Prior to joining Jimmyjane, Shannon accrued over 15 years of finance, fundraising, legal, and strategic development experience with technology, consumer and retail oriented ventures. With her own consultancy, she provided fundraising and strategic planning to consumer businesses. Shannon holds a double B.A. from the University of Washington, and a Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University, where she is also an Adjunct Professor of Law.

Tami spearheads corporate development within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Besides collaborating with VCs and Angels on deal flows, Tami works closely with the CEOs, board members of startups and AOL senior executives to identify potential M&A candidates as well as operating opportunities. Tami holds dual B.S. degrees in Information Science and Psychology from Beijing University in China, a M.S. in Computer Science from UC San Diego, and an MBA from MIT Sloan.

Tim is a Principal at Norwest Venture Partners, focusing on Wireless and Digital Media investments, and also leads Norwest’s China initiatives. Prior to Norwest, Tim was a Principal at Gabriel Venture Partners, where he established and led the Wireless investment practice. He is also an accomplished musician and actor, and continues to perform around the Bay Area. Tim holds both a B.S. and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from Stanford.

David invests in Internet-enabled companies at MDV. Prior to MDV, David ran a profitable online advertising business. He founded Centeris, a venture funded company providing interoperability software for mixed Windows and Linux environments. Before Centeris, David was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Ignition Partners. David holds a B.A. from Cornell University, and an MBA from the Stanford.

As a Managing Director of Globespan, Venky focuses on investments in Software and Internet/Infrastructure start-ups. Venky, a successful entrepreneur himself, shares his intense focus on results, strategic market view, and technical expertise to help the firm’s portfolio companies achieve market leadership. Venky holds degrees in Math, Economics and Computer Science from Reed College and the California Institute of Technology. He was a Rhodes Scholar Finalist from India.

Susan Mason came to ONSET Ventures in 1996 after holding positions in high technology engineering, marketing and business development. Susan most recently led a successful consulting practice, helping Fortune 100 corporations capitalize on emerging markets and technologies.

Marianne Wu brings a broad business and technology background to her role at MDV. She focuses on Cleantech investments. Prior to joining MDV, Marianne was vice president of marketing at ONI Systems where she was responsible for product strategy and market development. Earlier in her career, Marianne was a consultant at McKinsey and Company where she advised major technology clients on strategic and operational issues.

Alka is veteran of and has strong interest in the digital consumer media and internet services space. While serving as an advisor to and board member for startups in this space, she is also the former Vice President of Corporate Development at Lycos and founding member of the company’s Community and Communications products team. Alka holds a B.S. (cum laude) from Case Western Reserve University and MBA from Wharton.

David Stern is a Venture Partner at Clearstone where he focuses on developing early stage investment opportunities at the intersection of consumer technology and media. ... David is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of San Diego School of Law. He sits as an advisor or board member of Clearstone portfolio companies SoonR, Rubicon Project and Spock Networks.

Sharon is active in the Bay Area nonprofit community, working closely with organizations that promote social, economic, racial, and gender equity and enfranchisement. She serves on the Board of Advisors of Astia (formerly Women’s Technology Cluster) and the Board of Directors of the Level Playing Field Institute. Sharon holds a B.S. in Political Science from Arizona State University and a M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Carol has thirty years of financial services, sales management, and marketing experience, and launched the Halo Fund in 2000. Carol holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Iowa. She is on the board of SVASE and a frequent lecturer at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (which has authored a case study of The Angels’ Forum) and also at its School of Engineering.