TeamServo’s team consists of seasoned industry leaders from the mobile, software, and embedded industries. Each has joined Servo with decades of experience and a track record for success.
Beyond the executive team, Servo has brought together top industry leaders as board members, investors, and advisors . This team behind the executive team adds tremendous depth and support. Executive Team
Beyond the executive team, Servo has brought together top industry leaders as board members, investors, and advisors . This team behind the executive team adds tremendous depth and support. Executive Team
Christof Wittig CEO
Christof Wittig is CEO and President at Servo Software, Inc., where he leads all aspects of the company's business strategy and execution. He brings more than 15 years of experience in starting and running software companies to Servo Software. Prior to Servo, Christof was founder and CEO at db4objects, Inc., which was renamed into Servo Software, after selling its db4o business to Versant Corp. in December 2008. Since fall 2004, db4objects developed, commercially licensed and supported db4o, the leading open source object database. Prior to db4objects, Christof was founder and CEO at Apsis Software AG in Munich, Germany, a position he held from the founding of Apsis through its sale to Nemetschek AG in 1999 and its merger with conject AG in 2002. Christof is a frequent speaker on open source business models as well as more recently on the mobile Internet. He is a leading author of the Stanford research on MySQL's business model and a co-author of a recent research on Google's Android platform. Christof holds a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow in the Class of 2004. He also holds a Master of Engineering from Technical University Munich.
Christof Wittig is CEO and President at Servo Software, Inc., where he leads all aspects of the company's business strategy and execution. He brings more than 15 years of experience in starting and running software companies to Servo Software. Prior to Servo, Christof was founder and CEO at db4objects, Inc., which was renamed into Servo Software, after selling its db4o business to Versant Corp. in December 2008. Since fall 2004, db4objects developed, commercially licensed and supported db4o, the leading open source object database. Prior to db4objects, Christof was founder and CEO at Apsis Software AG in Munich, Germany, a position he held from the founding of Apsis through its sale to Nemetschek AG in 1999 and its merger with conject AG in 2002. Christof is a frequent speaker on open source business models as well as more recently on the mobile Internet. He is a leading author of the Stanford research on MySQL's business model and a co-author of a recent research on Google's Android platform. Christof holds a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow in the Class of 2004. He also holds a Master of Engineering from Technical University Munich.
Anat Gafni VP Engineering
Anat Gafni brings over 20 years of experience in managing software development and product strategy to Servo, where she is responsible for managing engineering.
Prior to joining Servo Anat served as VP of Engineering at db4objects, the leading open source object database company, and at Troika Networks, a startup that established the new area of intelligent storage HBAs and switches. Before Troika Networks Anat served as Engineering Manager at VERITAS Software, where she managed various groups, including the Removable Media Management group and the Volume Manager group. Anat help found ACSC which developed advanced storage related software (acquired by VERITAS Software, 1996). Anat initiated and lead a group developing intelligent software to manage distributed removable media robotic libraries, and participated in Mass Storage Standards group.
Anat earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, and a MA degree from Boston University in Math and Computer Science.
Anat Gafni brings over 20 years of experience in managing software development and product strategy to Servo, where she is responsible for managing engineering.
Prior to joining Servo Anat served as VP of Engineering at db4objects, the leading open source object database company, and at Troika Networks, a startup that established the new area of intelligent storage HBAs and switches. Before Troika Networks Anat served as Engineering Manager at VERITAS Software, where she managed various groups, including the Removable Media Management group and the Volume Manager group. Anat help found ACSC which developed advanced storage related software (acquired by VERITAS Software, 1996). Anat initiated and lead a group developing intelligent software to manage distributed removable media robotic libraries, and participated in Mass Storage Standards group.
Anat earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, and a MA degree from Boston University in Math and Computer Science.
Miko Matsumura VP, Product
Prior to his current role, Matsumura served as Vice President and Chief Strategist at Software AG, where he was responsible for product and technology strategy. He holds 12 years of experience in Enterprise Software and Middleware technologies.
He came to that position through several acquisitions in which he served as vice president of SOA product marketing (at webMethods) and vice president of worldwide marketing (at Infravio). At The Middleware Company, he was a co-author for SOA Blueprints, the first complete vendor-neutral specification of a SOA. This program formed the basis of the SOA Adoption Blueprints Technical Committee at OASIS, an international standards organization.
Matsumura is the founder and organizer of the SOA Link Interoperability Initiative. He is also the author of “SOA Adoption for Dummies,” published by John Wiley and Sons. Prior to his work in the SOA space, he was Chief Java Evangelist at Sun Microsystems, focused on ISV relations and technology platform marketing.
He has worked extensively with software startup companies, raising more than $12 million in capital for Java startups. Matsumura holds an MBA from San Francisco State University and a master’s degree in neuroscience from Yale University.
Matsumura blogs at www.SOACenter.com He was named at Cloud Expo 2009 West as one of theWorld’s 30 Most Influential Virtualization Bloggers.
Prior to his current role, Matsumura served as Vice President and Chief Strategist at Software AG, where he was responsible for product and technology strategy. He holds 12 years of experience in Enterprise Software and Middleware technologies.
He came to that position through several acquisitions in which he served as vice president of SOA product marketing (at webMethods) and vice president of worldwide marketing (at Infravio). At The Middleware Company, he was a co-author for SOA Blueprints, the first complete vendor-neutral specification of a SOA. This program formed the basis of the SOA Adoption Blueprints Technical Committee at OASIS, an international standards organization.
Matsumura is the founder and organizer of the SOA Link Interoperability Initiative. He is also the author of “SOA Adoption for Dummies,” published by John Wiley and Sons. Prior to his work in the SOA space, he was Chief Java Evangelist at Sun Microsystems, focused on ISV relations and technology platform marketing.
He has worked extensively with software startup companies, raising more than $12 million in capital for Java startups. Matsumura holds an MBA from San Francisco State University and a master’s degree in neuroscience from Yale University.
Matsumura blogs at www.SOACenter.com He was named at Cloud Expo 2009 West as one of theWorld’s 30 Most Influential Virtualization Bloggers.
Chris Luo Weidong General Manager
Chris Luo Weidong brings several years of community management experiences to Servo Software, Inc., where he is in charge of the operation of Servo' China Entity. Prior to join Servo, Chris Luo successfully started and built one of China's largest developer community (www.matrix.org.cn), which had more than 160,000+ registered members and 500,000+ unique visits per month. Chris holds a Master of Engineering from Polyu of Hongkong and a Bachelor of Management from Renmin University of China.
Chris Luo Weidong brings several years of community management experiences to Servo Software, Inc., where he is in charge of the operation of Servo' China Entity. Prior to join Servo, Chris Luo successfully started and built one of China's largest developer community (www.matrix.org.cn), which had more than 160,000+ registered members and 500,000+ unique visits per month. Chris holds a Master of Engineering from Polyu of Hongkong and a Bachelor of Management from Renmin University of China.
Anne Dorman CFO
Anne is in charge of finances, legal, and administrative affairs, and brings close to 30 years of Silicon Valley high-tech entrepreneurship experience to Servo Software. Anne served as CFO of Advent Software, Ascend Communications (merged with Lucent, 1999), Atomic Vision (pre-IPO merger with Red Hat, 1999), Cholestech, Omniva Policy Systems (formerly Disappearing, Inc.), HealthCentral, Industrial Origami, Devicescape, Silicon Spice (merged with Broadcom, 2000), SKOLAR (merged with Wolters Kluwer), Synaptics, Treasury Services Corporation (merged with Oracle, 1997). Prior to that, she was employed by Arthur Young & Company (predecessor to Ernst & Young) from 1976 to 1985, where she was a founding member of the firm's Entrepreneurial Services Group. Anne is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), holds an MBA, and is member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Anne is in charge of finances, legal, and administrative affairs, and brings close to 30 years of Silicon Valley high-tech entrepreneurship experience to Servo Software. Anne served as CFO of Advent Software, Ascend Communications (merged with Lucent, 1999), Atomic Vision (pre-IPO merger with Red Hat, 1999), Cholestech, Omniva Policy Systems (formerly Disappearing, Inc.), HealthCentral, Industrial Origami, Devicescape, Silicon Spice (merged with Broadcom, 2000), SKOLAR (merged with Wolters Kluwer), Synaptics, Treasury Services Corporation (merged with Oracle, 1997). Prior to that, she was employed by Arthur Young & Company (predecessor to Ernst & Young) from 1976 to 1985, where she was a founding member of the firm's Entrepreneurial Services Group. Anne is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), holds an MBA, and is member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mark Leslie Chairman
Managing Director, Leslie Ventures Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of VERITAS Software Mark Leslie is currently the managing director of Leslie Ventures, a private investment company. He is also a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business where he teaches courses in Entrepreneurship and Sales Organization. Mark Leslie was the founding Chairman and CEO of Veritas Software. During his tenure as CEO the company went from 12 employees to 5,500 employees deployed globally, and from a revenue base of $95,000 per year to $1,500,000,000 per year. In 2000 Veritas was the tenth largest independent software company by revenue, third largest by market capitalization, and achieved the distinction of becoming a Fortune 1000 company. From 1980 until 1990 he served as president and chief executive officer of two Silicon Valley high- tech startup companies. Prior experience included sales management, sales executive, systems engineer, and OS programmer. Mark Leslie designed and developed the first software hypervisor while employed at IBM in 1969. Mark currently serves on the boards of Network Appliance (NSDAQ: NTAP) and a number of privately held high-technology corporations, including Cassatt Software, Doostang, Evergrid, Model N Software, Servo Software, Sugar CRM and Xsigo Corporation. In addition he serves on the board of Overseers for the New York University Faculty of Arts and Sciences and is the Chairman of the New York University Science Advisory Board. Mark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics and mathematics from New York University in 1966 and completed Harvard Business School's program for management development in 1980.
Managing Director, Leslie Ventures Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of VERITAS Software Mark Leslie is currently the managing director of Leslie Ventures, a private investment company. He is also a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business where he teaches courses in Entrepreneurship and Sales Organization. Mark Leslie was the founding Chairman and CEO of Veritas Software. During his tenure as CEO the company went from 12 employees to 5,500 employees deployed globally, and from a revenue base of $95,000 per year to $1,500,000,000 per year. In 2000 Veritas was the tenth largest independent software company by revenue, third largest by market capitalization, and achieved the distinction of becoming a Fortune 1000 company. From 1980 until 1990 he served as president and chief executive officer of two Silicon Valley high- tech startup companies. Prior experience included sales management, sales executive, systems engineer, and OS programmer. Mark Leslie designed and developed the first software hypervisor while employed at IBM in 1969. Mark currently serves on the boards of Network Appliance (NSDAQ: NTAP) and a number of privately held high-technology corporations, including Cassatt Software, Doostang, Evergrid, Model N Software, Servo Software, Sugar CRM and Xsigo Corporation. In addition he serves on the board of Overseers for the New York University Faculty of Arts and Sciences and is the Chairman of the New York University Science Advisory Board. Mark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics and mathematics from New York University in 1966 and completed Harvard Business School's program for management development in 1980.
Jerry Fiddler Director
Jerry Fiddler pioneered off-the-shelf embedded software with the establishment of Wind River (Nasdaq:WIND) in 1981. Under Fiddler's tenure, Wind River has grown to become the leading provider of device software worldwide, has achieved over $400M in annual sales and a market capitalization over $1B. While building an international organization, Fiddler gained a reputation as an expert in the design and implementation of real-time systems, from the commonplace like digital cameras and routers, to the exotic like the Mars Rovers. Besides Servo Software, Mr. Fiddler sits on several other corporate boards including Wind River, Tensilica, Crossbow, Nanochip, and Solazyme, a biotech startup based in Menlo Park where he also assumed the role of the chairman. In addition he serves on a number of advisory and nonprofit boards.
Jerry Fiddler pioneered off-the-shelf embedded software with the establishment of Wind River (Nasdaq:WIND) in 1981. Under Fiddler's tenure, Wind River has grown to become the leading provider of device software worldwide, has achieved over $400M in annual sales and a market capitalization over $1B. While building an international organization, Fiddler gained a reputation as an expert in the design and implementation of real-time systems, from the commonplace like digital cameras and routers, to the exotic like the Mars Rovers. Besides Servo Software, Mr. Fiddler sits on several other corporate boards including Wind River, Tensilica, Crossbow, Nanochip, and Solazyme, a biotech startup based in Menlo Park where he also assumed the role of the chairman. In addition he serves on a number of advisory and nonprofit boards.
Vinod Khosla Investor
Vinod Khosla was a co-founder of Daisy Systems and founding Chief Executive Officer of Sun Microsystems where he pioneered open systems and commercial RISC processors. Vinod serves on the boards of several private companies. Vinod established Khosla Ventures which focuses on traditional Silicon Valley investments like silicon, Internet, IT and mobile technologies, and new cleantech investments. Vinod holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, a Master's in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Vinod Khosla was a co-founder of Daisy Systems and founding Chief Executive Officer of Sun Microsystems where he pioneered open systems and commercial RISC processors. Vinod serves on the boards of several private companies. Vinod established Khosla Ventures which focuses on traditional Silicon Valley investments like silicon, Internet, IT and mobile technologies, and new cleantech investments. Vinod holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, a Master's in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Audrey Maclean Director
Audrey has a unique track record for entrepreneurial success as a founder, CEO, seed investor, and board member. She has been on the Midas Touch list by Forbes and listed by BusinessWeek as one of the 50 most influential business women in America. Audrey was a founder of Network Equipment Technologies which went public in 1987 and later co-founded and was CEO of Adaptive which merged with NET in 1993. Building on her own entrepreneurial success, Audrey has been instrumental in helping to launch and grow successful companies through her work as a mentor capitalist and as a professor of entrepreneurship. Companies she has seed funded which have gone public include: Pure Software, Pete's Brewing Company, AdForce, dsl.net, and Selectica. Successful acquisitions have included: Avidia/PairGain, Firefly/Microsoft, InternetMiddleware/NetworkAppliance, Amplitude/CriticalPath, specialtyMD/Chemdex, Gigabeat/Napster, Achieva/Kaplan, Schoolpop, and Applied Discovery. Audrey is a Consulting Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and on the board of the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Audrey has a unique track record for entrepreneurial success as a founder, CEO, seed investor, and board member. She has been on the Midas Touch list by Forbes and listed by BusinessWeek as one of the 50 most influential business women in America. Audrey was a founder of Network Equipment Technologies which went public in 1987 and later co-founded and was CEO of Adaptive which merged with NET in 1993. Building on her own entrepreneurial success, Audrey has been instrumental in helping to launch and grow successful companies through her work as a mentor capitalist and as a professor of entrepreneurship. Companies she has seed funded which have gone public include: Pure Software, Pete's Brewing Company, AdForce, dsl.net, and Selectica. Successful acquisitions have included: Avidia/PairGain, Firefly/Microsoft, InternetMiddleware/NetworkAppliance, Amplitude/CriticalPath, specialtyMD/Chemdex, Gigabeat/Napster, Achieva/Kaplan, Schoolpop, and Applied Discovery. Audrey is a Consulting Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and on the board of the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Skip Fleshman Director
Skip is a Partner at Asset Management Company, a Palo Alto based venture firm, which he joined in 2002. He has been in operational roles for over 15 years, has founded two startups and has worked in both small startups and large organizations. Skip has experience in software, security and government sales. Skip is an officer in the United States Air Force where he first served as a fighter pilot flying the F-16. He flew numerous combat missions during Operation Desert Storm and also served as the wing expert in electronic combat systems and programs - including advanced radar theory and electronic countermeasure systems. After the Air Force, Skip continued to fly part-time in the Air National Guard and, during this time, was a founder and executive in two successful startups, the most recent being BGI LLC - a company that provides software development, training services, simulation consulting to US and Foreign militaries and major defense contractors such as Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and L3 Communications. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Davis. Skip was a Sloan Fellow and received an M.S. in Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Skip focuses on software infrastructure (security and automation), enterprise software (open source and SaaS), and consumer solutions. Prior and current board seats include: Alara, Servo Software, StrataVia, and Virtio (sold to SNPS). Skip's interests include soccer, travel, wine and golf.
Skip is a Partner at Asset Management Company, a Palo Alto based venture firm, which he joined in 2002. He has been in operational roles for over 15 years, has founded two startups and has worked in both small startups and large organizations. Skip has experience in software, security and government sales. Skip is an officer in the United States Air Force where he first served as a fighter pilot flying the F-16. He flew numerous combat missions during Operation Desert Storm and also served as the wing expert in electronic combat systems and programs - including advanced radar theory and electronic countermeasure systems. After the Air Force, Skip continued to fly part-time in the Air National Guard and, during this time, was a founder and executive in two successful startups, the most recent being BGI LLC - a company that provides software development, training services, simulation consulting to US and Foreign militaries and major defense contractors such as Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and L3 Communications. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Davis. Skip was a Sloan Fellow and received an M.S. in Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Skip focuses on software infrastructure (security and automation), enterprise software (open source and SaaS), and consumer solutions. Prior and current board seats include: Alara, Servo Software, StrataVia, and Virtio (sold to SNPS). Skip's interests include soccer, travel, wine and golf.
Masanari Arai Director
Masanari Arai is the co-founder and CEO of Synclore Corporation in Tokyo, Japan. Synclore was founded in 2008 as a management buy-out from Nokia Japan and provides client-server software solutions for operators like Docomo and Softbank, based on its proprietary mobile phone back-up system, which is - with more than $200M of revenues - the world’s most commercially successful system in this space.
Masanari has more than 15 years experience in the mobile software space in Silicon Valley and Japan. He joined Intellisync in 1995 as one of the original member of the company, where he served in various positions such as VP product marketing, VP business development, GM for Asia and President of Intellisync Japan. After the Intellisync acquisition by Nokia, he served as the country manager for Nokia Japan Enterprise System. Prior to Intellisync, Masanari was at IBM where he was the product manager of original ThinkPad 700 Series. Masanari has the master of computer science from Toyohashi University of Technology.
Masanari Arai is the co-founder and CEO of Synclore Corporation in Tokyo, Japan. Synclore was founded in 2008 as a management buy-out from Nokia Japan and provides client-server software solutions for operators like Docomo and Softbank, based on its proprietary mobile phone back-up system, which is - with more than $200M of revenues - the world’s most commercially successful system in this space.
Masanari has more than 15 years experience in the mobile software space in Silicon Valley and Japan. He joined Intellisync in 1995 as one of the original member of the company, where he served in various positions such as VP product marketing, VP business development, GM for Asia and President of Intellisync Japan. After the Intellisync acquisition by Nokia, he served as the country manager for Nokia Japan Enterprise System. Prior to Intellisync, Masanari was at IBM where he was the product manager of original ThinkPad 700 Series. Masanari has the master of computer science from Toyohashi University of Technology.
Clyde Foster Director
Clyde Foster is a seasoned executive in the mobile and software industries with several years of operational leadership. Clyde was previously the COO on Intellisync and led their sale to Nokia in 2006 for $470M. Clyde went on to serve as a VP at Nokia in Global Software Sales and then Collaboration, where he oversaw the acquisitions of Avvenu and Oz. Prior to Intellisync, Clyde was CEO of eConvergent, a leading CRM SaaS company. Clyde has also worked at Aspect Telecommunications as a VP of Global Solution Services. Clyde spent several years at IBM in various roles. Clyde holds a BS in Mathematics from North Carolina State University.
Clyde Foster is a seasoned executive in the mobile and software industries with several years of operational leadership. Clyde was previously the COO on Intellisync and led their sale to Nokia in 2006 for $470M. Clyde went on to serve as a VP at Nokia in Global Software Sales and then Collaboration, where he oversaw the acquisitions of Avvenu and Oz. Prior to Intellisync, Clyde was CEO of eConvergent, a leading CRM SaaS company. Clyde has also worked at Aspect Telecommunications as a VP of Global Solution Services. Clyde spent several years at IBM in various roles. Clyde holds a BS in Mathematics from North Carolina State University.
Tim Howes Investor
Tim Howes is co-founder of RockMelt, Inc., a consumer Internet software company in Palo Alto.
Tim is the co-inventor of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), the Internet standard for accessing directory servers. The main purpose was to handle situations that the X.500 protocol suite could not address.
In 1996, after joining Netscape as directory server architect, Howes was named one of the Top 25 Network Technology Drivers by Network Computing magazine. In 1997, LDAP version 3 won PC Magazine's Technical Excellence: Networking award. Howes was also named a Netscape Fellow, Netscape's highest engineering honor, and was promoted to Chief Technology Officer of Netscape's Server Products Division.
In 1999, shortly after AOL acquired Netscape, Howes co-founded Loudcloud, later renamed Opsware, where he held the positions of Executive Vice President and CTO. In 2007 Opsware was acquired by Hewlett-Packard, and Howes served as Vice President and CTO of HP Software, which he left in 2008 to found RockMelt.
Tim Howes is co-founder of RockMelt, Inc., a consumer Internet software company in Palo Alto.
Tim is the co-inventor of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), the Internet standard for accessing directory servers. The main purpose was to handle situations that the X.500 protocol suite could not address.
In 1996, after joining Netscape as directory server architect, Howes was named one of the Top 25 Network Technology Drivers by Network Computing magazine. In 1997, LDAP version 3 won PC Magazine's Technical Excellence: Networking award. Howes was also named a Netscape Fellow, Netscape's highest engineering honor, and was promoted to Chief Technology Officer of Netscape's Server Products Division.
In 1999, shortly after AOL acquired Netscape, Howes co-founded Loudcloud, later renamed Opsware, where he held the positions of Executive Vice President and CTO. In 2007 Opsware was acquired by Hewlett-Packard, and Howes served as Vice President and CTO of HP Software, which he left in 2008 to found RockMelt.
Diane Greene Investor
Diane was the co-founder, President and CEO of VMware, Inc. Under Diane's leadership, VMware created the market for mainstream virtualization and the resulting virtualization software industry. Diane has held technical leadership positions at Silicon Graphics, Sybase and Tandem and was CEO of VXtreme. Diane's degrees include mechanical engineering, naval architecture and computer science from the University of Vermont, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California Berkeley, respectively. Diane serves on the board of Intuit and is a member of the MIT Corporation.
Diane was the co-founder, President and CEO of VMware, Inc. Under Diane's leadership, VMware created the market for mainstream virtualization and the resulting virtualization software industry. Diane has held technical leadership positions at Silicon Graphics, Sybase and Tandem and was CEO of VXtreme. Diane's degrees include mechanical engineering, naval architecture and computer science from the University of Vermont, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California Berkeley, respectively. Diane serves on the board of Intuit and is a member of the MIT Corporation.
Fred van den Bosch Investor
Fred is the Chief Executive Officer of Librato, Inc. and a member of its board of directors. During his 14 year career at VERITAS Software (later acquired by Symantec Corporation), Fred played a key role in the company's growth from a small start-up to a successful multibillion dollar company, as Executive Vice President of Engineering, Chief Technology Officer and a board member. After leaving VERITAS, he served as Chief Executive Officer of PANTA Systems, a manufacturer of data warehouse appliances. Fred started his career at Stanford Research Institute and also held various engineering and management positions at the Data Systems Division of Philips, including the management of their hardware and software R&D departments, and as Director of Technology.
Fred received a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands.
Fred is the Chief Executive Officer of Librato, Inc. and a member of its board of directors. During his 14 year career at VERITAS Software (later acquired by Symantec Corporation), Fred played a key role in the company's growth from a small start-up to a successful multibillion dollar company, as Executive Vice President of Engineering, Chief Technology Officer and a board member. After leaving VERITAS, he served as Chief Executive Officer of PANTA Systems, a manufacturer of data warehouse appliances. Fred started his career at Stanford Research Institute and also held various engineering and management positions at the Data Systems Division of Philips, including the management of their hardware and software R&D departments, and as Director of Technology.
Fred received a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands.
Tim O’Reilly Investor
Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. In addition to Foo Camps ("Friends of O'Reilly" Camps, which gave rise to the "un-conference" movement), O'Reilly Media also hosts conferences on technology topics, including the Web 2.0 Summit, the Web 2.0 Expo, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, the Gov 2.0 Summit, and the Gov 2.0 Expo. Tim's blog, the O'Reilly Radar, "watches the alpha geeks" to determine emerging technology trends, and serves as a platform for advocacy about issues of importance to the technical community. Tim's long-term vision for his company is to change the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators. In addition to O'Reilly Media, Tim is a founder of Safari Books Online, a pioneering subscription service for accessing books online, and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, an early-stage venture firm.
Servo Advisors
Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. In addition to Foo Camps ("Friends of O'Reilly" Camps, which gave rise to the "un-conference" movement), O'Reilly Media also hosts conferences on technology topics, including the Web 2.0 Summit, the Web 2.0 Expo, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, the Gov 2.0 Summit, and the Gov 2.0 Expo. Tim's blog, the O'Reilly Radar, "watches the alpha geeks" to determine emerging technology trends, and serves as a platform for advocacy about issues of importance to the technical community. Tim's long-term vision for his company is to change the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators. In addition to O'Reilly Media, Tim is a founder of Safari Books Online, a pioneering subscription service for accessing books online, and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, an early-stage venture firm.
Rod Hall
Rod is the Head of Equity Research Analyst for Communications Technologies within JPMorgan. Prior to joining JPMorgan Rod was a Director at Dresdner Kleinwort in Telecoms Equity Research. Before his career in investment banking Mr. Hall worked for AT&T in both technical and business management roles in the US and France for 8 years.
Rod is the Head of Equity Research Analyst for Communications Technologies within JPMorgan. Prior to joining JPMorgan Rod was a Director at Dresdner Kleinwort in Telecoms Equity Research. Before his career in investment banking Mr. Hall worked for AT&T in both technical and business management roles in the US and France for 8 years.
Bob Pasker
Bob has more than 25 year's experience in building successful technology companies and products. His deep understanding of the software industry has led him to design and develop numerous innovative, award winning products, most notably WebLogic, where he was the principal developer, cofounder and Chief Architect.
At Kenamea, Bob was a pioneer in the AJAX space when, in 1999, he developed one of the first Rich Internet Application systems. At Tribe Computer Works, he led the team which developed the first embedded web-based device management system. Bob has also held technology leadership positions at Azul Systems, BEA, and Digital Equipment.
He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from San Francisco State University and holds a Masters degree from Brown University.
Bob has more than 25 year's experience in building successful technology companies and products. His deep understanding of the software industry has led him to design and develop numerous innovative, award winning products, most notably WebLogic, where he was the principal developer, cofounder and Chief Architect.
At Kenamea, Bob was a pioneer in the AJAX space when, in 1999, he developed one of the first Rich Internet Application systems. At Tribe Computer Works, he led the team which developed the first embedded web-based device management system. Bob has also held technology leadership positions at Azul Systems, BEA, and Digital Equipment.
He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from San Francisco State University and holds a Masters degree from Brown University.
Andy Chong
Andy is Senior Vice President at Axiata Group Berhad, after serving as Vice President Director & COO at Sampoerna Telekom and as CEO at T-Systems Asia Pacific.
Andy holds degrees from European School of Management & Technology, London Business School, and Monash University.
Andy is Senior Vice President at Axiata Group Berhad, after serving as Vice President Director & COO at Sampoerna Telekom and as CEO at T-Systems Asia Pacific.
Andy holds degrees from European School of Management & Technology, London Business School, and Monash University.
