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 Mark
Cameron White - Partner, White & Lee LLP
Mark Cameron White is the Co-Founder and Partner of
White & Lee LLP, a premier boutique corporate law firm
with offices in Menlo Park, California and Portland, Oregon.
Mark advises companies and venture capital funds on all matters
relating to the formation, financing, growth and liquidity
of technology-based enterprises.
Mark has represented recognized companies such as HotMail,
ClassmatesOnline, Nuvomedia, Native Minds, 3ware, SurfMonkey.com,
garageband.com, Betasphere, the EDA Consortium and AirFlash
and venture capital funds such as New Enterprise Associates,
Nexit Ventures and Selby Ventures. Mark has written several
papers on matters affecting emerging growth companies and
has spoken on these topics in seminars organized by the Software
Development Forum, the Northern California Association of
Harvard Business School, the International Angels Institute,
the Asian Business Association, the EDA Consortium and other
groups. Mark has also spoken on these topics in Singapore,
the People’s Republic of China and Malaysia.
Prior to co-founding White & Lee in 1996, Mark formed
two other law firms: White & Altman, and the firm of Carr,
DeFilippo, White & Ferrell. Mark started his legal career
as an attorney in the Silicon Valley offices of Cooley Godward
and Fenwick & West, and was the Managing Director of the
International Trade division of the Harper Group, a Fortune
500 company. Mark graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University
and received an M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business
and a J.D. from Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley.
Thomas
C. Armstrong - Partner, White & Lee LLP
Tom has extensive experience in representing companies
and investors in venture capital financings, private placements,
mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. His
practice includes representation of companies and investors
in various industries including life sciences, medical devices,
software, internet, consumer goods and entertainment. Tom
is a member of the faculty of Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
and has spoken widely on representation and financing of emerging
companies. Prior to joining White & Lee, Tom was a partner
at Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
Tom obtained his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings
College of the Law, and was the Editor of the Communications
and Entertainment Law Journal. He received a B.A. from Pomona
College. Tom is admitted to the Bar in California and Massachusetts.
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Brad
Gevurtz - Managing Director,
 Head
of Investment Banking, D.A. Davidson & Co.
Brad Gevurtz is a Managing Director and the Head of Investment
Banking for D.A. Davidson & Co. He is a member of the
firm’s Management Committee as well as its Public Equity
and Private Placement Commitment Committees. Prior to joining
D.A. Davidson, Brad worked for over 20 years on Wall Street
as a senior banker and in management roles at JP Morgan Chase,
KeyBanc Capital Markets, and Broadview International. Brad
has significant experience in M&A, private placements,
and public offerings, and has worked with clients such as
Alltel, AT&T, Cadbury Schweppes, Computer Associates,
Comsat, GE, IBM, Toyota, Verizon, and Xerox.
Brad is a former board member of Thinking Machines Corporation
and a former member of the valuation committee of OVP Venture
Partners. Brad has a B.A. with Distinction in Economics from
Pomona College, a J.D. from the University of Oregon School
of Law, and an M.B.A. with Honors in Finance and Accounting
from Columbia University, where he was elected President of
the top academic honor society.
Chris
Marsh - President, Talent Management Division,
Kronos,
Inc.
Chris is the President of the Talent Management Division
of Kronos Inc., a Nasdaq-traded provider of workforce management
software. Chris was formerly the CEO of Unicru, until Kronos
acquired the company in August of 2006. Under Chris’
leadership, Unicru grew from 70 to 280 employees and was recognized
in three of the last four years as one of the 500 fastest
growing and most successful companies in the U.S. by Inc.
Magazine and Deloitte & Touche. Prior to joining Unicru,
Chris was the EVP of E*Trade, the leading online financial
brokerage firm and independent provider of ATMs. Prior to
E*Trade, he was a CFO and COO for Card Capture Services (CCS)
where he played an instrumental role in the sale of CCS to
E*Trade. Prior to CCS, he was President and CEO of Superior
Transportation Logistics, a company with over $75M in revenues,
which he sold to The Greenbrier Companies. After the acquisition,
he served as the EVP and Director of Greenbrier Logistic Companies
until he left to join CCS.
Chris holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Oregon
State University. He currently serves as Board Chairman of
the Oregon Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
and is on the boards of AuctionPay, Inc., Healthnotes, Inc.
and Hubcast, Inc.
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Thomas
Malone - Group VP & General Manager,
Planning
Business Unit, Business Objects
Thomas Malone is group vice president and general manager
of the Business Objects planning business unit. In this role,
he oversees strategy, marketing, development, and support
for planning, budgeting, and forecasting products. Having
served as CEO of SRC Software for three years, Tom joined
Business Objects when SRC was acquired in August 2005.
As a 25-year veteran of the software, computer services,
and telecommunications industries, Tom’s experience
includes leadership roles with very large enterprises, small
companies, and start-ups. Prior to joining SRC Software, Tom
served as CEO of GST Telecommunications, a publicly held telecom
services company with more than 1,300 employees. While at
GST, Tom was responsible for the turnaround, operations, and
sale of the company for $690 million.
Prior to GST, Tom was president of Cable & Wireless USA,
a $1.6 billion multinational telecommunications division of
Cable & Wireless, plc. During his 10 years at Cable &
Wireless, Tom started or managed value-added application services
and one of the world’s largest internet backbones. Earlier
in his career, Tom acquired experience in sales, marketing,
product management, and operations in roles with other companies
including CompuServe and GTE. Tom received his Bachelor’s
of Science degree in Engineering Technology from Miami University
of Ohio.
Scott
Davidson - Partner, White & Lee LLP
Scott is a transactional attorney with extensive experience
in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance,
complex technology transfers and intellectual property matters
for emerging growth and later-stage companies. Scott regularly
advises clients on key issues including strategic alliances,
venture financings and revenue generation. Scott also serves
as counsel for a number of clients in the apparel, sports
and entertainment industries.
Scott’s representative clients include Chrome Systems,
Inc., Tour Golf Group (the exclusive footwear license for
Callaway Golf Company), nau, OlaKai, Oregon Central Corporation
(a partner in Pumpkin Ridge Partners), Gleukos, Inc., OnScreen
Technologies, Inc., IndieVest, Vernier Networks, Inc., TenAsys
and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.
In addition to his practice, Scott serves on the boards of
several non-profit organizations that focus on improving the
lives of the disabled and disadvantaged in Oregon and Southwest
Washington. Scott received his law degree and M.B.A. from
Willamette University.
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Todd
Friedman - The Meriwether Group
Prior to joining the Meriwether Group, Todd spent 10 years
at Intel Corporation. Most recently, he was responsible for
a $150M purchasing operation, supporting Intel's worldwide
factory network and working closely with partner companies
to achieve technical, cost, and quality goals. Before that,
he held various positions, including responsibility for worldwide
purchasing and contracting of over $700M in yearly spending,
rapid development and commercialization of new technologies,
investments through Intel Capital to accelerate technology
readiness, and product and quality engineering. Todd has extensive
experience in business strategy, negotiations, manufacturing,
operations, supply chain management, quality, and intellectual
property. He has also worked closely with partner companies
in Asia to launch new technologies and previously lived in
Japan.
Todd has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California,
Berkeley, and a B.S. in Chemistry with Japanese minor from
Penn State University.
Patrick
O’Neill - CEO, Gleukos
Patrick is CEO and a board member of Gleukos. Prior to joining
the Company in October of 2005, Patrick had served as the
General Manager of Nike Direct for 6 years. He provided the
leadership and vision to drive the US e-commerce and catalog
business along with overseeing the Consumer Affairs division.
He had full P&L responsibility and managed a team of 120
people. While in his role as GM of Nike Direct, Patrick increased
revenues over 300% and successfully launched Nike’s
first direct to consumer retail catalogue. In his 15 years
of experience prior to joining Nike, Patrick held the positions
of Vice President of Finance for Hollywood Entertainment,
CFO for Noah’s Bagel Corp and was CFO and Founding Partner
of a 126 store Einstein Brothers Bagel franchisee. He has
a proven track record of starting businesses, building brands,
growing sales and creating shareholder value. He is a graduate
of Florida State University with B.A. in Finance and Accounting.
David
Howitt - President, The Meriwether Group
David Howitt is an attorney, businessman, investor and entrepreneur.
David is the President of The Meriwether Group (www.meriwethergroup.com)
a boutique business acceleration and consulting firm with
clients including Converse, adidas, K-Swiss, IMG, AND1, North
Face, ForesTrade, Rawlings, AudioMojo, HO Sports, Living Harvest,
HotChalk and Naturally Advanced Technologies. David is also
the President of Meriwether Capital Partners (www.meriwethercapitalpartners.com),
a venture capital fund focusing on investing in disruptive
early stage companies. Prior to founding The Meriwether Group
and Meriwether Capital Partners, David was the Director of
Licensing and Business Development for adidas America. While
at adidas, David oversaw and grew a $250 million dollar business
unit. David and his team grew licensing revenue by over 100%
during a 4-year period. David also served for several years
as Corporate Counsel for adidas. As Corporate Counsel for
adidas, David worked closely on all Sports Marketing deals,
negotiations and strategy. David also worked closely with
his wife Heather on the founding, growth and the ultimate
sale of Oregon Chai. Oregon Chai was a category leader –
growing to sales of over $30 million and selling for $75 million.
Prior to joining adidas, David was an attorney in private
practice with the law firm of Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt.
David earned a B.A. from Denison University and a J.D. from
the Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law. David has
made several successful investments in early stage companies
over the past 5 years. David sits on the boards of several
public, private and non-for profit companies. David is a husband
to Heather and the father of two beautiful children.
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Matthew
Wilson - Of Counsel, White & Lee LLP
Matthew joined the law firm of White & Lee LLP in February
2006 where his practice is focused on complex intellectual
property matters, corporate finance, technology transfers,
mergers and acquisitions and entertainment law. Matthew advises
clients on key issues including venture financing, strategic
alliances and market growth. He serves as counsel to clients
in the technology, finance, real estate and entertainment
industries.
Matthew served as General Counsel for Chrome Systems Corporation
until its recent acquisition by DealerTrack, Inc. In May of
2005, Matthew completed the sale of Chrome to DealerTrack
(TRAK), which became a public company in December 2005 and
continued to provide counsel to the DealerTrack Data Services
business unit that included Chrome and Automotive Lease Guide
(alg) and several other companies. In this role, he led a
team that was responsible for licensing data and software
products, as well as identifying and protecting intellectual
property assets. In addition, Matthew served as an advisor
on a variety of corporate issues including: acquisitions,
strategy, human resources, litigation and corporate governance.
He was actively involved in the management of the companies
and was instrumental in the development of strategic relationships
with several companies including National Automotive Dealers
Association, DaimlerChysler and General Motors.
Prior to joining Chrome, Matthew served as General Counsel
and Director of Strategy for Velagio, Inc., a mobile data
and software integration company. In private practice, he
advised clients in the areas of domestic and international
venture capital, sports and entertainment representation and
real estate development.
Matthew is also an active member of his community. He serves
on the Executive Committee of the Corporate Counsel Section
and recently completed a term with the Pro Bono Committee
of the Oregon State Bar. He is also the Past President for
the Oregon Road Runners Club, a non-profit organization that
promotes running and walking for health, fitness and fun.
Matthew obtained his J.D. from Western State University City
of Law and a B.S. in Economics and Business from Westmont
College. He is admitted to the Bar in California and Oregon.
Michael
Stankey - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
& President, PolyServe
Mike Stankey has 20 years of enterprise software and technology
management experience. Prior to joining PolyServe, he spent
nine years at PeopleSoft, most recently serving as Senior
Vice President of North American Field Operations, where he
was instrumental in growing the company’s applications
software business. Prior to PeopleSoft, Mike held sales and
sales management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation,
where he gained a working knowledge of clusters and systems
infrastructure management tools, and American Software, a
logistics management software provider. He started his career
at Honeywell with positions in MIS and accounting. Mike is
a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with
majors in management information systems and accounting. In
addition to serving on the PolyServe Board, Mike currently
serves on the board of Cape Clear, a web services software
provider.
Jason
McKerr - VP Operations, JanRain
Jason manages operations and finance for JanRain, overseeing
daily operations, partnerships, and company sales and relationships.
Before coming to JanRain, Jason managed operations for the
OSU Open Source Lab, a leading Open Source research and development
center funded by and based at Oregon State University. Jason
has also worked extensively throughout his career as a software
engineer in various roles. He has bachelor’s degrees
from Boston College in Finance and Economics, and his M.B.A.
from Oregon State University.
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Greg
Gottesman - Managing Director, Madrona Venture
Group
Greg Gottesman is a Managing Director of Madrona Venture Group,
a venture capital firm that focuses on investments in Internet,
software and wireless companies based in the Pacific Northwest.
Greg joined Madrona in 1997 and currently serves on the boards
of AdReady, Bocada, ePartners, Intrepid Learning Solutions,
SchemaLogic, SourceLabs, ThinkFire, and WildTangent.
Greg managed the firm’s investments in Dantz Development
Corporation (prior to its acquisition by EMC), Rendition Networks
(prior to its acquisition by Opsware), Singingfish.com (prior
to its acquisition by Thomson Consumer Electronics), LiveBid.com
(prior to its acquisition by Amazon.com), and AdRelevance
(prior to its acquisition by Media Metrix). Before joining
Madrona, he worked as an Associate of the Boston Consulting
Group.
Greg is a board member of the Evergreen Venture Capital Association,
University of Washington Business School’s Center for
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), and Mercer Island Schools
Foundation. He is an Advisory Board member of the University
of Washington Technology Transfer Office and Treasurer of
the national board of NPower, a not-for-profit that provides
technology services to other not-for-profits. Greg is a current
Advisory Board member and former Chair of the Trustees Committee
of the Seattle Repertory Theatre. He is the author of three
books. Greg also is an adjunct faculty member at the University
of Washington Business School, teaching a class on venture
finance for the past five years.
Greg graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors and distinction
from Stanford University, with honors and distinction from
Harvard Business School, and with honors from Harvard Law
School where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Greg
enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, answering
email messages minute-to-minute on his blackberry, and playing
golf and tennis, not necessarily in that order.
Simon
Birkett - Founder & CEO, HeadWest Software, Inc.
Simon has an 18-year IT and change management pedigree. Prior
to establishing HeadsUp, he was a regional sales manager at
Merant (Serena), where he contributed to Asia Pacific’s
best ever year. He has also consulted on change management
at Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific in Hong Kong and held both technical
and sales directorships at NetSiam, a software start-up that
he helped grow from 3 to 55 staff during an 8-year period
in Thailand. Simon’s key interests are software development
processes and their interaction with project management and
accountability.
Stuart
Cohen - Chief Executive Officer, Open Source
Development Lab
Stuart Cohen is a seasoned technology industry executive who
consistently focuses on sustainable, profitable growth and
market leadership. With over 22 years of international sales
and marketing experience, Stuart most recently served as vice
president and corporate officer at RadiSys Corporation where
his responsibilities included strategic partnership development
with other industry leaders including IBM, HP and Dell. Prior
to RadiSys, Stuart was vice president of worldwide marketing
and a corporate officer at InFocus Corporation. Stuart spent
17 years with IBM, where he held senior positions in the U.S.
sales & marketing division, and the IBM Personal Computer
Company and Networking Division, with international business
development responsibilities in Europe, Southeast Asia and
China.
Stuart holds a B.S. in Quantitative Business Analysis from
Arizona State University.
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William
H. Caffee - Partner, White & Lee LLP
Bill has extensive experience in corporate finance and securities
law matters, including the representation of technology and
emerging growth companies, securities professionals, and investors.
His practice encompasses the formation, financing, corporate
governance, intellectual property counseling and transactional
fields. He has handled complex mergers and acquisitions, licensing
and distribution arrangements, venture capital financings
and strategic partnerships for a wide variety of public and
private company clients in a wide range of industries.
Bill was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Securities
Regulation Section of the Oregon State Bar and taught Securities
Regulation as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oregon
School of Law, Willamette University College of Law, and Northwestern
School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. Prior to joining
White & Lee in 2000, Bill was the lead partner in the
securities law practice of the Portland firm of Dunn Carney
Allen Higgins & Tongue LLP and was a securities examiner
with the Oregon Corporation Commission.
Bill graduated from the University of Oregon, School of Law,
and received a B.A. in Philosophy, Highest Honors, from the
University of Washington.
Vijay
Parmar - President & CEO of Gainspan Corporation
Vijay Parmar is the President and Chief Executive Officer
of Gainspan Corporation, a recent spinout of Intel. Prior
to Gainspan, Vijay was the General Manager of the same business
within Intel. He drove the strategy, business plan, customer
engagement and product roadmap taking the wireless sensor
network seed to fully funded business in Intel and then to
a VC-funded private enterprise.
Vijay joined Intel in 2001 pursuant to Intel’s acquisition
of VxTel, Inc. where he served as the Vice President of Marketing.
At VxTel, he built key strategic relationships with customers
and ecosystem including one with Intel. Vijay held various
executive positions at AMD prior to joining VxTel.
Vijay received a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical
Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and
an M.B.A. from Tulane University.
Rich
Wykoff - General Manager, New Business Initiatives, Intel
Capital
Rich Wykoff joined Intel Corporation in 1976. He is currently
the General Manager of Intel’s New Business Initiatives
group (NBI). NBI is a corporate incubator, chartered to develop
new growth businesses for the company. NBI manages a continuous
innovation process designed for early identification and development
of significant business opportunities. Its portfolio typically
holds 10-15 ventures at different stages, with success measured
via financial and strategic metrics.
Prior to his current role, Rich held management roles in
many business groups at Intel, including Manufacturing, Materials
Systems and Planning, Program Management, Engineering and
P&L Management.
Rich currently supports Higher Education in Oregon through
his role as Vice President of the Oregon Institute of Technology
Foundation.
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Jim
Huston - Venture Partner, Blueprint Ventures
Jim Huston is a Managing Director with Blueprint Ventures,
a technology venture capital firm which specializes in early
stage corporate IP spinouts. Jim brings more than 20 years
of technology industry experience, having worked and invested
in early stage technology companies throughout the world since
1995. Jim has extensive experience with early stage corporate
IP spin outs from both the corporate and venture capital perspectives.
Previously, Jim served in numerous positions within Intel
Capital, the world’s largest technology venture organization.
From 2002 – 2004, Jim served as the Director of Strategic
IP and led Intel’s IP Acquisition Fund which acquired
patents and other IP for growing new businesses at Intel.
From 1995 – 2001, Jim was Director of Strategic Investments
for Intel Capital where he led Intel’s investment in
17 companies and managed 5 investment professionals who did
more than 60 investments during this time. He was directly
responsible for one of Intel’s earliest successful spinouts
– RadiSys. Jim also led 9 acquisitions for and served
as Intel’s appointed Board Observer for 7 Intel Capital
portfolio companies. Prior to joining Intel Capital in 1995
he held various marketing and general management positions
in Intel’s OEM PC Division, Network Products Division,
and Development Systems Operation.
Jim currently serves as an adjunct professor at Portland State
University’s School of Business Administration, and
as an adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland,
Oregon. He is also on the Board of the Oregon Entrepreneurs
Forum, on the Advisory Board for the Portland State Center
for Emerging Technology, and on the Advisory Board for Oregon
Public Broadcasting. Jim holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern
University’s Kellogg Graduate School and a B.S. in Chemical
Engineering from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.
Blair
Minniti - KPMG
Blair is a tax partner with over 19 years of experience in
tax, including both publicly held and privately owned companies.
He primarily serves companies in the high technology industry
and is co-managing partner of the Portland Technology Practice.
Among other things, Blair has participated in the structuring
of mergers and acquisitions, including tax planning for corporations
and shareholders as well as executive compensation and stock
option planning. Blair also serves as a firm technical resource
partner for FASB Statement 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
In addition, Blair is a frequent speaker on numerous topics,
including tax and accounting treatment of stock options, mergers
and acquisitions, raising venture capital, and other related
topics.
Blair’s representative client experience includes Cascade
Microtech, Pixelworks, Inc., SmartForest Ventures ProSight,
Inc., SignaCert, Siltronic Corporation, Max-Viz, Inc., Tripwire
Security Systems, and Merix Corporation.
Blair is a member of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants, the Oregon Society of Certified Public
Accountants, the American Electronics Association (Oregon
Council), the Software Association of Oregon and the Executive
Committee of the Accounting Circle for the Lundquist College
of Business at the University of Oregon. He is immediate past
Chair of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum. Blair graduated from
the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Business Administration,
accounting emphasis.
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Gerard
H. Langeler - General Partner, OVP Venture
Partners
Gerry Langeler is a General Partner with OVP Venture Partners,
the most successful venture capital firm in the Pacific Northwest.
OVP is in its 23rd year, having raised its seventh fund (OVP
VII) in 2006 at $207 million. OVP has over $700 million of
capital under management. OVP focuses on early-stage companies
in communications, semiconductors, software infrastructure
and digital biology.
Since 1983, OVP has backed over 100 startups – and
seen 50 liquidity events, with 22 IPOs, and 28 others being
acquired by public companies. From 1981 to 1992, Gerry was
co-founder of Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) where
he served as President as it grew to over $400M in sales and
$1B in market capitalization. Today, it is still the second
largest software company in the Pacific Northwest.
Gerry is the author of The Vision Trap (Harvard Business
Review, 3/92), which is widely used in business schools and
corporate training forums. He also authored a chapter in Venture
Capital Best Practices, Aspatore Books, 2005. Gerry holds
an A.B., Chemistry, Cornell University; M.B.A., Harvard University.
He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of
Max-Viz, on the Board of Viral Logic Systems Technology, and
as back-up OVP partner on BioPassword, Intelligent Results,
and Octavian Scientific.
Anglea
Biever - Managing Director, Consumer
Internet sector, Intel Capital
Angela Biever is Managing Director for the Consumer Internet
sector within Intel Capital, Intel’s corporate venturing
organization. She assumed this role in early 2006. Her areas
of investment focus are worldwide and include new consumer
usage models, social networking, emerging electronic payment
systems, online commerce and emerging technologies around
search and media distribution.
Prior to this, Angela was General Manager of Intel’s
New Business Initiatives (NBI), a center for new business
creation that also resides within Intel Capital. The businesses
within NBI represent future growth opportunities for Intel.
Successes include: WiMAX (wireless broadband), low power chipset
for ultramobile PCs and a new architectural approach for graphics.
Ventures have also been formed in RFID, wireless sensor networks,
Ultrawideband wireless connectivity, optical interconnects
and biotech.
Prior to joining Intel in 1999, Angela was a senior executive
at First Data Corporation. She was President of one of its
operating subsidiaries and also served on the Company’s
Senior Management Committee, a group providing policy and
direction for the then $2 billion information and transaction
processor. During her tenure at First Data Corporation, Angela
held positions as the Chief Administrative Officer of the
Company, played a key role in its IPO, and was SVP of Finance
and Business Development. Angela has also held senior management
positions at American Express Company and Time Inc, and was
a consultant at McKinsey & Co. Much of her work has focused
on growth and new business creation whether organic, through
acquisitions or other methods.
Angela has been a member of the Board of Directors of Raymond
James Financial since 1997 and is currently Chairman of its
Audit Committee. Additionally, she serves on the Industrial
Advisory Board of Pacific Northwest National Labs; Board of
Advisors, Lally School of Management and Technology, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute; and, serves on AeA’s Emerging
Companies Committee in Portland, Oregon. Angela has an MBA
from the Harvard Business School and a degree in business
from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.
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John
Gabbert - Managing Director, Private Markets,
Dow Jones & Co.
John Gabbert is the Managing Director of Private Markets for
Dow Jones & Co. In this position he is responsible for
the research, sales, marketing, and product development of
a suite of venture capital and private equity information
products including VentureSource, VentureWire, and the Private
Equity Analyst- among others. Prior to this role, he was the
Vice President of Worldwide Research at VentureOne (acquired
by Dow Jones), where he led the company’s research and
analysis efforts and was responsible for the body of venture
capital knowledge that is the foundation of the company’s
products and services. John has also been a key member of
the leadership team that drives the strategic growth of the
organization and actively explores and evaluates new information
product offerings. Throughout over eight years with the organization,
he has played a key role on both sides of six acquisitions/mergers
the company experienced. He has also held other positions
within VentureOne including Senior Director of Research, Director
of Operations, Research Operations Manager, and Research Associate.
In these capacities he led operational and strategic aspects
related to the domestic and international growth of VentureOne,
and was responsible for ensuring the integrity of VentureOne’s
database as well as leading the research processes. He received
a B.A. in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance
and Marketing from the University of Washington.
Serhiy
Loboyko - Founder & Managing Director,
Techinvest (Ukraine)
Serhiy Loboyko is the leading expert of the Ukrainian IT-export
industry and one of its strongest advocates. Serhiy is regularly
asked to advise the government on the development of the hi-tech
industry, and he is a frequent speaker at international conferences.
Serhiy is a Co-founder and Managing Director of the pioneering
Ukrainian venture capital firm ‘TECHINVEST’, which
is supported by leading international technology corporations
and venture capital funds. He is a Managing Partner in DFJ
NEXUS Fund, the first technology venture fund in Ukraine.
DFJ NEXUS, an affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, will invest
in seed/early stage Ukrainian technology companies targeting
global markets.
In 2003, Serhiy Loboyko organized the first international
research of Ukrainian IT-export industry with Market-Visio
(Gartner Group) and Ukrainian Software Consortium- an ecosystem
of about 30 local IT-export companies and R&D institutions.
In 2002, Serhiy worked as an advisor for Glushkov Cyber Center
Institute in Kyiv, a division of the National Academy of Science
of Ukraine (NASU). He, jointly with the former scientists
of the NASU, started his venture entrepreneurship activities
by setting up a successful technology firm specializing in
export production of Silicon and Silicon-Carbide mono-crystals.
Serhiy also worked as an advisor to the local offices of UNDP
and Soros’ Foundation (2000-2001), Ministry of Economy
of Ukraine (1999-2000), the World Bank (1998-1999), BARENTS
Group (KPMG), (1997-1998), Credit Suisse Fist Boston (1997-1998),
National Institute of Strategic Studies (1996-1998), Secretariat
of the Parliament of Ukraine (1995-1996), as well as local
governments and business organizations.
Serhiy graduated cum Laude with a Master’s degree in
Economics from Lviv State University, Ukraine. He also holds
a certificate in technological entrepreneurship from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
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Eileen
Boerger - VP & General Manager, Agilis Solutions
Eileen Boerger is Vice President and General Manager of Agilis
Solutions, A Business Unit of Hepieric, Inc. Since joining
the company in 2000, Eileen has been responsible for the delivery
of the company’s outsourced engineering services, which
is now the Agilis Solutions Business Unit.
Eileen has extensive experience in the development and management
of software systems and applications. She also has managed
the outsourcing of software development and maintenance projects
to three countries, Vietnam, India, and New Zealand.
Prior to joining the company, Eileen was Vice President of
Operations at QualityLogic, where she was responsible for
delivering Quality Assurance services. She has also held a
variety of management positions at Mentor Graphics Corporation,
including Vice President, Intellectual Property Partnerships,
Vice President of the Design Flows Strategic Business Unit
and Vice President of Corporate Engineering. Prior to Mentor
Graphics, Eileen was Vice President of Software Technology
at Unisys Corporation.
Eileen is currently a member of the Oregon Engineering and
Technology Industry Council (ETIC), a public sector - private
industry partnership focused on growing the capacity and excellence
of Oregon’s engineering and technology programs. She
has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Software
Association of Oregon (SAO) and the Women in Technology International
(WITI) Foundation. Eileen has been recognized by Open Computing
magazine as one of the “Top 100 Women in Computing”.
Jorge
Zavala - CEO, TechBA
With a track record as a technologist, CEO and venture capitalist,
Jorge Zavala’s unique 360 degree perspective of technology
development and value creation has him spearheading Mexico’s
entrepreneurial infrastructure and ecosystem in the high technology
sector through TechBA. As CEO, he joined the TechBA Program
in December, 2004 to bring innovative Mexican technology companies
to the U.S. to expand their business. His is also responsible
for developing awareness and mindshare within the U.S. market,
of Mexico’s deep expertise and capabilities in high-technology.
With more than 28 years of management experience, Jorge has
been the CEO of 7 companies. He has a unique entrepreneurial
spirit and background combining the best of many worlds: a
deep understanding of technology, experience as a venture
capitalist and as a CEO starting and growing successful companies.
Prior to joining TechBA, he was as an Associate Partner and
CTO of Visionaria, a venture capital group that provides funding,
consulting and coaching to IT companies.
Jorge has been a Guest Speaker at IPADE, the prestigious
Graduate Business School in Mexico City, for several years
on topics such as creating virtual communities for business
environments, enabling innovation within the organizations,
collaborative learning and deployment strategy: the knowing
and doing gap.
Jorge received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Universidad
La Salle, Mexico and a M.S. in Mathematics from the University
of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He is actually involved in supporting
high innovative technology start-ups in their initial and
turn around stages. Jorge is bilingual in Spanish and English.
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Keith
K. Daellenbach - Director of Engineering Research,
Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc.
Keith is Director of Engineering Research at Bioject Medical
Technologies, Inc., the leader in needle-free drug delivery
technology based in Tualatin, Oregon. His responsibilities
include management of Research & Development Laboratory,
new product development and clinical research, domestic and
foreign vendor management, and technical marketing for current
and potential strategic partners.
Keith serves as a key liaison with off-site patent counsel
to file new patents and manage intellectual property, represented
Bioject on ISO working group which developed the international
needle-free injection standard, and constantly seeks new opportunities
to maintain Bioject’s technological leadership. With
other medical device companies, Keith has designed and successfully
developed a variety of medical products including a high speed
dental handpiece, orthopaedic knee and hip implants, and prosthetic
limbs.
Keith received his Bachelor of Science mechanical engineering
degree from Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) and
his Masters of Science in the same field from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute (Troy, New York). He holds a Professional Engineering
license in mechanical engineering and is the author of over
two dozen journal articles, book chapters, and technical monographs.
Christopher
S. Tuttle - Partner, Alleman Hall McCoy
Russell
& Tuttle
Chris is a founding partner of Alleman Hall McCoy Russell
& Tuttle LLP, a law firm specializing in intellectual
property matters. Chris’s clients include multinational
industry leaders, venture-backed startups and garage-based
geniuses. His practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual
property, and he particularly enjoys formulating and executing
patent strategy for emerging businesses.
Philip
Harstein - Ocean Tomo
Philip Hartstein is a Director with Ocean Tomo where he primarily
focuses on tactical IP filing strategies and patent portfolio
development. He is the practice leader for the Ocean Tomo
Analytics group which services clients at all stages, from
venture funded to Fortune 100 companies, in developing and
optimizing their IP portfolios. The Analytics group uses Ocean
Tomo Patent Ratings and other proprietary tools and processes
to assist clients and other internal Ocean Tomo business groups
with projects including IP valuation, M&A transactions
and corporate due diligence.
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