The Most Widely Used Open Source Business Intelligence
Philippe joined Partech in 1997 and focuses on software. He has 17 years of experience in private equity in Europe and the U.S., with 12 years specifically focused on early stage investing. Prior to joining Partech, Philippe was a Partner with Sofinnova in Paris. He has been a Director of Egide and BVRP (both listed on the French market) and Adknowledge (acquired by CMGI). In addition, he was involved with Flamel Technologies (FLML) and Rightpoint Software (acquired by E.piphany). Philippe currently sits on the board of directors of Jaspersoft and Spoke Software and is an advisor to InQuira. He attended the Engineering School of Mines in Nancy, France and received an MS from Stanford University where he was named a Sloan Fellow. More information about Partech can be found at www.partechvc.com.
Brian brings to Jaspersoft a 22-year track record of success in helping to build and lead prominent technology companies’ product and go-to-market strategies. Most recently, Mr. Gentile was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Informatica Corporation, the industry-leading data integration software company, where he helped the company grow consistently and substantially. Previously, Mr. Gentile served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Brio Software, a leading business intelligence software provider, where he was responsible for the company’s global market position and strategy, product marketing, corporate marketing and strategic partner relationships. Prior to Brio, as a Vice President at Sun Microsystems, Brian created Sun’s first-ever worldwide Developer Relations team and helped build the Sun and Java Developer Connection Programs, which reached over 2 million active members during his tenure. And prior to Sun, Brian led Apple’s Evangelism and Developer Relations team, enabling10,000 independent software vendors to work closely and successfully with Apple’s products and technologies.
Gen Isayama is currently a Principal at DCM, a venture capital firm committed to funding early-stage technology companies. Gen focuses his investments in consumer internet/digital media, mobile applications, and wireless technologies. With his business experience in Asia, he also oversees DCM's investments in Asia including China, Korea and Japan. Gen is currently serving on the board of directors for Jaspersoft, Catalyst Mobile, Star Flyer and an observer for Sling Media, fastmobile, Bittorrent, Oak Pacific Interactive (mop.com), Oriental Standard, Picsel, and PandoraTV. Prior to joining DCM, Gen worked at Mizuho Financial Group, formerly the Industrial Bank of Japan, and has extensive experience in a wide variety of areas including corporate finance, structured finance, derivative trading, and market risk management using intensive quantitative methods. Prior to Mizuho, Gen ran a web design consultancy company serving clients in the US and Japan. Gen holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. in Law from Tokyo University. For more information on DCM, visit www.dcm.com.
Gary joined Morgenthaler as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence in August 1997 and became a Partner in April 1998. Gary came to Morgenthaler from Apple Computer where he served as Sr. Vice President and General Manager of the $3 billion Power Macintosh division. Earlier, as Vice President of Channel Sales, he oversaw two-tier distribution in North America and managed Apple's $1.2 billion small business market. Gary also served as Sr. Director of Marketing for Apple's $2.9 billion Pacific division (Japan, Asia, Latin America, Canada) where he directed a $150 million brand building and merchandising budget. Previously, Gary spent seven years at Sun Microsystems where he was most recently Director of Product Marketing for the Solaris Products Division, Sun's largest software division. He also served as Director of Marketing for Sun's Intercontinental division, which included a 2-year posting in Hong Kong. Earlier, as Group Manager of Industry Marketing, Gary helped lead Sun's entry into the telecommunications and financial services industries by setting market strategy, recruiting corporate partners, establishing market requirements and via vertical market promotion. Gary was an associate with the venture capital firm Venrock Associates. He also held sales and marketing positions at IBM. He began his career as an IC design engineer for TRW's microelectronics research labs. Morgenthaler Ventures can be found at www.morgenthaler.com.
Kate is a co-founder of Scale Venture Partners, a venture capital fund with over $900 million under management located in Silicon Valley, California. She is instrumental in building Scale Venture Partners' team and strategic direction and leads investments in software and business services. Kate brings more than 25 years' experience in technology, finance and management to her portfolio teams. Kate has actively worked with portfolio companies such as Hubspan, Jaspersoft, mBlox, Wayport, & Tonic Software as they grow to become successful enterprises.
Kate is also the Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and a member of its Executive Committee. She is actively involved with regulatory & economic policy impacting the venture industry and the companies that are funded by venture capital in the areas of technology, clean tech & health care. As Chair, Kate actively highlights the importance of venture capital to the U.S. economy & works to promote innovation nationwide. Venture backed companies have a disproportionate impact on the US economy representing 21% of the GDP and 11% of the jobs in 2008. In addition, Kate is a member of the SVB Financial Group Board of Directors (NASDAQ: SIVB) and sits on the Silicon Valley Bank Venture Capital Advisory Board.
Ed Saliba spent 12 years at Sun Microsystems where he held positions including Vice President of Finance and Operations, Vice President of Human Resources, and Vice President of Operations and Chief of Staff for iPlanet, a Sun and AOL alliance. Currently, Saliba is consulting with Tula Technology Inc. Saliba has also served as a director on multiple public and private company boards, including serving as the Audit Committee Chairman on two public company boards. Through his work, Saliba participated in an independent board of directors finance committee that reviewed and approved the sale of a public company and provided leadership and influence required to streamline operations and improve performance. Saliba holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Northeastern University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Babson College.
Dave is responsible for sourcing and executing private equity investments in the enterprise software, infrastructure and mobile software, consumer technology and business services sectors. Dave serves on the Board of Directors of Brightroll, JasperSoft, KPG Ventures, Webvisible and Sportgenic. Dave is also responsible for investments in APT, AVG Software and Blue Casa. Dave’s past investments include: CEON, Excellergy (Acquired by Brinvest), Five9, IP Unity, Jungo Software (Acquired by NDS), Konarka, Msnap, MXLogic (Acquired by McAfee) Qpass (Acquired by AMDOCS), Solomio (Acquired by Openwave) and Vividence (Acquired by Keynote). Prior to joining Adams Street, Dave served as the Executive Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development at McAfee, Inc. Previously, Dave was a General Partner at Partech International and the Vice President of Corporate Development at Portal Software (Acquired by Oracle).
Copyright © 2000-2010 Jaspersoft Corporation
