Speakers
Bio
VC-Meet II, Feb17, 2004
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Alessandro Piol |
Alessandro A. Piol: Alessandro is a General Partner at INVESCO Private Capital, and is responsible for investments in information technology, an industry in which he has been active since the late 1970s. Alessandro has been involved in numerous transactions that have led to successful IPOs or sales. Since joining INVESCO Private Capital (through a predecessor firm) in 1995, Alessandro has led investments in Arbortext, CADIS (Aspect Development), Digital Persona, eMusic.com, Extricity, Netcentives, ONI Systems, Portal Software, Repeater Technologies, Torrent Networking (Ericsson) and Verisign, among others. Prior to joining INVESCO, he spent ten years with AT&T Corp., where he split his time between operations and investment positions. In 1991, he co-founded AT&T Ventures, the venture capital arm of AT&T. There he led the fund's investments in several new media and communications companies, including BBN Planet (GTE), Classic Sports Network (Disney/ESPN), Multex.com, Redgate Communications (AOL) and Spectrum Holobyte (Microprose). He was a co-founder of Pixel Machines, an AT&T-backed venture in the graphics computing business, and was later director of Strategic Partnerships for AT&T Computer Systems. Prior to AT&T, Alessandro spent several years in the software industry, developing system software and compilers. He is a director of the New York New Media Association as well as several private technology companies. Alessandro received a M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School in 1985. He received a M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University in 1982 and 1979, respectively. At Columbia, he was elected to the Eta Kappa Nu honor society. He is registered with the NASD as a General Securities Representative (Series 7) and Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63).
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Graham Anderson |
Graham D.S. Anderson: Graham is a General Partner at Euclid SR Partners. Graham has served in several professional capacities in management, consulting, law, software and Internet enterprises. Prior to joining Euclid Partners in 1996, he was a consultant to AOL, Image Technology Corporation, CI Impressions, Inc. and The Walt Disney Company. Previously, he practiced law at Susman Godfrey L.L.P. where he concentrated on securities, private equity and software law. Graham is a CFA Charterholder and graduate of Yale College, the University of Glasgow and the Yale Law School. ____________________________________________________ |
Loren Busby |
Loren A. Busby : Loren is a Partner at Walden Capital Partners. Loren has been involved in the venture capital industry for over twelve years. At Walden Capital Partners, Loren identifies, structures, negotiates and monitors investments. Prior to joining Walden, Loren was with Princeton University Investment Company and Nassau Capital LLC, where she worked on direct investments in middle-market companies and fund-of-funds investments on behalf of Princeton's endowment. Prior to Nassau, Loren was with Venture Economics, publisher of Venture Capital Journal. While at Venture Economics, she provided consulting services to Fortune 500 executives who needed a window on venture-backed technology companies. Loren earned a B.S. from Central Connecticut State University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University (McCain Scholar). She is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, New York New Media Association, and New York Road Runners Club. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
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Alan Peyrat |
Alan
Peyrat: Alan is a Principal at Apax Partners. Alan
joined Apax Partners' IT/Telecom Group in 2001, where he focuses on
telecommunications infrastructure and emerging technologies. Prior to
joining Apax Partners, Alan was the third employee at Telephia, a wireless
technology startup, where he led operations after initiating their sales
and engineering efforts. He also worked for the communications group
at Mayfield, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park. ____________________________________________________ |
Deven Parekh |
Deven Parekh : Devon is a Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners. Prior to joining Insight, Deven was a Principal with Berenson Minella & Company, a New York-based merchant banking firm where he served on the M&A committee and spearheaded a number of the firm's investment banking and private equity efforts. Prior to Berenson Minella, Deven was with The Blackstone Group where he was involved in both its' M&A advisory and private equity activities. At Insight, Deven is focused on the CRM and Financial Services markets. Currently, Deven serves on the Boards of AMS Group, ConnectCapital, Inc., Eyeblaster, Inc., Kanoodle.com, Inc., Procuri Inc., Realink, Inc., SecureInfo Corporation, Webhelp, Inc., and Website Pros, Inc. Deven received his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the
University of Pennsylvania.
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Chris Sugden |
Chris Sugden: Chris is a Principal at Edison Venture Fund. Chris is a successful entrepreneur and technology company executive, experienced in finance, raising capital, business strategy, product management and sales and marketing. His financial and operating perspective as an entrepreneur and a VC make him a valuable asset to portfolio company management. At Edison, Chris focuses on New Jersey and New York City based companies, identifying and evaluating new investment opportunities and helping to guide existing portfolio companies. Chris' current Edison portfolio responsibilities include Maptuit, MDY Advanced Technologies, and Satori Group. Chris also guides Edison's strategy with respect to the Web Services and e-Commerce industries. Previously, Chris was an Executive Vice President with Princeton eCom, which he helped guide to over $24M in annual revenues. Chris also served as Princeton eCom's CFO where he led the Company's efforts in successfully raising three rounds of venture capital in excess of $80M and completed an acquisition. Princeton eCom is a rapidly growing company that provides electronic billing, payment and collection services to Fortune 1000 companies and financial institutions. In 2001, the New Jersey Technology Council named Princeton eCom the Internet, e-Business and Multimedia Company of the Year. Earlier in his career, he was Director of Finance and Operations for two magazine start-ups and Internet businesses funded by Freedom Communications, Inc. Chris also spent over four years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly, Coopers & Lybrand), where he was part of the entrepreneurial services group in the firm's Boston office. Chris is a certified public accountant and a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society
of CPA's. He received a BA in Accounting and Finance from Michigan State
University.
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Paul Kahn |
Paul Kahn: Paul is a General Partner at Himalaya Capital Ventures. Paul joined Himalaya Capital at the beginning of 2000. Previously, he was acting CFO of Primedia's business-to-business organization, as well as a founding member of one of the organization's startups. In this capacity, as well as in his prior role as Director of Strategy & Operations, Paul developed his operations skills by turning around one of the company's divisions, assisting in the integration of mergers and acquisitions, and leveraging the Internet for distribution of Primedia's content. Prior to Primedia (NYSE: PRM), a Kohlberg Kravis Roberts portfolio company, Paul was a financial and strategic analyst at EMI Music where he was instrumental in restructuring the company's North American operations. Paul earned a B.S. in accounting from the State University of New York
at Binghamton's School of Management in 1991 and his MBA from Columbia
Business School in 1996. He is active on the boards of numerous private
companies including 7thOnline, Inc. and knovel, amongst others. He is
also a founding member of Binghamton's Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee
and its Young Alumni Council.
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Prior to joining JPMP in 1997, Mr. Oppenheimer worked in the Acquisition Finance Group at Chase Securities, and prior to that as a systems consultant with American Management Systems. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia.
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William Bridgers |
William D. Bridgers : Bill is a Managing Partner and founding member of Zon Capital Partners. Bill's twenty plus years of business experience includes many years as a management consultant with a focus on telecommunications and large application development, before successfully transitioning to early stage private equity more than a decade ago. Prior to the formation of Zon Capital, Bill was a partner and founder of Zon Partners an early stage investment and advisory company, and the predecessor to the Fund. Together with Don Perkins, he was responsible for venture transactions that resulted in several liquidity events for the firm's investors. Prior to the formation of Zon Partners, Bill helped start Technology Management & Funding in Princeton, New Jersey, an early stage investment company. He was the firm's Chief Operating Officer. Bill also served with three international consulting firms, PA Consulting Services of London, England, A.T. Kearney based in Chicago, Illinois and Kline and Company of Fairfield, New Jersey. Over the course of his consulting career, most of Bill' consulting clients were telecommunications companies, technology vendors or large users of information technology systems. Bill holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Bill is located in Zon's Princeton office.
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Mark D. Chen |
Mark D. Chen : Mark is a Managing Director at Easton Hunt Capital Partners. Mark is responsible for Easton Hunt's investments in technology and life science. Prior to joining Easton Capital in 1998, Mark was co-founder of an electronic components and networking products distribution company. Previously, he was a manager in charge of the R&D of a division
of Cincinnati Milacron Company. He started his career as a development
engineer and a research scientist. Mark holds an MBA with distinction
from Easton Capital Group has $150 M under management. Easton recently led investment include: Innovative Stone International, Conor Medsystems, Renovis, Acorda Therapeutics, and Transave.
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Mike Rennock |
Michael J.W. Rennock: Michael J.W. Rennock is a partner in Morrison & Foerster's New York office. He is a transactional attorney whose practice focuses primarily on corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital. He also counsels corporate clients on a regular basis with respect to corporate and securities law matters. He represents issuers, investors and investment banks in a variety of financing transactions, including public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities. He has worked on convertible and high-yield debt financings, various financing transactions in Latin America, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, project financings, spinoffs, secured and unsecured borrowings and joint ventures. Mr. Rennock represents public and private companies in a wide variety of industries, including telecommunications, wireless communications, electronic data transmission and fiber optic cable, retail, health care, child care, banking, energy and transportation. Mr. Rennock also advises various venture capital firms and private companies in venture capital transactions. Mr. Rennock received his B.A. degree from Harvard University in 1981 and his J.D. degree from Duke University School of Law in 1985. He is a member of the New York Bar and of the Diversity Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He is also the chairman of the Diversity Committee in the New York office and is a member of the firm's Technology Strategy Committee. ____________________________________________________ |
John Hempill |
John R. Hempill: John is a partner in the Corporate
Finance Practice Group in Morrison & Foerster's New York City office,
acts as general outside counsel for a number of privately and publicly
held companies. He has represented companies in a variety of industries,
including software, information technologies, real estate, financing
and recycling. Mr. In addition to the foregoing, Mr. Hempill has experience in the origination
and workout of project finance transactions, focusing on the recycling
industry. He has participated in numerous other types of out-of-court
workouts and Chapter 11 cases, in which he has represented both debtors
and creditors. |