About
Special Advisor, founder and former CEO of Communispace (now C Space), a customer community and social networking company.
Experience
- Salient VenturesCEOcurrent2016 β present
- Panera BreadBoard Membercurrent2012 β present
- Eastern BankBoard Membercurrent2016 β present
- Tufts UniversityMember Board Of Trusteescurrent2012 β present
- BrightcoveBoard Membercurrent2017 β present
- SagoBoard Membercurrent2019 β present
- MassChallengeBoard Membercurrent2016 β present
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterVice Chair, Trustee Advisory Boardcurrent2015 β present
- The Norma FundPartnercurrent2014 β present
- C SpaceChairman2014 β 2026Greater Boston Area
- C SpacePresident & CEO1999 β 2014
- Startup InstituteCEO2014 β 2016Boston, Massachusetts
- The Forum CorporationEVP1980 β 1999Boston
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1975 β 1977
- Tufts UniversityBA, Economics1972 β 1975
Skills & more
Leadership35Motivational Speaking2Strategy37Marketing Strategy99Marketing Research44Entrepreneurship99Market Research99Customer Insight99Social Networking49Analytics43Social Media85Segmentation21
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Shared employers
Also worked at Eastern Bank3
Also worked at Tufts University26
Ajaita ShahGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesMark MartinGeneral Partner at Cybernetix VenturesElaine ChenAdvisor at Cybernetix VenturesCarla BrodleyInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesAmy NavinDirector of Operations at LRVHealthMikhail ZeldovichAdvisor at Cento Ventures
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Also worked at Brightcove5
Also worked at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center23
David KaufmanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesGraham GardnerExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersAndy BeckCEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCRichard StumacherClinical Advisor at Seae VenturesDanielle StrachmanInvestor at NZVCRobert GabbayHealth Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
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Alan Phillips
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Bruce Revzin
CFO at Data Point Capital
Colin Angle
Special Advisor at Data Point Capital
Desh Deshpande
Special Advisor at Data Point Capital
Fred Bertino
Special Advisor at Data Point Capital
Gail Goodman
Special Advisor at Data Point Capital
Geoff Oblak
General Partner at Data Point Capital
Haley Farnsworth
Principal at Data Point Capital
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Managing Partner, VitalStage Ventures at VitalStage Ventures
Mike VolpeScout
Investor at Impellent Ventures
Brian Halligan
Co-Founder & Partner at Propeller VC
Gail Hoffman
Managing Director at Constant Therapy
Liz Whitman
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Rick Desai
Managing Partner, Investments at Listen Ventures
Roger Krakoff
General Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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