2010 Judges
We have once again assembled an outstanding panel of judges (including some returning judges), the majority of whom are themselves early stage investors. In addition, we included faculty from Salem State College as well as leaders from the business and banking communities.
- David Baer - Chief Financial Officer, Crystal Systems
- Douglas Bates- Chief Business Officer, Co-Founder, Apredica
- David Bean - President, SemiNex Corporation
- Henry J. Bertolon Jr. - Entrepreneur
- C.W. Dick - Managing Director, Ascent Venture Partners
- K. Brewer Doran - Dean, School of Business, Salem State College
- Thomas Dusenberry - Founder/CEO, Dusenberry Entertainment
- Bonnie Henry- Managing Partner, DKH Business Advisors
- David W. Ives - CEO, NiiS, Inc.
- Pete Kaznoski - Senior Vice President, Eastern Bank
- Elliot M. Katzman - General Partner, Commonwealth Capital Ventures
- Orlando Lopez - Partner,Burns & Levinson LLP
- Kim A. Meader - Executive Vice President of Business Lines, Salem Five Bank
- Robert Millerick - Vice President, Commercial Lending, Danversbank
- Julie Palen - Senior Vice President, Mobile Device Management Solutions
- Thomas P. Riley - Seniorlink President/Chief Operating Officer
- Michael H. Shanahan - Managing Partner, Egan-Managed Capital
- Christine B. Sullivan -Executive Director, Enterprise Center at Salem State College
- Lars A. Swanson - Executive Vice President & Managing Member, Fusion Media Group
David Baer, Chief Financial Officer, Crystal Systems
David joined Crystal Systems in March, 2008 as Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel. David comes to Crystal Systems after enjoying a long and successful career in private law practice, first with Ardiff and Morse, PC, and then as President and Managing Shareholder with Ruberto, Israel, and Weinder, PC. His peers honored David as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer from 2005-2007. David specializes in mergers and acquisitions. He holds a BA from Elmira College (cum laude) a JD from the Boston University School of Law, and a Masters in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. David is active on the Board of the North Shore Life Sciences Accelerator, North Shore Technology Council, the North Shore Community College Foundation, North Shore United Way, and American, Essex, and Massachusetts Bar Associations. David’s legal background and financial know how will help Crystal Systems steer a steady course in a challenging global economy.
David Bean, President, SemiNex Corporation
David Bean, BSME / MBA, has extensive experience in engineering, manufacturing, marketing and business development with Corning Incorporated. Bean recently managed Corning's optical components marketing for telecommunications, which included their market-leading laser business. Mr. Bean's significant accomplishments include helping launch InfiniCor™ optical fiber (the industry's best-selling multimode fiber), recommending and supporting the successful acquisition of Lasertron Inc., and growing Corning's pump laser business to be the market share leader. Mr. Bean's son Isaac Bean stars in the PBS show Fetch with Ruff Ruffman.
Henry J. Bertolon Jr.- Entrepreneur
Henry is currentlyinvolved in condominium projects in Peabody and Salem andis very active in working on innovative housing solutions for the "greying of America."He has restored the old Johnson's Christmas Tree farm in North Beverly and planted 10,000 Christmas Trees over the past few years.Henry isa past member of the Prudential Board at Second Congregational Church in North Beverly, and is a strong supporter of open space and water conservation efforts on Cape Cod.Henry enjoys spending time withhis wonderful family, (including Donna, his wife of 23 years, and three children, Jennifer, Alyssa, andJohn) boating, fishing,playing golf and tennis. Says Henry, "I'm still sorting out what I want to do for the next half of my life!"
C.W. Dick- Managing Director, Ascent Venture Partners
Walter has helped build and finance successful New England-based technology and non-technology companies for over twenty years, including thirteen at Ascent. Prior to joining Ascent, Walter spent twelve years in a variety of executive positions in numerous subsidiaries of
UST Corp., including President of its Venture Capital and Corporate Finance Subsidiaries. Walter is a former member and chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies. He received a BS in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University, as well as an MBA from Babson College.
K. Brewer Doran- Dean, School of Business, Salem State College
Kathleen Brewer Doran is Dean of the School of Business at Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts. Dr. Doran possesses a diverse background in teaching, research and management. She has taught at a variety of universities in the United States and Canada, including Babson College, McGill University and California Polytechnic State University, and is a specialist in global marketing and management as well as consumer behavior. Dean Doran also appears regularly in the media as an expert commentator, primarily on consumer issues and China business issues. She has been featured on National Public Radio, Voice of America, and all the Boston area network affiliates as well as a broad cross-section of newspapers, from the Washington Post to the Boston Globe to Mass High Tech magazine. She is a regular commentator on New England Cable News. Dean Doran is also listed in the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who in America. Dr. Doran holds an AB from Dartmouth College (cum laude, senior fellow), an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and a PhD from McGill University.
Following a 20-year career with leading global game-makers Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers, Thomas Dusenberry founded the entertainment software publisher, Hasbro Interactive, Inc. Hasbro Interactive quickly became a top-10 PC and video games publisher. Under Mr. Dusenberrys leadership, the company successfully developed and marketed such global game brands as Atari (tm)and Monopoly (tm), and won the interactive rights for Formula 1 (tm), NASCAR (tm), a full line of game shows, and arcade classics Frogger (tm) and Pac-Man (tm), among others. Mr. Dusenberry has served on the boards of the Interactive Digital Software Association and Entertainment Software Ratings Board, and is a frequent guest speaker at interactive entertainment and toy industry events, such as the Consumer Electronics Show, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Game Developers Conference, Digital Kids, and American International Toy Fair.
Bonnie Henry- Managing Partner, DKH Business Advisors
Bonnie has over 25 years of proven entrepreneurial and leadership experience across multiple industries; 13 of those years with P&L responsibility. Her success in launching new ventures both internally and externally is supported by her unique blend of experience as a successful entrepreneur, general manager, and strategy consultant. She has worked with both large and early stage companies including: Frito-Lay, Pillsbury, Estée Lauder, Ross Stores, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital.Bonnie works with early stage companies and their management teams to clarify strategy, accelerate growth, and position for exit. She brings particular strength in strategic issue analysis, strategic positioning, new channel development, product development processes and driving operating results.Bonnie earned an MBA at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and holds an undergraduate degree in Business and Communications from State University of New York, Plattsburgh.
David W. Ives- CEO, NiiS, Inc.
Mr. Ives is Chief Executive Officer of Northshore International Insurance Services, Inc. [“NiiS”], an international insurance management and consulting company headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts. He is a recognized leading expert in the insurance industry worldwide. Mr. Ives is also a private equity investor. He has started, organized, sold and acquired businesses and been involved in every part of private equity investing in three active businesses as well as several prior companies. Mr. Ives has been recently been appointed Entrepreneur in Residence at the Bertolon School of Business at Salem State College and Enterprise Center at Salem State College. He has an ongoing involvement as the CEO of NIIS but has taken on this additional responsibility to apply his knowledge to help students and small business owners and growth companies.
Mr. Ives holds a B.S. degree from University of Maine. He is a current member and past president of the Board of Trustees for the Insurance Library Association of Boston; a member of the Society of CPCU including Claims, Risk Management, International Insurance, Reinsurance, and Excess and Surplus Lines sections; former director of the Society of CPCU, Boston Chapter; member of the Self Insurance Institute of America; and International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Pete Kaznoski- Senior Vice President, Eastern Bank
Since January 1999 Pete has been the Vice President of Small Business Banking at Eastern Bank. He heads up the Credit Administration and underwriting for all commercial loans under $1,000,000 as well as all SBA loans for the entire bank. Prior to joining Eastern Bank, Pete was a commercial loan officer for Summit Bank in NJ.Pete is actively involved in the community serving as Treasurer for the Salem Main Street Program, as a member of the Massachusetts Community & Banking Council’s Economic Development Committee, and as a loan committee member for the Salem Harbor CDC Program.
Elliot M. Katzman – General Partner, Commonwealth Capital Ventures
Elliot Katzman is a general partner of Commonwealth Capital Ventures. Elliot has more than 25 years of high-technology experience and has been instrumental as a venture backer, founder, and hired executive in building some of New England’s most successful software companies. He focuses his investment activity in software, internet-related and new media companies. Prior to joining Commonwealth, Elliot was a general partner at Kodiak Venture Partners where he led investments in companies such as Groove Mobile, Newforma, Kadient and SpaceClaim. In addition, he was on the board of Watchfire.
Before becoming a venture capitalist, Elliot spent more than 20 years as a senior operating executive building four highly successful software companies. He founded and led Myteam.com, a direct marketing/new media company now part of the Active Network, where he remains on the board of directors. Prior to Myteam.com, he was Senior VP and CFO at SolidWorks, where he led the merger with Dassault Systemes. As CFO of Atria Software, he led an IPO and a $1 billion merger with Pure Software, the largest software merger of its time. Earlier, Elliot served as CFO of Epoch Systems, where he had senior operational responsibilities and managed the company's merger with EMC. He was also an executive with Prime Computer during its significant growth phase in the mid-1980s.
Elliot holds a BSBA summa cum laude from Salem State College. He is also involved in a variety of community activities including the Board of Trustees of St. John’s Prep High School and the Board of Fellows for Trinity College.
Orlando Lopez - Partner,Burns & Levinson LLP
Dr. Lopez has over twenty five years of experience at various high technology companies, including Polaroid, Data General, Control Data, and Science Applications., as a technical manager, program manager, engineer and researcher. His experience spans from managing product design projects, managing complex research teams involving software, IC design, optics, mechanics and electronics to being an active researcher in areas from magnetic and optical recording and electromagnetic effects to imaging science. He has broad knowledge in a variety of engineering and physical science disciplines including physical devices, optics, software, imaging science and mechanical devices.
Dr. Lopez also spent 15 years at Polaroid Corporation as a senior principal engineer, technical manager in various divisions and as a Technical Manager (licensing) /Patent Agent for the Law and Patent Department. He drafted and prosecuted patent applications in electronic imaging, optics, software, business methods, wireless applications and physical devices, and participated in licensing inventions in optics and electronic imaging.
Kim A. Meader- Executive Vice President of Business Lines, Salem Five Bank
Kim A. Meader joined Salem Five Bank as Executive Vice President of Business Lines in May 2004 and is responsible for accelerating growth and market share for Salem Five’s Commercial, Retail and E-Banking Divisions. During his twenty-year career in banking and finance, Mr. Meader has held various leadership positions in business and in the Greater Boston community. Prior to joining Salem Five Bank, Mr. Meader worked for Citizens Financial Group, serving as the Chairman, President and CEO of Citizens Bank, New Hampshire. Preceding his career with Citizens Bank, Mr. Meader served as a Division Executive in Middle Market Commercial Lending for BankBoston and for BayBank. From 1983 to 1991, Mr. Meader worked as a Senior Vice President and Division Executive in the Commercial Real Estate and Workout divisions for Bank of New England.
Robert Millerick, Vice President, Commercial Lending, Danversbank
Bob has over twenty years in the banking industry as a commercial loan officer. He worked at commercial banks in Boston from 1987-1993. Since then, he’s worked for three local (north shore) banks. He has been with Danversbank, as a Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Lending since 1998.
Bob grew up in Winthrop, MA and graduated from Salem State College/ School of Business 1981 and Suffolk University, MBA 1986
He lives in Salem with his wife Jayne (Granger / SSC ‘83) Millerick with their two children, Danielle (22) and Ryan (19). He enjoys time with his family, running and being involved in the community. Bob is a member of the Board of Directors Plummer Home for Boys in Salem, MA
Julie Palen - Senior Vice President, Mobile Device Management Solutions
Prior to its merger with Tangoe in December 2008, Julie was president and CEO of InterNoded, Inc. With more than eighteen years experience in the technology industry and a decade of experience in wireless consulting, development, and management, Julie lead an executive team that drove strategic partnerships with RIM, Nokia, Good, Microsoft, IBM, Cingular, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless. In addition, she drove many new business development opportunities with potential strategic partnerships with Fortune 500. Prior to founding InterNoded in 1993, Julie
was a business systems analyst at Lotus Development Corporation, where she served on the team that deployed the first seats of Lotus Notes to the sales organization.A frequent speaker at women entrepreneur events, Julie has been honored as one of the leading women entrepreneurs in the world and was recognized as having one of the top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts. Julie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem State College and currently sits on the board of advisors at the Bertolon School of Business at Salem State College.
Thomas P. Riley- Seniorlink President/Chief Operating Officer
Tom Riley joined Seniorlink in July, 2009 to join former business partner, Byron Hensley in building a national company providing community-based services to nursing home-eligible, frail elders and disabled; and in continuing to expand eldercare advice and management services offered nationwide.
Tom has more than 28-years’ leadership success in healthcare services and proprietary education. From mid-2002 to July, 2009, he served as CEO, and then Chairman, of ConnectEDU, an early-stage company guiding high school students and their families with transitions to college or the work force. Prior to helping establish and guide ConnectEDU’s early growth, Tom served as a board member and interim Chairman/CEO of the Brown Schools, based in Austin, TX, a $200M provider of specialized residential treatment and education programs for at-risk youth; and as CEO of CareAdvantage, a NJ-based provider of high-cost case management services to Blue Cross Plans.
From 1988 to 1996, Tom served as the CFO and then CEO of National MENTOR, Inc. (now, The MENTOR Network), a national provider of behavioral services to at-risk populations, where he first partnered with Byron Hensley. This early-stage company grew from $5M to $100M during Tom’s tenure and was sold to a public company. Today, MENTOR is approaching $1B in annual revenues and operates in 48 U.S. states. Tom began his career as a Regional Vice President for the healthcare services group of Healthdyne, Inc., a manufacturer of specialized pediatric and respiratory equipment.
Tom serves on several boards, including: Seniorlink, Inc.; ConnectEDU, Inc.; Habit Management, Boston, MA, a specialized provider of addiction treatment services; St. Johns Preparatory School, Danvers, MA, a Xaverian brothers sponsored high school for 1,300 young men on Boston’s North Shore; and Ipswich Club Homes, Ipswich, MA.
Michael H. Shanahan- Managing Partner, Egan-Managed Capital
Mike Shanahan has spent nearly 30 years in finance and early stage venture investing. He co-founded Egan-Managed Capital in 1997. As Managing Partner at Egan-Managed Capital, Mike is responsible for the investment decision process. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Apparent Networks, Genalytics, IntelliVid, Nexaweb, OnePIN, SOFTRAX Corporation and Whaleback Systems. He formerly served on the Boards of nine other Egan portfolio companies.
Prior to founding Egan-Managed Capital, Mike worked for 15 years with Eastech Management Company, a venture firm that developed a portfolio of 34 technology investments during his tenure. He also worked in corporate finance and venture capital at both Paine Webber and Banker's Trust Company. He holds an AB in Economics from Holy Cross College, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Christine B. Sullivan-Executive Director, Enterprise Center at Salem State College
Christine Sullivan is Executive Director of the Enterprise Center at Salem State College—a small business growth center serving business at all stages of development on the North Shore. Ms Sullivan was also the founder and Chairman of Hawthorne Associates, an 18-year-old marketing, advertising and public relations firm serving clients in the US and internationally. Prior to founding Hawthorne Associates., Ms Sullivan served as Massachusetts Secretary of Consumer Affairs and Chief of Staff in a Congressional office in Washington, DC. She also Chaired the Communications Department at Endicott College. Currently she serves on the Salem Planning Board, the Board of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, and the North Shore Alliance for Economic Development and as a Director of Beverly Cooperative Bank.
Lars A. Swanson- Executive Vice President & Managing Member,Fusion Media Group
Prior to founding Fusion, Lars was President of Swan Capital, LLC, a private equity investing and advisory firm. Swan Capital provides advisory services to Bank of America’s Principal Investing unit, where Lars had worked since 1994 as a senior investment manager and member of the Investment Committee at BancBoston Ventures Inc. Lars is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of SkyCross, Inc., a leading, global manufacturer of antennae for wireless products. Prior to BancBoston Ventures, Lars was a lender in the Media & Communications group for Bank of Boston. He holds a B.A. from Duke University
Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D., Apredica - President, Scientific Director, Co-Founder
Before founding Apredica, Dr. Katherine Tsaioun managed preclinical ADME Tox outsourcing and built in-house preclinical ADME Tox programs and teams at Mitotix/GPC Biotech, Surface Logix, and NitroMed. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tufts and completed post doc work at Harvard.
She is a frequent speaker on ADME Tox at scientific conferences and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, and the Scientific Review Board of the International Rett Syndrome Foundation
2009 Judges
We have once again assembled an outstanding panel of judges (including some returning judges), the majority of whom are themselves early stage investors. In addition, we included faculty from Salem State College as well as leaders from the business and banking communities. The 2009 judging panel is:
David Baer- Partner, Ruberto, Isreal & Weiner, P.C.
David Baer is the Managing Shareholder of Ruberto, Isreal & Weiner, P.C. as well as the founder and past president of the North Shore Technology Council. Mr. Baer has substantial experience in all matters relating to closely held corporations, including mergers, acquisitions, shareholder agreements, corporate reorganizations and business succession issues. In 2004, Mr. Baer was awarded Massachusetts Super Lawyer. He received a B.A. from Elmira College, a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law and a Masters in Taxation from Boston University School of Law, 1983.
Douglas C. Bates, M.S., M.B.A.
Doug is the Chief Business Officer and cofounder of Apredica, a preclinical contract research laboratory launched in 2006. He is also Principal of Aderit, an internet marketing consultancy. Previously he held roles in marketing management for Aquent, Nequity, Signet Bank, Providian, and The Franklin Mint.
Henry J. Bertolon Jr.- Entrepreneur
Henry is currentlyinvolved in condominium projects in Peabody and Salem andis very active in working on innovative housing solutions for the "greying of America."He has restored the old Johnson's Christmas Tree farm in North Beverly and planted 10,000 Christmas Trees over the past few years.Henry isa past member of the Prudential Board at Second Congregational Church in North Beverly, and is a strong supporter of open space and water conservation efforts on Cape Cod.Henry enjoys spending time withhis wonderful family, (including Donna, his wife of 23 years, and three children, Jennifer, Alyssa, andJohn) boating, fishing,playing golf and tennis. Says Henry, "I'm still sorting out what I want to do for the next half of my life!"
C.W. Dick- Managing Director, Ascent Venture Partners
Walter has helped build and finance successful New England-based technology and non-technology companies for over twenty years, including thirteen at Ascent. Prior to joining Ascent, Walter spent twelve years in a variety of executive positions in numerous subsidiaries of UST Corp., including President of its Venture Capital and Corporate Finance Subsidiaries. Walter is a former member and chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies. He received a BS in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University, as well as an MBA from Babson College.
K. Brewer Doran- Dean, School of Business, Salem State College
Kathleen Brewer Doran is Dean of the School of Business at Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts. Dr. Doran possesses a diverse background in teaching, research and management. She has taught at a variety of universities in the United States and Canada, including Babson College, McGill University and California Polytechnic State University, and is a specialist in global marketing and management as well as consumer behavior. Dean Doran also appears regularly in the media as an expert commentator, primarily on consumer issues and China business issues. She has been featured on National Public Radio, Voice of America, and all the Boston area network affiliates as well as a broad cross-section of newspapers, from the Washington Post to the Boston Globe to Mass High Tech magazine. She is a regular commentator on New England Cable News. Dean Doran is also listed in the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who in America. Dr. Doran holds an AB from Dartmouth College (cum laude, senior fellow), an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and a PhD from McGill University.
Thomas Dusenberry- Founder/CEO, Dusenberry Entertainment, www.dusenberryentertainment.com
Following a 20-year career with leading global game-makers Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers, Thomas Dusenberry founded the entertainment software publisher, Hasbro Interactive, Inc. Hasbro Interactive quickly became a top-10 PC and video games publisher. Under Mr. Dusenberrys leadership, the company successfully developed and marketed such global game brands as Atari (tm)and Monopoly (tm), and won the interactive rights for Formula 1 (tm), NASCAR (tm), a full line of game shows, and arcade classics Frogger (tm) and Pac-Man (tm), among others. Mr. Dusenberry has served on the boards of the Interactive Digital Software Association and Entertainment Software Ratings Board, and is a frequent guest speaker at interactive entertainment and toy industry events, such as the Consumer Electronics Show, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Game Developers Conference, Digital Kids, and American International Toy Fair.
Bonnie Henry- President, DKH Enterprises Inc.
Bonnie has over 25 years of proven entrepreneurial and leadership experience across multiple industries; 13 of those years with P&L responsibility. Her success in launching new ventures both internally and externally is supported by her unique blend of experience as a successful entrepreneur, general manager, and strategy consultant. She has worked with both large and early stage companies including: Frito-Lay, Pillsbury, Estée Lauder, Ross Stores, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital.Bonnie works with early stage companies and their management teams to clarify strategy, accelerate growth, and position for exit. She brings particular strength in strategic issue analysis, strategic positioning, new channel development, product development processes and driving operating results.Bonnie earned an MBA at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and holds an undergraduate degree in Business and Communications from State University of New York, Plattsburgh.
David W. Ives- CEO, NiiS, Inc.
Mr. Ives is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NiiS, Inc., an international insurance management and consulting company. Headquartered in Danvers, they have 10 offices around the United States and in London. A frequent speaker at industry seminars, Mr. Ives has published articles on insurance and claims topics in The Self-Insurer and The John Liner Review. Mr. Ives is active in many community organizations, including The Salem Partnership, where he served a three-year term as the President. He has also served as the chairman of the Salem State College Assistance Corporation.
Pete Kaznoski- Senior Vice President, Eastern Bank
Since January 1999 Pete has been the Vice President of Small Business Banking at Eastern Bank. He heads up the Credit Administration and underwriting for all commercial loans under $1,000,000 as well as all SBA loans for the entire bank. Prior to joining Eastern Bank, Pete was a commercial loan officer for Summit Bank in NJ.Pete is actively involved in the community serving as Treasurer for the Salem Main Street Program, as a member of the Massachusetts Community & Banking Council’s Economic Development Committee, and as a loan committee member for the Salem Harbor CDC Program.
Steven R. Larochelle – Executive Vice President, Enterprise Bank
Steven has been active in commercial banking since 1983 having worked for Union National Bank, First Bank of Chelmsford and Andover Bank in commercial lending capacities. Steven joined Enterprise Bank in 1996 and is currently EVP, Chief Banking Officer (CBO). As CBO Steven coordinates the strategic efforts of “customer facing” areas of the bank including the Branch Network, Investment Advisory, Insurance, and Consumer/Residential Lending while continuing involvement in the commercial lending function.
Steven received his Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from University of Massachusetts at Lowell in 1985, his MBA from Rivier College in 1989 and graduated from the Harvard Business School’s General Management Program in 2007. His community involvement includes the Rotary Club of Lowell, the Merrimack Economic Development Council board of directors and Challenge Unlimited Advisory Board.
Orlando Lopez - Partner,Burns & Levinson LLP Dr. Lopez has over twenty five years of experience at various high technology companies, including Polaroid, Data General, Control Data, and Science Applications., as a technical manager, program manager, engineer and researcher. His experience spans from managing product design projects, managing complex research teams involving software, IC design, optics, mechanics and electronics to being an active researcher in areas from magnetic and optical recording and electromagnetic effects to imaging science. He has broad knowledge in a variety of engineering and physical science disciplines including physical devices, optics, software, imaging science and mechanical devices.
Dr. Lopez also spent 15 years at Polaroid Corporation as a senior principal engineer, technical manager in various divisions and as a Technical Manager (licensing) /Patent Agent for the Law and Patent Department. He drafted and prosecuted patent applications in electronic imaging, optics, software, business methods, wireless applications and physical devices, and participated in licensing inventions in optics and electronic imaging.
Tom Marmen - Private Investor
Tom is currently a member of Bay Angels, a group located on Cape Cod that is focused on early stage start up companies. During his 30-year career, he has been involved with various start-ups, global enterprises, and turn around situations in the high tech area. Most recently, Tom was the President and CEO of Timelab Corporation. Prior to that he was the President and CEO of RAIDCore, which was purchased by Broadcom Corp., President and CEO of Materials Research Corp., a division of Sony Corp., and spent 18 years at Digital Equipment Corp. where he held various management positions in the company’s Storage, Memory, and Semi-Conductor businesses. Tom currently serves on the Board of Directors for Dot Hill Systems, and Ciprico Systems.
Kim A. Meader- Executive Vice President of Business Lines, Salem Five Bank Kim A. Meader joined Salem Five Bank as Executive Vice President of Business Lines in May 2004 and is responsible for accelerating growth and market share for Salem Five’s Commercial, Retail and E-Banking Divisions. During his twenty-year career in banking and finance, Mr. Meader has held various leadership positions in business and in the Greater Boston community. Prior to joining Salem Five Bank, Mr. Meader worked for Citizens Financial Group, serving as the Chairman, President and CEO of Citizens Bank, New Hampshire. Preceding his career with Citizens Bank, Mr. Meader served as a Division Executive in Middle Market Commercial Lending for BankBoston and for BayBank. From 1983 to 1991, Mr. Meader worked as a Senior Vice President and Division Executive in the Commercial Real Estate and Workout divisions for Bank of New England.
Thomas P. Riley- Chairman/CEO, ConnectEdu
Thomas P. Riley has spent over twenty years working with families in various healthcare and education settings. As Chairman and CEO of The Brown Schools, he operated behavioral programs for at-risk youth as well as boarding schools for students with specialized needs. As President and CEO of National Mentor, Thomas provided housing and educational support services for disadvantaged youth. As Chairman and CEO of ConnectEdu, Thomas is dedicated to providing college bound students and their families with an organized and thoughtful approach to searching for, applying to and paying for college. As the parent of two current college students, Thomas knows personally how daunting the current process can be and how important it is to young people to find the college that is the "right match" for them.
Michael H. Shanahan- Managing Partner, Egan-Managed Capital
Mike Shanahan has spent nearly 30 years in finance and early stage venture investing. He co-founded Egan-Managed Capital in 1997. As Managing Partner at Egan-Managed Capital, Mike is responsible for the investment decision process. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Apparent Networks, Genalytics, IntelliVid, Nexaweb, OnePIN, SOFTRAX Corporation and Whaleback Systems. He formerly served on the Boards of nine other Egan portfolio companies.
Prior to founding Egan-Managed Capital, Mike worked for 15 years with Eastech Management Company, a venture firm that developed a portfolio of 34 technology investments during his tenure. He also worked in corporate finance and venture capital at both Paine Webber and Banker's Trust Company. He holds an AB in Economics from Holy Cross College, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Lars A. Swanson- Executive Vice President & Managing Member,Fusion Media Group
Prior to founding Fusion, Lars was President of Swan Capital, LLC, a private equity investing and advisory firm. Swan Capital provides advisory services to Bank of America’s Principal Investing unit, where Lars had worked since 1994 as a senior investment manager and member of the Investment Committee at BancBoston Ventures Inc. Lars is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of SkyCross, Inc., a leading, global manufacturer of antennae for wireless products. Prior to BancBoston Ventures, Lars was a lender in the Media & Communications group for Bank of Boston. He holds a B.A. from Duke University
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