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John Emra
Government Affairs
AT&T Connecticut

Dan Garrow
SVP of Information Systems & CIO,
Mohegan Sun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Executive Committee

 

 

Raymond A. (Tony) Allen III
CTC's 2006 Vice Chair, Mr. Allen is a Managing Partner of The IMPACT Group, a boutique consultancy of experiencedsenior executives from diverse industry backgrounds that bring angel investment and strategic management consulting to start-up technology businesses, turnarounds and a broad range of public, private and nonprofit sector organizations. He brings more than 20 years of global strategic, environmental and operational managementconsulting experience to the companies he assists with strategies that result in profitable, accelerated growth of both product and service businesses.

Prior to joining The IMPACT Group, Mr. Allen co-founded Spear Technologies, Inc. in 1997, for which he acquired venture capital to fund and served as Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Operations and a Member of the Board of Directors. In the two-year period that followed, Spear became the leading supplier of Enterprise Asset Management Software to the Public Transportation Industry. Prior to founding Spear, Mr. Allen was Vice President of Operations for Tenera, Inc. a publicly held management consulting firm that served the global energy and transportation markets.

Mr. Allen began his career in 1982 as a scientist and project manager in the consulting engineering field with the E.C. Jordan Company, one of the oldest privately owned engineering companies in the country. When the company was acquired by Combustion Engineering in 1987 and then Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) in 1988, he served as a Project Manager and General Manager where he successfully won and managed contracts with values up to $175 million. In 1991, Mr. Allen was appointed Vice President of Operations and was responsible for the start-up and management of a multi-office region in the southeastern U.S. that grew from start-up to $45 million in sales in 4 years. In 1995, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Strategy and Management Systems.  www.groupimpact.com

William T. Bromage, BA
CTC's Treasurer, Mr. Bromage is President and COO of Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank, a $12 billion Connecticut-based financial institution delivering diverse consumer and commercial banking services. Mr. Bromage is responsible for all of Webster's commercial banking and wealth management activities, including subsidiaries Duff & Phelps, which provides corporate financial advisory services, and Center Capital Corporation, a national equipment financing company. He oversees Webster's corporate development, corporate Internet strategy, marketing and human resources functions. For most of his career, Mr.Bromage was employed by the former Shawmut National Corporation, where he served as Executive Vice President for Commercial Banking. Mr. Bromage received his B.A degree from Wesleyan University.  www.websterbank.com

 

Victor Budnick
                                                   

Victor has more than 20 years of experience in high technology venture capital investment and in mergers and acquisitions.

For more than ten years, he was the President and Executive Director of Connecticut Innovations, the State of Connecticut's investor in emerging technology companies and a national model for public investment in the health care and technology sectors. Prior to Connecticut Innovations, Victor consulted to Fortune 500 companies on internal corporate venturing, technology businesses and a seed capital fund.

He has built and maintained deep and long-standing relationships in the technology and venture communities, as a member of the board of directors of the Connecticut Technology Council and Connecticut United for Research Excellence, Connecticut's bioscience industry organization, as well as a founder and co-chair of the Crossroads Venture Fair, the Northeast's largest venture event, held annually in Connecticut. In April, 2005, Mr. Budnick received the first Founder's Award from the Connecticut Venture Group in recognition of his leadership and vision in strengthening Connecticut's high-technology sector. In 2001, he received the Seton Elm Award in recognition of his work to strengthen ties between Yale University and the City of New Haven. www.ironwoodcapital.com

Michael Cantor, B.S., J.D.
Mr. Cantor was born in Hartford, Connecticut, July 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Cantor, a partner in the firm, graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science with honors in Chemical Engineering / Materials Engineering in 1980. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut in 1983. Mr. Cantor is an Adjunct Professor in Patent Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Connecticut Patent Law Association, American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, International Trademark Association; Tau Beta Pi. www.cantorcolburn.com

 

Bruce Carlson, B.A.
Mr. Carlson is the Chief of Staff at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He is also the Managing Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Connecticut. He joined the Health Center in 1998 as Special Assistant for Economic Affairs after having worked for the State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management for 21 years. From 1983 to 1998, Mr. Carlson held the position of Policy Development Director where he advised the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Governor on a broad range of policy issues. From 1980 to 1983, he was director of the Winter Energy Programs, where he developed, coordinated and directed a statewide grant program to assist low-income families in heating their homes through the winter. From 1978-1980, Mr. Carlson was employed as a Planning Analyst where he designed and implemented a public information program on energy conservation.

Mr. Carlson received his bachelor's degree in history from the University of Connecticut School of Liberal Arts & Sciences in 1975.

He and his wife, Chloe, live in West Hartford with their four children.

 

Brian Charette
More information to come. www.foxwoods.com

 

Jean Colpin
Dr. Jean Colpin retired in 2007 from his position as director or the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC).  While there, he oversaw new technology programs developed at UTRC, providing creative innovations to United Technologies Corporation's business units.  He also participated in setting up UTC strategic technology directions.

Before joining UTRC in 2003, Jean held multiple senior positions within Pratt & Whitney Canada, in Engineering, Service Centers, and Manufacturing and most recently as Vice President, Commmercial Engine Programs and the Technical Services, for Pratt & Whitney.  Jean joined Pratt & Whitney in 1985.

Jean obtained a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Universite de Liege, Belgium in 1973 and a doctorate in fluid dynamics from the Von Karman Institute and ther Universite de Liege, the Association des Ingeniers de Belgique and the Oredre des ingenieurs du Quebec.  Jean lives in Avon, CT with his wife, Eva.  Jean and Eva have two children, Olivier and Isabelle.

 

Robert C. Daigle, B.S., M.B.A.
Robert Daigle was appointed Vice President of Research and Development, Chief Technology Officer of Rogers Corporation in July 2003. In this position, Daigle is primarily responsible for leading Rogers' efforts in developing products and acquiring technology to drive the Company's growth for the future.

Since January '06, he has been serving as Chairman of the Board at Rogers Chang Chun Technology Co., Ltd., a joint venture of Rogers Corporation and Chang Chun Plastics, Co., Ltd., located in Taipei, Taiwan.

Daigle joined Rogers in 1988, serving as Development Engineer in Research and Development. He remained in R&D for six years and then transferred to Corporate Marketing. In 1996, he joined the Microwave Materials Division (now Advanced Circuit Materials Division) as Engineering Manager and was promoted to Division Manager in 1997. In 2001, he was promoted to Vice President of the Advanced Circuit Materials Division (ACMD) at Rogers. He has led ACMD through significant changes and achieved great success during his tenures as Division Manager and Vice President.

Mr. Daigle has a B.S. in Chemical & Materials Engineering, UConn and an M.B.A from Rensselaer

 

James Cioban, B.A., M.A.
CTC's Vice Chair, Jim Cioban, is President and CEO of Cierant Corporation, a developer of applications for multi-channel interactive marketing and publishing. Jim has over 21 years of experience in technology marketing, direct sales, channel management and business consulting. Prior to leading CierantT and serving as its technology visionary and application evangelist, Jim served for 12 years as President of Technical Marketing Systems, a marketing communications and design firm with focus in B2B and technology markets. Before Technical Marketing Systems, Jim served in a variety of sales and product marketing capacities at IBM Instruments Inc., an analytical instrumentation subsidiary of IBM Corporation. Jim also co-founded High Tech Type, an early stage output service bureau, and served as an executive officer and board member for REI, a regional real estate investment firm. He is President of the Bright Star Foundation, a non-profit education innovation foundation, and serves on a variety of regional educational and economic development boards. He has a B.A. in Biochemistry and an M.A. in Chemistry from Dartmouth College.

 

John Emra
More info to come

Dan Garrow
A member of the St. Regis Tribe of Mohawks at Akwesasne
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Career extends 31 years in information systems development and management
Career experience spans various industries

• Agway, Inc. - Programming - farmer's cooperative
• Burlington House Fabrics - Programming - textile company
• Celanese Corp - Programming and Systems Analysis - textile company
• Alcan Aluminum - Systems Analysis & Systems Management - heavy metals industry
• Independent Consultant
• The Oneida Indian Nation (NY) - Systems Management - tribal government
• Mohegan Sun - Systems Management - casino resort

Hired at Mohegan in January 1998 as Director of IS
Promoted at Mohegan in July of 1999 to VP of IS
Promoted at Mohegan in June of 2002 to Senior VP of IS and CIO

 

Elliot Ginsberg
President and Chief Executive Officer, CCAT-  Elliot identifies and directs the formulation, implementation and execution of innovative economic development tools/programs to promote the region’s technological capabilities; works closely with CCAT’s Board of Directors to carry out CCAT’s mission, goals and objectives; - B.A., Economics, Franklin & Marshall College; J.D., University Of Connecticut School Of Law.

 

Jennifer Good

Jennifer L. Good was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Penwest in June, 2006. Ms. Good had been President and Chief Operating Officer of Penwest since November of 2005. Prior to that Jennifer served as Penwest's Chief Financial Officer since March, 1997.

Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Good served as Corporate Controller and Corporate Director of Finance of Penford Corporation, Penwest's former parent company, from 1993 to 1997. From 1987 to 1993, Ms. Good was employed by Ernst & Young LLP in a number of positions, the most recent being audit manager where she focused primarily on high-tech and biotech clients.

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Pacific Lutheran University. www.penw.com

 

Richard Harris, J.D.
Rick Harris, resident in the firm's New Haven office, leads Day Pitney's Technology & Intellectual Property Business group. His practice includes structuring, negotiating and documenting the acquisition, disposition and recapitalization of technology-related business enterprises and assisting clients in the implementation of a broad range of strategic outsourcing arrangements. He has advised large financial institutions, including banks and insurance companies, and multinational manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies in connection with their multi-year, multimillion-dollar IT and telecommunications outsourcing and managed services arrangements. In addition, Rick advises leading technology companies in connection with computer and other technology licenses, technology transfer and joint venture agreements, system development agreements and copyright, trademark and trade secret matters. Much of Rick's technology licensing practice is devoted to the transfer and commercialization of technology from research universities around the United States to private industry.

Rick regularly lectures around the country and writes on intellectual property law topics relating to computer technology and technology outsourcing. Most recently, Rick's presentations include programs entitled "Technology Outsourcing in the Financial Services Industry: Contingency Planning - A Contractual Approach to Managing Uncertainty" in Stamford, Connecticut and "Negotiating Telecommunications Outsourcing Deals: Major Issues in Integrating Managed Services Agreements" in Dallas, Texas. In the Spring of 2004, he joined representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice and federal and state law enforcement agencies in a panel discussion entitled "Cyberthieves in Corporate Vaults," which was presented at a seminar sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association.

Rick is also a Director, and past Chair, of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Connecticut.

 

Rick Huebner

Mr. Huebner is President & CEO of Visual Technologies, Inc., a software development and technology consulting firm in Hartford, Connecticut and has more than 20 years of experience in technology: designing, developing, consulting, and managing projects.

Mr. Huebner serves on the board of directors of the Connecticut World Affairs Council.  He is active in the Connecticut Technology Council, serves as co-chair for Connecticut’s IT Cluster, and participates in the Governor’s Competitiveness Council.  He is also active in various community and civic organizations in his home town of Portland, CT.  These include serving on the board of directors of the Swedish Cemetery, participating as member of Zion Lutheran Church’s property committee, and acting as Advancement Chairman and committee member for Boy Scout Troop 2.  Rick has a B.S. from Lehigh University.  www.visualtechnologiesinc.com

Chris Kalish
Chris Kalish is the Director and Chief Technology Officer of the GE edgelab, where he manages strategic corporate initiatives from New Product Introductions (NPIs) and Market Entrance Strategies to stochastic risk modeling and econometrics. Prior to his tenure at GE, Chris was a Technical Fellow at PepsiCo, where he was responsible for global systems architecture and technology strategies. Chris has research experience in parallel systems and hardware and compiler design, and has led applied studies in emerging technologies, such as biometrics, sales force automation, and broadband wireless technologies. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science from Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

 

Vincent M. Kiernan, J.D.
CTC's Secretary, Vinny Kiernan, is partner at the law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP based in Stamford, CT. He is a lawyer who thinks like a businessman. He just happens to have a JD rather than an MBA. He is as comfortable with a profit and loss statement as he is with the Delaware corporate code.

Vinny is a transactional lawyer and business advisor dedicated to achieving his client's goals. He has broad experience across many industries and brings that experience to bear in finding solutions for his clients. He represents: (i) early stage and middle market companies where the owners and investors seek to grow the companies by taking advantage of proprietary technology and processes; (ii) private and public companies engaged in one or a series of mergers and acquisitions or other strategic investment or capital raising transactions; and (iii) individuals and entities seeking or providing seed and venture capital financing.

Vinny is very involved with economic development matters, business organizations and not-for-profit causes. He is a member of the State of Connecticut's Governor's Competitiveness Council, the Co-Chairperson of the State of Connecticut's Software and Information Technology Cluster, Chairperson of the Connecticut Technology Council's FastTrack program (a business accelerator program for early stage technology companies) and a member of the Board of the Connecticut Technology Council and its Executive Committee. He is also on the Board of Advisors for the Connecticut Law Tribune, the Connecticut state wide legal newspaper. Vinny also serves on the Board of Directors of the Stamford Boy Scouts.

 

John Kreitler, B.A., J.D.
John E. Kreitler is a Senior Partner in the Law Firm of Shipman & Goodwin LLP with major offices in Hartford, Stamford and Greenwich Connecticut. Mr. Kreitler is a member of the Firm's Business Law Department, including the Firm's Mergers, Acquisition and Corporate Transactions (MACT) practice group, and its Ventures and Intellectual Property (VIP) practice group.

Mr. Kreitler has considerable experience in mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance and corporate finance, especially relating to technology businesses and to insurance and health care companies. In addition, Mr. Kreitler is actively involved in intellectual property matters, representing clients in major computer hardware, software, telecommunications and medical equipment transactions. He has assisted high-technology companies establish licensing and distribution networks, service organizations, strategic ventures, R&D partnerships, and outsourcing arrangements.

Mr. Kreitler is admitted to the Connecticut Bar. He is on the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Opera Association where he serves as President. He is also a Board member and the Secretary of the Hartford Chapter of the Connecticut Venture Group. He is the former Chair of the Computer Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. He has authored articles and lectured on computer law, strategic partnering and mergers and acquisitions topics to legal, trade and industry associations.

Mr. Kreitler earned his B.A. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin (cum laude) where he was a member of the Wisconsin Law Review and was appointed to the Order of Coif.

 

Peter Longo    

In his current role, Peter's duties include managing the venture capital and other technology investment activities of Connecticut Innovations. He has over eleven years of early-stage investing experience in over 20 private equity investments and has served as a director or board representative for nine companies, playing key roles in originating, managing, and exiting these investments.

Peter joined CI as a finance associate in 1995, after having served as a senior accountant at Ernst & Young LLP. He was later promoted to controller of CI. He then joined CI's investment team as a director, investments and was subsequently promoted to managing director, investments. In 2006, Peter was promoted to his current positions of executive vice president and chief investment officer.

Peter is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, with a bachelor's degree in business administration, and he holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Hartford. Peter also served six years in the Connecticut Army National Guard.  www.ctinnovations.com

 

Joe Lubenstein
More information to come.  www.crec.com/academy_ms

Frank J. Marco, J.D.
CTC's Vice Chair, Frank Marco has experience which includes six years in the General Counsel's office of General Electric Company, where he was also General Counsel to General Electric Venture Capital Corporation. This gives him a unique background in the venture capital process. 

In honoring Frank with its "Distinguished Service Award," Connecticut Innovations, Inc. described him as "a driving force in the growth of high technology in Connecticut." Frank is a Director and past Chairman of the Connecticut Venture Group and a founder of the central Connecticut chapter. He was a co-founder of the Connecticut Technology Council, where he was secretary and a Board and executive committee member, and is a director nominee, is a member of the Connecticut Software Cluster Advisory Board, the Operating Committee of Connecticut United for Research Excellence and is a director nominee, and is a co-founder of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Connecticut. He was Chairman of "Crossroads," a regional venture fair, for 2001 and 2002 and is a member of the Steering Committee. He is a member of the Technology Transfer Advisory Board of the Governor's Council on Economic Competitiveness.

Rich Mavrogeanes
Rich Mavrogeanes is President and Chairman of VBrick Systems, which develops, manufactures and supports hardware and software products and systems that deliver real-time and on-demand DVD-quality video and CD-quality audio. Mr. Mavrogeanes has been in the communications industry for some 30 years. Before founding VBrick, he was a senior executive at several other young companies including Avidia Systems, SNT, Dataproducts Corporation and GDC. Most recently he received the "Innovator of the Year" award from Business New Haven, was named one of 15 industry executives to Federal Computer Week's "Federal 100" list for making a difference in Federal Information Technology, was named a "A List" executive by Telecom Magazine, and received the 2001 Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalist Award.

 

Alan Mendelson
Alan Mendelson is a Founder and General Partner of Axiom Venture Partners, a firm with over $200 million under management that invests in both IT and Health Sciences, particularly Biotechnology. Prior to founding the venture capital firm, Mr. Mendelson had a 24-year career in investments at Aetna Life & Casualty where he was responsible for building its $135 million venture capital portfolio of direct and partnership investments that led to realizations of over $400 million. He was also a Founder of Thermoscan, now a $100 million subsidiary of Gillette. He presently serves on the board of one public company, and is a Director or observer on five. Mr. Mendelson has also been involved in technology development in the State of Connecticut for over 20 years. He chaired the finance committee of the first Technology High Tech Task Force under Governor O'Neill in 1984 and since then has been involved in several other initiatives. He currently is a member of the Finance Committee of Connecticut Innovations, and a Director of the Connecticut Technology Council and the MIT Enterprise Forum. He has received the Leadership Award from the Connecticut Venture Group, of which he was a prior President, as well as the Distinguished Service Award for Connecticut Innovations. Among his activities outside of Connecticut, he is a Director of the National Research Center for Women and Families in Washington, D.C. and a member and former Co-Chairman of the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences in Claremont, CA.

 

David Mitchell
David Mitchell is responsible for setting the strategic direction, growth initiatives and operations for Open Solutions' banking group. He joined Open Solutions in February of 2000 and brings more than 16 years of domestic and international high-technology venture experience to the company. Prior to joining Open Solutions, Mr. Mitchell served as vice president, Sales and Strategic Alliances, at RoweCom, a $300 million publicly-traded enterprise software company. In addition, Mr. Mitchell has held leadership positions at the Primark Corporation and the Dialog Corporation, both worldwide leaders in providing information services to the financial services sector. Both companies were acquired by The Thompson Corporation, an $8 billion global leader in providing integrated information solutions.

Mr. Mitchell has received several awards from the American Management Association, the Harvard Law School Consortium and the Center for Creative Leadership. Mr. Mitchell received a bachelor's degree in marketing from Central Connecticut State University and earned his certificate of Special Studies in Administration and Management (CSS) from Harvard University.

Kevin Morris
More information to come. www.microsoft.com

Matthew Nemerson, M.B.A.
Mr. Nemerson is President and CEO of the CT TECHNOLOGY Council. (CTC), an organization dedicated to stimulating and facilitating the growth and awareness of technology-based businesses in Connecticut. Matthew joined CTC in September of 2003. He has a 20 year history of building strong communities, organizations and businesses in Connecticut. He is the former COO of Netkey, Inc and was the founding Vice President of the Science Park at Yale. For 13 years Matthew was president of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce. He is a former reporter for "Fortune Magazine", was a staff director for a committee of the CT State Legislature and worked for the late U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff. Matthew is a graduate of Columbia College and Yale School of Management and has graduated from the Center for Creative Leadership in North Carolina.

 

Chuck Pagano
Chuck Pagano, who joined ESPN prior to its debut on September 7, 1979 as a technical director, was named to the newly created post of Executive Vice President, technology in 2005. He is responsible for all technology sectors within ESPN, including television, radio, and new media, as well as research and development. Prior to this position, Pagano served as senior vice president, technology, engineering and operations (1999 - 2005), where he led his department and oversaw engineering, operations, facilities and new technology.

At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention (2004) in Las Vegas, he was awarded the "Technology Leadership" award from Broadcasting and Cable Magazine as recognition for his many contributions to sports television production and high definition television (HDTV) technology rollout, implementation, and planning.

 

Patricia Pedersen
Patricia Pedersen serves as University Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, Office of Central Development, for Yale University. Ms. Pedersen holds a BA from Smith College and a Ph.D. from John Hopkins University. She has a long academic career, having served as Director of Corporate Relations, Office of Central Development, for Yale, Development Officer for Yale, a Research Scientist and Instructor in Neuroanatomy at the Yale School of Medicine, and a Development Officer for the Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven.

 

 

Leon A. Pintsov, M.S, Ph.D.
Mr. Pintsov is a Fellow at Pitney Bowes. He has been with Pitney Bowes for more than 15 years and has held positions of increasing responsibility in operations, strategic marketing, postal automation and advanced concepts and development. Mr. Pintsov is an internationally-recognized authority in the field of postal payment security and payment applications in electronic commerce. He is also recognized as an expert in the field of computer imaging and optical character recognition. Mr. Pintsov is an inventor and co-inventor in 31 US and international patents. He holds an M.S. degree in Mathematics Magna Cum Laude from the University of St. Petersburg (Russia), Executive M.S. degree in Management Science from the Hartford Graduate Center of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics from the Institute of Telecommunications Engineering in St. Petersburg.

Gary Plotkin
Gary Plotkin is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, eBusiness & Technology for the Hartford's Property Casualty Operations. He joined The Hartford in December of 2004.

Gary brings over 17 years of financial services and information technology experience to his new role. Before joining The Hartford, Gary was Executive Vice President of Client and Network Services at The MacGregor Group, a producer of Order Management Software for the international financial services marketplace. Prior to that, Gary was a partner in the Accenture's Financial Services and Technology practice.

 

Elaine A. Pullen
CTC's 2005 Chair, Ms. Pullen is the former Chair of Connecticut Innovations, Inc. and Chief Technology Officer of Gerber Scientific. Prior to joining Gerber, Ms. Pullen was President of Trident, a division of ITW. Trident is a worldwide leader and pioneer in the development, manufacture and marketing of proprietary inkjet print heads, inks and components to original equipment manufacturers. Ms. Pullen is a member of the Connecticut Governor's Council on Economic Competitiveness, a Director of Fargo Electronics, Eden Prairie, Minn., and the Automated Identification Manufacturers Association. Ms. Pullen holds several patents and is a regular speaker at international conferences.

 

David Reisner, Ph.D.
CTC's Chair, Dr. David Reisner, is a 1978 University Honors graduate from Wesleyan University, where he received his Ph.D. at MIT in 1983 in the field of chemical physics. In 1996, Reisner co-founded both Inframat® and US Nanocorp® as a vehicle to develop nanostructured materials technology. Since founding, Inframat and US Nanocorp have been funded over $20 MM in Government Contract R&D. Both Companies have been recognized in both Y2002 and Y2003 for their fast revenue growth as Deloitte & Touche Connecticut Technology Fast50 Award recipients, the first time that two companies under the same management have won as well as being the first two nanotech winners in the U.S. He is also Chairman of US Nanocorp's commercialization spin off, Battery IntelligenceTM Incorporated. Reisner is very active on the Board of the Connecticut Venture Group and has recently joined the Connecticut Technology Council. He is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. Reisner is serving a 3-year term as a Technology Pioneer for the World Economic Forum.

 

Eric Rosow
As Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Premise, Mr. Rosow is responsible for establishing the strategic direction of Premise's growth and expansion initiatives and defining the Company's leadership as a provider of performance optimization solutions.

Mr. Rosow has over 18 years of biomedical engineering and executive healthcare management experience, and holds six patents, has written more than 50 academic papers and book chapters, co-authored one book and has presented at such notable conferences as the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), IQPC's Best Practices in Optimizing Patient Throughput, the National Association for Healthcare Access Managers (NAHAM), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).

Mr. Rosow earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at Trinity College, and received his Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Hartford Graduate Center/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His professional affiliations include memberships in: the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS); the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE); the Data Warehouse Institute; the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS); the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI); and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). www.premiseusa.com

Gualberto Ruaño, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Ruaño has been an entrepreneur in the biotechnology industry for 15 years. He is a pioneer in several molecular technologies for profiling genome diversity stemming from population and evolutionary genetics. He obtained both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University.

Dr. Ruaño founded GENOMAS in September 2003, and is the company's President. Dr. Ruaño is Director of the Genetics Research Center and of Cardiovascular Genetics at Hartford Hospital. He is also Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Adjunct) at George Washington University School of Medicine.

Dr. Ruaño founded Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 1997 as the first company to pioneer pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine. He served as Genaissance's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer. As CEO he led the IPO of the company in 2000 (NASDAQ: GNSC), which successfully raised $90 million. As CSO, he developed the current standard for genetic associations based on gene haplotypes and multi-allele genotypes. He is the inventor of the CAS System (U.S. patent 5,427,911) for the rapid determination of sequence variation, which is now used for HIV and hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment.

Dr. Ruaño's clinical research interests revolve around cardiovascular physiogenomics and evolutionary medicine. His public policy activities center on the implementation of genomics in personalized medicine from both regulatory and reimbursement perspectives.

Dr. Ruaño was elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering on April 2004, noted for his contributions to personalized medicine at the national level and for biotechnology development in Connecticut.

Jeffrey S. Rubin
Mr. Rubin is an experienced investment banker specializing in technology related companies. He is Managing Director of Cronus Partners LLC, a Connecticut-based investment bank covering a broad variety of information, environmental, and medical technologies. For most of his career, Mr. Rubin has been Chief Financial Officer of large public companies. Mr. Rubin is the former Vice-chairman of Vanstar Corporation, Executive V.P. of Nynex Corporation, Sr. V.P and CFO of Combustion Engineering and VP Planning and Control of Anaconda. Mr. Rubin has an MBA from the University of Southern California, a BBA from CCNY and is a CPA and Registered Securities Principal.

 

William Rucci
Bill Rucci joined Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) in 1993, to consolidate and lead their IS infrastructure organization. In 2000, Bill was given the title of Chief Information Officer for the company. That role expanded in 2002 to CIO for HSB Group.

Prior to joining HSB, Bill spent twenty years with Aetna Life and Casualty. He focused on Information Systems management; leading application development, directing IT technical services, and setting IS strategy from a corporate perspective.

Bill is a long time member of the Society for Information Management (SIM). Through this organization he and the other members share effective solutions, and spend time investing in the community (developing student's career interest in IS at the high school and college level).

As a 2006 & 2007 board member for the Connecticut Technology Council, a Connecticut based industry group, Bill has the opportunity to influence the state's understanding and positioning to attract and retain technology based companies in the region.

He also is an active participant in the Greater Hartford Arts Council, an organization whose purpose is to develop and support an appreciation of the Arts in central Connecticut. Bill was also the 2004 HSB Campaign Chairperson for the United Way.

 

Al Subbloie
Recognized as a telecommunications technology and Internet pioneer, Al Subbloie brings a visionary approach to Tangoe. In 1984, after leaving Andersen Consulting, Al co-founded and served as CEO of Information Management Associates (IMA). Al was among the first to develop and market both call center voice and data solutions for integrated sales, marketing, telemarketing, and customer service activities. He guided the growth of this market leading company to more than $50M in sales, and more than 300 customers in seven offices worldwide.In 1997, Al co-founded Buyersedge.com, an Internet company in the field of reverse auction.

Al is credited with one of the patents for reverse auction theory, the leading Internet paradigm in most shopping sites today. (Ensera acquired Buyersedge.com.) Al also founded Freefire, a web-enabled eCRM customer interaction software, supporting email response, chat, and remote telephony in an ASP model involving complex data distribution requirements. (Freefire was subsequently acquired by Teletech Holdings.)Al served on the board for Acsis, Inc., the leading provider of RFID device management technology solutions (which, under Al's leadership, was sold to Safeguard Scientific in Dec. 2005) and currently serves on the Board of NYC-based Operative Inc.

Al has also served as Chairman of the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) and now serves as a Board member for the CTC. As president and CEO of Tangoe, Al has led the vision of the company to become the leading software provider in the Telecom Expense Management (TEM) space. Prior to IMA, Al received a degree with honors in Economics from Trinity College.

Peter Walsh
Peter Walsh is Vice President, Marketing of Sonalysts, Inc., a Waterford-based company that provides professional services to the U.S. Navy through sonar, communications, and training programs, as well as providing state-of-the-art film, video, animation and audio production services to a variety of business and entertainment markets. Mr. Walsh is responsible for developing strategic marketing and sales programs for new products and services offered by Sonalysts. Prior to joining Sonalysts, he was president of Kiser Research Inc., a company that specializes in business development and technology transfer between U.S. industry and Eastern European enterprises and scientific centers.

Kevin Williams
Kevin Williams has held various engineering and management positions in the company over the last 24 years. Presently, Kevin leads engineering teams in Tolland, CT; Ikast, Denmark; and Shanghai, China. In addition to his duties at Gerber Technology, Kevin is also the Chairman of the Technology Advisory Board of Gerber Scientific, Inc. and is a member of the GS, Inc Senior Management Team.

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds over 20 U.S. and foreign patents and is a former member of the Computer Systems Technical Advisory Committee (CSTAC) at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington D.C.

 

Ira Yellen
With a background in public relations, marketing and design, Ira oversees a wide range of marketing and communications projects and provides strategic counsel for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofit organizations. FEC clients served include: Connecticut Community College System; Connecticut Association of Nonprofits, University of Connecticut (Schools of Education, Business and Continuing Education), DeLoitte & Touche, LLP; Hospital for Special Care; Laidlaw Transit, Inc.; ADVO, Inc.; CIGNA; Hartford Hospital; United Healthcare; and Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

A graduate of Pratt Institute, Ira started his career as a designer of residential renovation projects in Brooklyn, New York. While working with Margaret Mead in the early 1970s, he began exploring the relationships that intertwine commerce, civic institutions, society and human nature - a perspective that continues to influence his work today. As a chronicler and fund-raiser for the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island restoration project during the 1980s, Ira applied his entrepreneurial skills to help raise more than a $100,000 for the preservation of this important national monument.

With his company First Experience Communications, Ira has developed his strategic skills to encompass leading-edge practices including integrated marketing communications, electronic commerce, and interactive multimedia projects.

His company has a unique niche in public education and public relations by creating communication models for school districts and large non-profit and regional organizations in the State of Connecticut. Ira currently counsels in marketing and public relations to over 40 school systems in the following areas: crisis communications; community relations; budget and referendum issues; technology; curriculum improvement; diversity and inter-district issues; and internal communications.