave Wright, SolidFire
Dave Wright is the founder and CEO of SolidFire. Dave left Stanford in 1998 to help start GameSpy Industries, a leader in online videogame media, technology, and software. While at GameSpy, Dave was responsible for leading the development of online middleware and backend systems supporting millions of users across PC and Console platforms including the PS2, PS3, Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii.
GameSpy merged with IGN Entertainment in 2004 to create one of the largest Internet gaming & entertainment media companies. Dave served as Chief Architect for IGN and lead technology integration with FIM / MySpace after IGN was acquired for $650m by NewsCorp in 2005. In 2007 Dave left IGN and moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he founded Jungle Disk, a pioneer and early leader in cloud-based storage and backup solutions. Jungle Disk was acquired by leading cloud provider Rackspace in 2008 and Dave worked closely with the Rackspace Cloud division to build a cloud platform supporting tens of thousands of customers.
Dave Wright is the founder and CEO of SolidFire. Dave left Stanford in 1998 to help start GameSpy Industries, a leader in online videogame media, technology, and software. While at GameSpy, Dave was responsible for leading the development of online middleware and backend systems supporting millions of users across PC and Console platforms including the PS2, PS3, Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii.
GameSpy merged with IGN Entertainment in 2004 to create one of the largest Internet gaming & entertainment media companies. Dave served as Chief Architect for IGN and lead technology integration with FIM / MySpace after IGN was acquired for $650m by NewsCorp in 2005. In 2007 Dave left IGN and moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he founded Jungle Disk, a pioneer and early leader in cloud-based storage and backup solutions. Jungle Disk was acquired by leading cloud provider Rackspace in 2008 and Dave worked closely with the Rackspace Cloud division to build a cloud platform supporting tens of thousands of customers.
Robbie Allen, StatSheet
Robbie Allen is the CEO and Founder of StatSheet, Inc. Before starting StatSheet, Robbie was a Distinguished Engineer, IT at Cisco where he worked for 13 years in IT, Customer Service, and Engineering. Robbie is the author or co-author of 12 technical books on topics ranging from Directory Services and Networking to DNS and Security. Robbie has Masters degrees in Engineering Management and Civil Engineering from MIT and graduated magna cum laude from East Carolina University with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a minor in Math.
Robbie Allen is the CEO and Founder of StatSheet, Inc. Before starting StatSheet, Robbie was a Distinguished Engineer, IT at Cisco where he worked for 13 years in IT, Customer Service, and Engineering. Robbie is the author or co-author of 12 technical books on topics ranging from Directory Services and Networking to DNS and Security. Robbie has Masters degrees in Engineering Management and Civil Engineering from MIT and graduated magna cum laude from East Carolina University with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a minor in Math.
Len Ostroff, Three Stage Media
Len brings a unique background and perspective to his role as CEO of Three Stage Media. A successful executive and advisor, Len knows enough about technology to be dangerous, having coded for 15 years and run technology teams for Wall Street firms. He understands venture capital having founded and run a successful corporate venture fund, and he understands the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, having built (and rebuilt) digital media and technology companies.
Prior to joining Three Stage Media, Len founded and ran LJO Consulting, a boutique firm focused on interim CxO roles within early stage digital media and technology companies. Assignments included developing and executing business plans and go-to market strategies, rebuilding sales and marketing organizations, and providing business development and capital raising services.
Len has served as the CEO of Rovion, Inc. (acquired by Digital Interactive Post, OTCBB:DGLP), co-founder and COO of Sinclair Ventures (NASDAQ: SBGI), and VP of Information Systems at Prudential Securities. Len started his career with Andersen Consulting, now Accenture. He has been named one of the Baltimore Business Journal's “Top 40 under 40” and a winner of its “Innovator of the Year” award.
Len graduated from Lafayette College with a BA in Business and Economics and a minor in Computer Science.
Len brings a unique background and perspective to his role as CEO of Three Stage Media. A successful executive and advisor, Len knows enough about technology to be dangerous, having coded for 15 years and run technology teams for Wall Street firms. He understands venture capital having founded and run a successful corporate venture fund, and he understands the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, having built (and rebuilt) digital media and technology companies.
Prior to joining Three Stage Media, Len founded and ran LJO Consulting, a boutique firm focused on interim CxO roles within early stage digital media and technology companies. Assignments included developing and executing business plans and go-to market strategies, rebuilding sales and marketing organizations, and providing business development and capital raising services.
Len has served as the CEO of Rovion, Inc. (acquired by Digital Interactive Post, OTCBB:DGLP), co-founder and COO of Sinclair Ventures (NASDAQ: SBGI), and VP of Information Systems at Prudential Securities. Len started his career with Andersen Consulting, now Accenture. He has been named one of the Baltimore Business Journal's “Top 40 under 40” and a winner of its “Innovator of the Year” award.
Len graduated from Lafayette College with a BA in Business and Economics and a minor in Computer Science.
Scott Ferber, TidalTV
Prior to founding TidalTV, Scott served as chairman and chief executive officer of online advertising network Advertising.com – a company he co-founded in 1998 with his brother John. Advertising.com's significant year-over-year growth, strong management team and constant innovation led to its sale to Time Warner in 2004 for nearly half a billion dollars.
Prior to Advertising.com, Scott held roles at Fortune 500 companies such as Procter & Gamble – where he developed computer systems and mathematical models to create business practices for plant production and raw material procurement, and Capital One Financial Corporation – where he leveraged statistical approaches to marketing and financial risk management to develop new businesses outside of the credit card industry.
Due to his outstanding accomplishments, Scott was named Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2000, "CEO of the Year" in 2004 by Blue Chip Venture Company, "Best Executive" in 2005 by the American Business Awards, and the "Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate" by the University of Virginia in 2006.
Prior to founding TidalTV, Scott served as chairman and chief executive officer of online advertising network Advertising.com – a company he co-founded in 1998 with his brother John. Advertising.com's significant year-over-year growth, strong management team and constant innovation led to its sale to Time Warner in 2004 for nearly half a billion dollars.
Prior to Advertising.com, Scott held roles at Fortune 500 companies such as Procter & Gamble – where he developed computer systems and mathematical models to create business practices for plant production and raw material procurement, and Capital One Financial Corporation – where he leveraged statistical approaches to marketing and financial risk management to develop new businesses outside of the credit card industry.
Due to his outstanding accomplishments, Scott was named Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2000, "CEO of the Year" in 2004 by Blue Chip Venture Company, "Best Executive" in 2005 by the American Business Awards, and the "Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate" by the University of Virginia in 2006.
Joe Ruef, Verical
For over fourteen years, Joe has been involved in the business of electronic component distribution and has established himself as a thought leader in the secondary marketplace for electronic components and an innovator in anti-counterfeiting best practices. His deep expertise in component trading, evaluation and quality assurance grants the Company guidance and insight to the nuances and complexities of the secondary marketplace. Prior to Verical, Joe was a member of the start-up executive team at Velocity Electronics, where he oversaw brand development, sales and quality control, and grew net sales 7x the comparable industry growth rate during an industry downturn. He has extensive experience serving customers worldwide, and served as a consultant to Trading Hubs, (later known as eHitex), the electronics industry's first generation HP-led B2B marketplace. Joe holds his BA in English from the University of California at Berkeley.
For over fourteen years, Joe has been involved in the business of electronic component distribution and has established himself as a thought leader in the secondary marketplace for electronic components and an innovator in anti-counterfeiting best practices. His deep expertise in component trading, evaluation and quality assurance grants the Company guidance and insight to the nuances and complexities of the secondary marketplace. Prior to Verical, Joe was a member of the start-up executive team at Velocity Electronics, where he oversaw brand development, sales and quality control, and grew net sales 7x the comparable industry growth rate during an industry downturn. He has extensive experience serving customers worldwide, and served as a consultant to Trading Hubs, (later known as eHitex), the electronics industry's first generation HP-led B2B marketplace. Joe holds his BA in English from the University of California at Berkeley.
Jeff Noce, WellAWARE Systems
Prior to joining the Company, Jeff served as vice president of new business ventures for Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., one of the largest senior housing providers in the world. He also served as area vice president of operations for Sunrise, and he previously was a founding executive in several startup information technology (IT) consulting and systems integration firms.
Prior to joining the Company, Jeff served as vice president of new business ventures for Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., one of the largest senior housing providers in the world. He also served as area vice president of operations for Sunrise, and he previously was a founding executive in several startup information technology (IT) consulting and systems integration firms.
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Alan Grant, Exchange Solutions
Scott Shaw, Fishbowl Marketing
Jeff Shelstad, Flat World Knowledge
Michael O'Neil, GetWellNetwork
George Bell, JumpTap
Wes Cruver, KZO Innovations
Bill Chambers, LeftHand Networks
Scott Genereux, Nirvanix
Ching-Ho Fung, Parature
Joe Loughry, Persystent
Sean McDermott, RealOps
Larry Kutscher, Register.com
Mark Logan, Rivermine
Chris Fedde, SafeNet
Mike Thompson, Sepaton
Mike Dering, ServiceBench
Jai Rawat, ShopSocially
Dave Wright, SolidFire
Robbie Allen, StatSheet
Len Ostroff, Three Stage Media
Scott Ferber, TidalTV
Joe Ruef, Verical
Jeff Noce, WellAWARE Systems
Ramu Potarazu, Avail-TVN
Chris Neal, Bluestripe Software
Jason Boshoff, Domain Holdings
Ed Boyajian, EnterpriseDB
Jack McDonnell, ExaDigm
Alan Grant, Exchange Solutions
Scott Shaw, Fishbowl Marketing
Jeff Shelstad, Flat World Knowledge
Michael O'Neil, GetWellNetwork
George Bell, JumpTap
Wes Cruver, KZO Innovations
Bill Chambers, LeftHand Networks
Scott Genereux, Nirvanix
Ching-Ho Fung, Parature
Joe Loughry, Persystent
Sean McDermott, RealOps
Larry Kutscher, Register.com
Mark Logan, Rivermine
Chris Fedde, SafeNet
Mike Thompson, Sepaton
Mike Dering, ServiceBench
Jai Rawat, ShopSocially
Dave Wright, SolidFire
Robbie Allen, StatSheet
Len Ostroff, Three Stage Media
Scott Ferber, TidalTV
Joe Ruef, Verical
Jeff Noce, WellAWARE Systems