MODA Board of Directors MODA Board of Directors

David S. Lipson

Chairman

Mr. Lipson is a senior executive with thirty eight years of experience in the Information Technology Industry in both the public and private sectors. He was Founder, CEO and Chairman of Integrated Systems Consulting Group (NASDAQ:ISCG) from 1988 to 1998 and was Vice Chairman of First Consulting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCGI) from 1999 to 2004.

 

Robert Adams

Mr. Adams, Managing Partner at NextStage Capital, L.P., is a venture executive with seventeen years of investment, operational, and financial experience. His work with emerging companies includes business strategy development and implementation, financial analysis and modeling, management development, and business positioning. Mr. Adams’ background prior to co-founding NextStage Capital includes executive positions in the venture capital, media and entertainment, and accounting industries with Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE), Rascoff/Zysblat Organization, and Ernst & Young.

 

Mark E. Kolb

Executive VP at Patni Life Sciences (NYSE: PTI). Previously Mr. Kolb was the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Taratec, a consultancy focused on the automation and regulatory compliance needs of the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Kolb’s background also includes positions at Merck & Company and Digital Equipment Corporation where he focused on process automation. He serves on the Board of Directors of Dynamic Clinical Systems, the Somerset Medical Center and the New Jersey Technology Council. He serves on Montclair State University’s College of Science and Mathematics Advisory Council. Mr. Kolb is a past winner of the Ernst & Young New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Notre Dame Club of Central New Jersey’s Man of the Year.

 

Steven P. Melick

Founder and CEO, The Sycamore Group, Inc., a private software consulting organization; currently MODA Technology Partners’ President.

 

Richard J. Riegel

Twenty years of management experience in executive, sales and practice leadership positions with technology and professional services firms, including senior appointments at IBM, First Consulting Group (NASDAQ: FCGI) and Taratec Development Corporation. Mr. Riegel is currently General Manager of Liquent, a Thomson Scientific company. Mr. Riegel has successfully managed consulting practices with revenues of $25 million and 100 associates and business units with $80 million in revenue and more than 500 employees.

 

Darren C. Wallis

Senior investment partner and venture capital executive, Mr. Wallis’s background includes positions as Director of Corporate Development and Director of Corporate Finance / Mergers and Acquisitions at SAP AG, Venture Partner at Cross Atlantic Capital Partners, and Managing Partner at Osage Investments. Mr. Wallis has lead and advised on numerous investments and acquisitions in information technology companies across the United States. His strategic, financial, and sales and marketing advice helped many of his portfolio companies grow. Mr. Wallis is currently a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Permit Capital, LLC.

 


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