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R. Allan Mackenzie – Chairman
Allan MacKenzie is the General Partner of Disruptive Ventures where he specializes in software and related infrastructure. His current board positions include BridgeWerx and the ROI Fund. In 1999, Allan joined the management team of one of his investee companies, as the Vice President of Finance. During his tenure, Allan helped grow the company from 6 employees to 85, leading to a 30-fold return to its investors when it was acquired by AOL in 2000. Allan holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario (Ivey Business School) and degrees in Engineering and Economics from Stanford University.
John Kemp-Welch
John joined BDC Venture Capital in January 1997. He has over twenty one years of investment management experience with early stage technology companies. From 1987 to 1997, John held progressively senior investment management positions at Innovation Ontario Corporation, a venture capital firm involved in early stage technology investments. In that role, he worked closely with the board and management of over thirty early stage technology companies. From 1981 to 1986, John was an investment manager with the Ontario Energy Corporation, which invested in a variety of oil, gas, and energy-related technology companies. John Kemp-Welch holds Bachelor degrees in both Economics and Geography from McMaster University.
Rakesh Mathur
Rakesh's primary focus in Optessa is the evolution of business strategy, especially in the areas of strategic alliances and business development. As an entrepreneur, Rakesh has created two successful high-growth technology companies. In 1994 he co-founded Armedia, an early leader in DVD semiconductors, which merged with Broadcom in 1999. In 1996, he co-founded Junglee, built the company as its CEO and merged it with Amazon.com in 1998. Junglee led to dramatic and innovative changes in the way consumers query the Internet. Rakesh was selected as a member of the 1998 Upside 100, Upside Magazine's list of the 100 most successful technology executives that year. In 1999 he founded Skyblaze Ventures, a venture fund investing in innovative early stage technology companies in the US and India. Skyblaze has funded and advised entrepreneurs who have created companies that include Yodlee, Elance, uReach, Xpeed, Stratify, Tavant and PointCross. Rakesh holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Texas and a B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India.
Srinivas (Vasu) Netrakanti
Please see Optessa Management Team
Ashok Erramilli
Please see Optessa Management Team
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