Graduate, University of Minnesota. Over 25 years' experience in venture capital industry; backed 50 technology companies with 18 IPOs and 14 trade sales. Former: Investment Banker, Salomon Brothers, New York; 1989, manager of venture capital holdings, US mutual funds, Europe; 1993, President, IAI Ventures; Co-Founder, The Wine Forum. Co-Founder, Decathlon Capital Partners. Member of the Board and Chairman, Government Affairs Committee, National Venture Capital Associations. Member of the Board, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). Named to Forbes Midas list four times; ranked 8th among venture capitalists in 2005. Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Information Officer, Runway Growth Capital.