Dennis Albano, Chairman and CEO
Dennis Albano is a seasoned software industry executive with more than two decades of experience in sales, marketing, and executive management. Albano previously guided Vigilant Networks through repositioning and the consequent sale to a strategic partner. He was CEO and President of MediaCom, and held executive positions at COMPAQ, Digital Equipment, Victor Technologies and Honeywell Information Systems.
Dave Lemont, Lemont Consulting
Dave Lemont is the founder of Lemont Consulting, focused on helping companies achieve real business traction in the marketplace. Lemont brings broad executive experience in software development, sales and operational management and a special hands-on expertise in building winning “go-to-market” strategies. Prior to founding Lemont Consulting, he was the CEO of AppIQ, the leader in storage management software, through its acquisition by Hewlett Packard.
Richard D'Amore, North Bridge Venture Partners
Rich D'Amore is a general partner of North Bridge Venture Partners. Rich's venture investing is targeted at the software industry. He has focused his investment activity in the Northeast, since establishing Hambro's office there in 1982. All have been active projects, including structuring initial transactions and assuming board seats. Rich is a 1975 summa cum laude graduate of Northeastern University, and a 1980 graduate and Baker Scholar of the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.
Mark Robinson, VIMAC, LLC
Mark joined VIMAC in 1994. He has nine years of venture experience, and has led and participated in over 35 rounds of venture financing. He is primarily responsible for the selection, management and exit of portfolio companies for the IT funds. Mark brings a rare combination of experiences spanning operations, finance and consulting in both mature and fledging companies that help him advise and support early-stage companies.
Jack Shields, Boston Capital Ventures
Mr. Shields brings a wealth of experience in the computer industry to BCV. At Digital Equipment Corporation he was among the first 100 employees, and held positions ranging from field engineer to senior vice president over a period of 28 years. In 1990, Mr. Shields joined Computervision where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Shields has spent the last four years personally investing in and providing advice to technology start-up companies. He is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute's School of Industrial Management (WPI) and the Harvard Business School PMD program and has received an honorary Doctorate of Engineering from WPI.
Jim Ricotta, Peermeta
Jim Ricotta is President and Chief Executive Officer at Peermeta, responsible for the overall leadership of the company including implementation of its strategy and business plan. Jim is a seasoned CEO, entrepreneur, and board member with over 25 years of experience in relevant domains such as digital media, content distribution, application-layer networking, and middleware software platforms. Jim has a solid record of achievement having guided several startups from early stages of growth, on to successful acquisitions and post-merger integrations. Jim has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor of science in electrical engineering degree from Cornell University.