- Colgate Darden
Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. (February 11, 1897 - June 9, 1981) was a Democratic Congressman from Virginia (1933-37, 1939-41), Governor of Virginia (1942-46), Chancellor of the College of William and Mary (1946-47) and the third President of the University of Virginia (1947-59). The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration of the University of Virginia was named for him. Darden was born on a farm near Franklin, …
- Robert Bruner
Robert Bruner is the dean of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. He is also Darden's Distinguished Professor of Business Administration. Bruner received his B.A. from Yale University and his MBA and PHD from Harvard Business School.
- George David
George David is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Technologies Corporation. David was elected UTC’s President in 1992 and Chief Executive Officer in 1994. He joined UTC’s Otis Elevator subsidiary in 1975 and became its President in 1986. David was born 1942 in Pennsylvania. His mother's name was Margaret; his father, Charles Wendell was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and one of America's first Rhodes scholars.
- John H. Bryan
John Henry Bryan, Jr. is the former CEO of the Sara Lee Corporation. A graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee and Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, he is also affiliated with the French Legion of Honor, the World Economic Forum, and was a Member of the Board for Sara Lee, Goldman Sachs, General Motors, British Petroleum, and Bank One. John H. Bryan is also a philanthropist and art collector.
- Michael Braungart
Michael Braungart is a chemist and the founder of the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA) in Hamburg, Germany. Prior to starting EPEA, he was the director of the chemistry section for Greenpeace. Since 1984 he has been lecturing at universities, businesses, and institutions around the world on critical new concepts for ecological chemistry and materials flow management.
- Henri A. Termeer
- Clifford M. Yonce
Clifford M. Yonce is a Principal at Siguler Guff and is responsible for the management of the firm’s Siguler Guff Capital Partners program. Prior to joining Siguler Guff in 2006, Mr.Yonce was a Vice President of Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs & Co. for six years. At Goldman Sachs, Mr. Yonce provided investment strategy and asset allocation advice to family offices, high net worth individuals, foundations, and endowments.
- Duke Best CPA, MBA
Post Darden I plan to pursue a career in turnaround management whereupon I'm able to hone my skills via learning from seasoned executives that enter a crisis situation and quickly establish the vision and execute the operational, organizational and financial strategies necessary to rebuild and sustain corporate value.
- Harley Walsh
Harley Walsh joined Vivum in 2006 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Vivum, Harley was the Legislative Director for United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. As Legislative Director, Harley managed Senator Hutchison's legislative operations and was her senior advisor on finance, banking and appropriations issues. Prior to working in the Senate, Harley was a Vice President at Lehman Brothers in the investment banking division.
- Turner A.M. Bredrup
Turner A.M. Bredrup Managing Directors Mr. Bredrup founded and runs the Healthcare & Life Sciences Group at Harris Williams & Co. Over an 18-year investment banking career Mr. Bredrup has worked on numerous sell and buy side M&A assignments for domestic and international healthcare and life sciences companies as well as companies in the consumer products, paper and forest products, building products, power generation and technology industries.
- Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh With more than 15 years experience, Joe Walsh is an accomplished professional who brings to SquareLoop a strong background in corporate planning and operations for large companies as well as startups. Most recently, Mr. Walsh was Director of Investments at Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) where he played key roles in the establishment and management of a seed stage investment fund.
- Alan Rimm -Kaufman
Alan Rimm -Kaufman President and CTO Rimm-Kaufman Group Alan Rimm -Kaufman leads the Rimm-Kaufman Group, a direct marketing services and consulting firm founded in 2003. Rimm-Kaufman is a regular speaker at industry events, including Jupiter Media's Search Engine Strategies; the DMA's Annual, Catalog, Net.Marketing, and NCDM shows; NRF's Shop.org; eTail; NEMOA; and DMD NY conferences. Rimm-Kaufman writes the internet retailing column for Catalog Success.
- Alan Rimm-Kaufman
Alan Rimm-Kaufman Founder & CEO, Rimm-Kaufman Group Alan Rimm-Kaufman leads the Rimm-Kaufman Group, a direct marketing services and consulting firm founded in 2003. Rimm-Kaufman is a regular speaker at industry events, including Jupiter Media's Search Engine Strategies; the DMA's Annual, Catalog, Net.Marketing, and NCDM shows; NRF's Shop.org; eTail; NEMOA; and DMD NY conferences. Rimm-Kaufman writes the internet retailing column for Catalog Success.
- Brett Robertson
- Larhesa Pollock
LaRhesa Pollock Senior Vice President Corporate Communications LaRhesa Pollock was promoted to Harland Clarke's Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and Performance Excellence in 2007. Pollock was appointed Clarke American's Vice President Corporate Communications in January 2006. Prior to assuming the Communications role, Pollock developed and implemented key marketing strategies for the company's largest financial institution partner as a Vice President Marketing.
- Alan Westfall
Alan Westfall Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Alan Westfall has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2006. Prior to assuming his current role, Westfall served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Checks In The Mail from July 2000 to May 2006.
- Dana Waldo
Dana Waldo is president and chief operating officer for Appalachian Power, serving approximately 1 million customers in West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. He has authority for distribution operations and a wide range of customer and regulatory relationships.
- Diane W. Murphy
Diane W. Murphy is the director of Communications for Northrop Grumman Space Technology. In this position, she is responsible for the overall strategic leadership of the Communications process organization, including employee communications, executive communications, marketing communications, media relations, public affairs, local government relations and the sector’s IMAGE center, which develops animation, simulation and integrated media products.
- Lawrence B. Prior III
Lawrence B. Prior, III Chief Operating Officer
- Jeff Bocan
Jeff Bocan Investment Director Jeff Bocan is an Investment Manager of Beringea Ltd. Prior to joining Beringea, Jeff worked as an associate at Saffron Hill Ventures in London, focusing on early-stage technology and media companies in Europe and the USA. Before joining Saffron Hill, Jeff worked for BMW of North America as an independent marketing consultant. Before this, he was a marketing manager for a successful start-up American beverage company, Honest Tea.
- William E. Roman
Mr. Roman manages Harris Williams & Co.'s Boston Office. Mr. Roman has been engaged in a variety of advisory and financing engagements since commencing his investment banking career in 1979. Mr. Roman has provided investment banking services to clients in a comprehensive array of industries including advanced manufacturing, technology, consumer products, healthcare, retail/restaurant, financial services, and energy.
- R. Giles Tucker
R. Giles Tucker Managing Directors Mr. Tucker has advised middle market companies involved in either mergers and acquisitions or capital raising transactions for more than 13 years. Mr. Tucker has completed transactions in a variety of industries, including consumer products, building products, restaurants, business services, healthcare, and industrial growth, among others. Previous experience includes work in First Union Corporation's Capital Markets Group.
- Steve B. Tye
Steve B. Tye Vice President Prior to joining Croft & Bender in 2004, Mr. Tye was Director of Corporate Development with ITC Financial Services, where he helped formulate and execute on the strategic direction of a startup prepaid financial services company.
- Ravi Apte
Ravi Apte - A perfect managementor Ravi Apte, was the Chief Technology Officer of the American Stock Exchange, the second largest options exchange in US. Ravi holds a Bachelor of Technology (Honors) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. He completed The Executive Program from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia in 1990.
- Dan Silver
Dan Silver , President Dan Silver helped co-found Adviser Investments in 1994. He has bottom-line responsibility for the overall business, including marketing, sales, finance, and new product development. He also chairs the Portfolio Review Committee. In 2004 he was selected one of the Boston Business Journal's top "40 Under 40" business leaders. He serves as a director on several boards, including the Eastern Massachusetts Better Business Bureau.
- Mylan Dawson
Mylan Dawson , Principal Prior to joining Grandwood Capital LLC, Mr. Dawson was a Senior Associate in the Business Services & Consumer Group with Prudential Securities Investment Banking Group. While working at Prudential, Mr. Dawson worked with some of the leading business services and consumer companies in the world, including Jack Henry & Associates, Bunge Foods, Kraft, Interstate Bakeries and Electronics Boutique.
- Gustavo Vallazza
Mr Gustavo Vallazza , Global eBusiness Process and Technology Leader, The Dow Chemical Company Gustavo Vallazza is the global manager, eBusiness Process and Technology for the Dow Chemical Company. In this role, Gustavo is responsible for establishing Dow's e-Business architecture globally, as well as managing the lifecycle of I/T assets involved in e-Business. He is also part of the team responsible for development of e-Business strategy and accountable for execution.
- Erik Scott Joins
Erik A. Scott Mr. Scott joined Palladium in 2005 as vice president, and now serves as principal. Previously, he was a principal at FdG Associates where he focused on business services and other investment opportunities. Before joining FdG, Mr. Scott was a principal at Parthenon Capital where he was involved in investments in the business and healthcare services, manufacturing and distribution industries.
- Greg Zoller
Greg Zoller , Vice President, Information Technology Greg Zoller joined Paragon in 2007 overseeing Paragon's IT department. Mr. Zoller has more than 16 years of IT experience with particular focus in the areas of systems architecture, web technology and open source technologies. Prior to joining Paragon, Mr. Zoller held technology leadership positions with LaQuinta Inns and Travelocity.
- Reinhold H. Thiele
Reinhold H. Thiele Reinhold Thiele is a graduate of the Haigazian College in Beirut, Lebanon, and the North East London Polytechnic in London. He also holds a master of business administration degree from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.
- Bill Choyke
Bill Choyke Choyke has worked in various capacities in journalism since 1972. Choyke began his professional career at his hometown newspaper in Waukegan, Ill. , after graduating from Ohio University in Athens. He moved to Washington, D.C., in 1975, and provided coverage in the nation's capital for a number of Texas newspapers, including The Dallas Morning News from 1981 to 1989.
- Karla Leavelle
Ms. Leavelle has also held HR management positions at Bell Atlantic Video Services, the first company to bring video-on-demand into the home, Southland Corporation, the world’s largest convenience store operations, and Manchester Partners, an HR consulting services firm to Fortune 500 companies in the areas of executive coaching, career transition, change management, team building and leadership development.
- Joanna Miller
Joanna Miller Joanna Miller is a member of the Corporate Officers Sector and Executive Assessment Practice areas. Based in New York, she conducts searches for human resources and financial executives in consumer markets, industry and financial services. She also provides executive assessment services to clients in a wide range of industries. She has led executive search and assessment projects for client companies in Europe, Latin America and North America.
- Wendy Huber
Wendy Huber Associate Director, Admissions Wendy Huber has been in Admissions with the Darden Graduate School of Business for almost 6 years. Before joining Darden, she worked with Kaplan, Inc. and Marriott Corporation. She received her B.A degree from Mary Washington College and her Certificate in Management from The Darden Graduate School of Business.
- G. Christian Conran
Co-Founder & Principal of a ten-year old information technology (IT) company. Built $12 million company through competitive procurement and solid project management; mitigating risks and securing profits. Generalist with 18 years of experience in network and systems engineering for public and private sector clients; 12 years of domestic and international experience in IT systems deployment, support contracts, and training services. Please feel free to contact me or to join me at . . .
- Mary Margaret Frank
Mary Margaret Frank Adjunct Faculty
- Brian Murray
Since late 2004 I have been working as an instructor, author, and private consultant. I'm an Instructor of Business at SUNY Jefferson Community College where I teach classes in marketing and entrepreneurship. I'm also an Adjunct Professor for Norwich University's Masters of Information Assurance Program. The last corporate position I held was Vice President of Client Services at Cyveillance, Inc., where I worked from 1999 until 2004. Cyveillance provides online risk . . .
- Mariano Diaz-Bonilla
Mariano A. Diaz-Bonilla Mr. Diaz-Bonilla joined Harris Williams & Co. following the completion of an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. Mr. Diaz-Bonilla earned a B.A. from The University of Virginia. Previous experience includes work as an Analyst with Goldman Sachs & Co. and as an Analyst with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Contact Mariano at: mdiazbonilla@harriswilliams.com
- Siddiq Bello
I have over 8 years experience in the creation, development and management of online media properties. My passion and expertise is in creating strategies and building businesses where technology and media converge.