- Hans Wijers
Gerardus Johannes (Hans) Wijers (born 1951-01-11) is the current CEO of Akzo Nobel. From 1994 until 1998 he was a minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands. Wijers studied Economy at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, where he graduated in 1976. As assistant professor, he taught Economy at the Erasmus University, and received a doctorate for his research in industrial politics.
- Christopher Bassford
Christopher Bassford (born 1953) is an American military historian. He completed a Ph.D. in modern European history at Purdue University and became director of studies in the theory and nature of war at the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Command and Staff College (where he remains an adjunct professor), then associate professor of National Policy Issues at the U.S. Army War College. He is presently Professor of Strategy at the National War College, in Washington, …
- Bob Kagle
With over 20 years of venture capital investment experience, Bob is a veteran of the venture industry. Prior to Benchmark, Bob spent 12 years as a General Partner with Technology Venture Investors. Before TVI, Bob worked for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he focused on issues of corporate strategy in industries ranging from retail distribution to high technology manufacturing.
- Ahmed Fahour
Ahmed Fahour, 40, an Australian of Lebanese descent, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian operations of the National Australia Bank (NAB). The eldest son & child of immigrant Muslim Lebanese parents, he studied at St Joseph's College in North Fitzroy, and later attended Redden College in Preston (now called Samaritan Catholic College). After high school, he attended Latrobe University in Melbourne from 1984.
- Liu Chuanzhi
Liǔ Chuánzhì (April 29, 1944 —) is a Chinese businessman. Liu was head founder of the large computer international company Lenovo. Liu founded Lenovo (whose English name was originally Legend, in Chinese 联想 "Lianxiang"), in 1984 with a group of ten other engineers in Beijing with 200,000 yuan. The listed holding company was incorporated in 1988 in Hong Kong. He attended the People's Liberation Army Institute of Telecommunication Engineering, …
- Michael R. Eisenson
Prior to co-founding Charlesbank in 1998, Michael was the president of Harvard Private Capital Group, the firm's predecessor. He began his tenure at Harvard Management Company in 1986 as managing director. Before joining Harvard Management, Michael was with The Boston Consulting Group, a corporate-strategy consulting firm. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Williams College, with a BA in economics, and holds JD and MBA degrees from Yale University.
- Gerald Corbett
Gerald Corbett has been Non-Executive Chairman of the Company since 24 November 2005. He chairs the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee. Gerald is also Chairman of SSL International plc and Moneysupermarket.com Group Limited and is a Non-Executive Director of Greencore Group plc based in Dublin.
- David Soskin
David Soskin is an entrepreneur who led the buy-out team in 2000 which bought the pioneering Internet flight price and comparison site Cheapflights from its founder, travel editor and author John Hatt. Soskin had previously been successful in setting up Asquith Court Schools Group in 1989 which became the UK’s leading chain of privately—owned nursery schools. He remained as a director until 2001 when the company was sold to West Private Equity.
- Adrian Sexton
Adrian Sexton, EVP of Digital, Participant Productions Adrian Sexton is Executive Vice President in charge of Digital at Participant Productions. Reporting to CEO Jim Berk, Sexton oversees Participant’s expansion into global media, the production of new programs and digital distribution. Sexton will also lead new digital initiative partnerships and strategic acquisitions. Prior, Adrian was a founding member of TAG Strategic.
- Alan G Spoon
- Rob Kuhling
Rob Kuhling - ONSET Ventures, General Partner Rob Kuhling joined ONSET Ventures in 1987 after experience in a variety of technology marketing, strategic development and management positions. Rob was Director of Marketing at Sun Microsystems, where he spearheaded the company's expansion into the design automation marketplace.
- Laura Thomson
Laura Thomson is a Senior Software Engineer at Mozilla Corporation. She was formerly a Principal at OmniTI, a consultancy specializing in scalable internet systems design and development. Laura is from Australia and has more than ten years experience in web development, IT consulting, and research. She is the co-author of the best-selling "PHP and MySQL Web Development" (Sams Publishing) and "MySQL Tutorial" (MySQL Press), and has spoken at many conferences worldwide.
- Jennifer Li Shen
Jennifer Li Shen , Senior Associate Jennifer Li Shen brings a unique combination of expertise in business strategy and organizational change with experience in nonprofit, private foundation and for profit arenas to realize her passion for social entrepreneurship and innovation. She is a partner and co-founder of Blue Garnet Associates, a business strategy consulting firm working to create lasting social change.
- Harry Weller
HARRY WELLER joined NEA in 2002 as a Partner. He specializes in information technology companies with special interest in next generation systems, applications and infrastructure companies. Present board memberships include Availink, Informance, SourceFire and Vonage. Harry co-led NEA’s investments in Hillcrest, Innerworkings and Pentaho. Prior to joining NEA, Harry was a Partner at FBR Technology Venture Partners where he worked with several successful start-up teams.
- Chandler Arnold
Chandler Arnold Executive Director, First Book Marketplace
- Sean L. Cunningham
Sean L. Cunningham Vice President Sean Cunningham joined GTCR in 2001 and became a vice president in 2005. He was previously a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and has worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Cunningham holds AB and BE degrees in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Ian Cheshire
Ian Cheshire (Chair) Chief Executive B&Q Plc Kingfisher Plc
- David A. Galloway
David A. Galloway Chairman, BMO Financial Group David Galloway was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank of Montreal effective May 1, 2004. Mr. Galloway is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Torstar Corporation, a position he held from 1988 to 2002. He joined Torstar in 1981 and became President and Chief Executive Officer for Harlequin worldwide in 1982.
- Philip Latham
Mr Philip Latham Founding Chairperson Mr Philip Latham is the Managing Director of Sydney Private Equity business RMB Ventures. He is a Director of several company boards as well as a Director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Chairman of the Australian Chamber Orchestra Foundation. He started his career as an engineer, has founded a number of businesses and was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. www.rmbcapital.com.au
- Susan Drumm
Susan works with executives and their teams to articulate and focus on their creative goals for their organization and for themselves, helping them discover more fulfilling paths to achieve their aspirations. As a consultant with The Trium Group, Susan has developed and facilitated large-scale leadership development programs for senior executives with Fortune 500 clients.
- Warren Lee
Warren brings significant operational experience and proven investment talent to Canaan Partners, with expertise in communications, digital media, and software. His current investments at Canaan include Associated Content, Motionbox,Tremor Media and Vivox.
- Ron Sandler
Ron Sandler , Chairman
- Matthew B. McCall
Matthew McCall Partner Matthew McCall is a co-founder and Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson Portage Venture Partners and is a partner at Portage Venture Partners. McCall is responsible for managing the firm’s investments in Centerpost, Cognitive Concepts, EverDream, Lefthand Networks and SiWave. McCall has served on the advisory board to the Mayor’s Council of Technology Advisors in Chicago as well as on numerous other regional high technology advisory boards.
- Philip Hulme
Philip Hulme Philip founded Computacenter with Peter Ogden in 1981 and worked for the Company on a full-time basis until stepping down as Executive Chairman in 2001. He is a Director of Dealogic (Holdings) plc and was previously a Vice President and Director of the Boston Consulting Group.
- Julie Caldecott
Julie Caldecott is a Partner and Managing Director in the Melbourne office of The Boston Consulting Group. Since joining BCG in 1991, Julie has worked on a broad range of organisational, operation effectiveness, strategy and growth studies in both the public and private sectors. Julie is a core member of the Australian and New Zealand Healthcare, Public Sector and Consumer Goods practices. Julie is also a member of BCG’s Global Scientist network
- Dana Callow
Dana Callow Managing General Partner
- R. John Fletcher
R. John Fletcher Director R. John Fletcher has served on the Board of Directors since March 2002. Mr. Fletcher is currently Chief Executive Officer of Fletcher Spaght, Inc. (FSI), a strategy consulting organization, which he founded in 1983, and Managing Director of Fletcher Spaght Ventures, a venture fund. Prior to FSI, Mr. Fletcher was a manager at the Boston Consulting Group.
- Craig Butcher
Craig Butcher , Partner Colin Hewett, Partner William Morrow, Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer Robert Knorr, Director Zbigniew Rekusz, Director Matthew Strassberg, Director Michelle Carlsson, Investment Officer Botond Mihlyi, Investment Officer Barna Papay, Investment Officer Ioana Sandi, Investment Officer Pawel Padusinsky, Associate Chairman of the Advisors for EECF II LP
- Nathan Agnew
Nathan Agnew has recently joined Air New Zealand and has responsibility for the group's strategy, network development, fleet planning and government relations. Nathan comes to Air New Zealand from a corporate advisory firm in Australia where he was a Director. Prior to that he was with the Boston Consulting Group in Australia and the USA for a number of years.
- Vikrant Raina
Vikrant Raina , M.B.A. Mr. Raina is a director of Boston Ventures, LP, a private equity firm located in Boston, MA. Previous to joining Boston Ventures, Mr. Raina served as executive director in the Communications, Media and Technology group at Goldman Sachs (Asia), LLC.
- Robert Rasmussen
Robert Rasmussen Robert Rasmussen is an independent consultant and former President & COO for Executive Discovery, a subsidiary of the LEGO Company. Robert joined LEGO in 1990 as director of global product development and research for LEGO Dacta, the educational division of the LEGO Group.
- Will Price
Will Price is a Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Since joining Hummer Winblad in 2005, Will played a key role in the firm’s investments in Move Networks, Replay Solutions, Mulesource, Star Analytics, Hubpages, Widgetbox, Kwiry, and Infopia. Prior to joining Hummer Winblad, Will was a Senior Vice President with Pequot Ventures, where he focused on investments in information technology. Previously, Will served as CEO and COO of several software start-ups.
- Ralph Poole
Substantial management experience with four of the world's premier management consulting firms. My expertise includes formulating strategy, growing revenues, managing costs, building and implementing enabling technologies. I am an operationally oriented, results focused executive, expert at motivating high performing teams, a skilled negotiator, and an exceptional leader. o Experienced sales and service delivery executive; developed and managed global accounts and delivered . . .
- Greg Foglesong
Greg Foglesong is the Director of Multi-Channel Marketing for The Home Depot where he is responsible for the homedepot.com customer experience as well as Internet marketing channels including e-mail, search engine optimization, online advertising, and affiliate marketing.
- Lori J. Whitted
Lori Whitted is a General Partner at Venturepreneur Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in companies that leverage innovative business processes or applications of the Internet, enterprise software or communications technology. Ms. Whitted is a seasoned executive with an extensive background in strategic analysis, mergers & acquisitions, financial management, business development, and product management.
- Brian Birk
Brian Birk Brian Birk , a CVF Advisor and Director since 2005 has over 20 years investment and operating experience. He was a senior manager at The Boston Consulting Group and had stints at GE Capital and Flywheel Ventures. Mr. Birk has held executive positions in three start-up companies which raised over $40 million in venture financing. Mr. Birk joined Fort Washington Capital Partners Group in 2004 as Vice President and Regional Director for Private Equity.
- Greg Gottesman
Greg Gottesman NPower National Board Treasurer Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group Greg Gottesman is a Managing Director of Madrona Venture Group. He joined Madrona in 1997 and currently serves on the boards of Bocada, ePartners, Intrepid Learning Solutions, SchemaLogic, Thinkfire, and WildTangent.
- Roland Dennert
Roland Dennert Partner Prior to Cipio Partners, Roland Dennert was a Director at Swiss venture firm, Atila Ventures, responsible for their Software, Microelectronics and Data Communications investments in Europe and the United States. Prior to Atila, he was among the team that successfully opened 3i Group's office in Munich where he was involved in several IPOs for the firm.
- Allan Adler
Allan Adler , Bio As an Engagement Partner with Crimson Consulting Group, Allan Adler develops go-to-market, partnership and channel strategies for leading information technology companies. In May of 2004, Mr. Adler completed the sale of WorkingWild assets to Info Touch Technologies Corp. and joined that public company’s Board of Directors. Allan self-funded WorkingWild to become the
- Justin Label
Justin Label is an investor with Bessemer Venture Partners in their Menlo Park, California office. Since joining Bessemer in 2001, he has focused on investments in early-stage infrastructure software companies, most notably in the data security and Internet infrastructure areas. He has been involved in most of Bessemer's recent data security investments including Elemental Security and Postini. He is also a Director of Finjan Software.