Tim Brown - Partner, Alta-Berkeley Ventures (Board Member)
Tim joined Alta Berkeley in 1998 following a ten year career within high tech industries, principally semiconductor manufacturing equipment and three years at 3i, a leading London-based private equity firm.
Albert J. DaValle, Jr. - Partner, JK&B Capital (Board Member)
Mr. DaValle has over 19 years of experience within the telecommunications industry. Immediately prior to joining JK&B, Mr. DaValle was Vice President of Engineering and Construction for Ameritech. In that role, Mr. DaValle was responsible for a $2 billion capital budget and leading Ameritech's 7,000-person engineering organization charged with responsibility for all network design and engineering, technology development and network construction.
Robert Hook PhD, MIEEE - Managing Director, Esprit Capital Partners LLP (Chairman and Board Member)
Bob is an electronic and communications engineer by training, and was a director of Cambridge Consultants Limited for ten years prior to founding Prelude in 1984. He built Prelude up into the UK's leading early-stage technology venture capital investment company, raising three funds, and led its merger with Cazenove Private Equity in 2006 to form Esprit, of which he is Chairman.
Matthew Mead - Partner, 3i Ventures (Board Member)
Mr. Mead is a Partner in the Venture business at 3i and has a strong 12-year track record of investing in, managing and exiting investments within the technology sector. During 2008, Matt has successfully sold 3i's investments in Nallatech to ISI, Inc., Argot to Ascom AG, Vistorm to EDS, Achilles to HG Capital, and Metastorm to W Capital.
Dr. M. Niel Ransom - Principal, Ransomshire Associates (Board Member)
Before launching his advisory firm, Dr. Ransom was worldwide CTO of Alcatel, where he was responsible for corporate research, corporate strategy, intellectual property and R&D investment.
Steve Ricci - Senior Partner, Flagship Ventures (Board Member)
Steve has over 30 years of experience in the venture capital industry and has been directly involved in the financing of over 125 companies. Prior to the formation of Flagship Ventures, Steve was a General Partner at OneLiberty Ventures, a predecessor firm to Flagship.
Gerald Wesel - President and CEO, Polatis (Board Member)
As President and CEO of Polatis Incorporated, Mr. Wesel is responsible for the company's overall management and strategic direction.
