Rick Ganong , Partner, Tudor Partners Rick Ganong is a Partner with Tudor Ventures. Rick joined Tudor in 1993 as an equity analyst for the Raptor Funds. He joined Tudor Ventures at its founding in 1996 and specializes in communications, information technology, and media investments. Rick has led Tudor's investments in Avici Systems, Digital Island, Transmeta, Switch and Data, Advanced Fibre Communication, and Crossbeam Systems. crossbeamsys