Alan Nugent, Advisory Board Chairman

Al is CEO of Mzinga, a Saas/Cloud, social media startup company. Before Mzinga, he was executive vice president (EVP) and chief technology officer (CTO) at CA. Al has more than 30 years experience in the technology industry and has served in senior executive positions at Novell, Vectant, American Re-Insurance Company, Xerox and three startup companies.

Kendall Larsen, Advisory Board Member

Kendall is CEO, president and chairman of VirnetX, an Internet security software and technology company. Prior to VirnetX, he was a limited partner at Osprey Ventures and spent more than 20 years in executive positions with leading technology companies including Phoenix Technologies, RSA Security, Xerox, Rolm/IBM, Novell, General Magic, and Ramp Networks.

Kristopher Nybakken, Advisory Board Member

Kris is managing director of Newton Second Advisors, an asset development consulting firm, where advises clients on strategic, financial, and operational issues. Previously he was managing director at Petkevich & Partners, a merchant bank, and spent more than 25 years as an executive with several successful startup technology companies, including CTO of WebMD.

Richard Soley, Advisory Board Member

Richard is chairman and CEO of the Object Management Group (OMG). He joined OMG in 1989 as technical director and led the development of the CORBA, UML, and MDA specifications. Prior to the OMG, Soley was a cofounder, chairman and CEO at A. I. Architects, and consulted with various technology companies and venture firms.