February 17, 2005
Brown University
Barus & Holley Room 166
6:00-8:00pm (networking reception to follow)
Business ventures in all phases are faced with the challenge of building a team to direct the company strategy and outline its goals. Team building may involve the careful hiring of a formal CEO and board of directors, or for startups may involve building a strong advisory board to help move the company forward. At any stage of business, it is important to attract people who will add value by providing ideas, knowledge, skill, contacts, and referrals. This panel will address the importance of the management team and how to recruit the right people.
Host: Tobias Lederberg, Burns & Levinson LLP
Moderator: Dimitry Herman, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
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Keynote Speaker: Terry Feeley, Director, New Ventures of Rite Solutions
J. Terence Feeley recently joined Rite Solutions of Middletown, RI as Director of New Ventures. Rite Solutions is a high-growth employee-owned IT firm founded in 2000. The company is focused on IT solutions for the Government and Commercial sectors with a special emphasis on 3D visualization. Terry’s responsibilities include developing new business with government agencies such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) though the SBIR and Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract elements. He is also engaged in the building of strong strategic relationships with commercial enterprises. See full bio
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Panelists:
Ze'ev Shaked, President & CEO, Spherics Inc
Ze'ev joined Spherics as CEO from ILEX Oncology where he was Chief Operating Officer. He initially joined ILEX as President of ILEX Products. At ILEX, Ze'ev directed the development of the company’s pipeline of anti-cancer drugs. Ze'ev brings more than 20 years of experience to Spherics in management and product development in the biotechnology industry. He is a pioneer in the development of protein biotherapeutics, synthetic peptides and conventional compounds, including oncology, autoimmune, wound healing, growth factors and allergy products and holds patents in these areas. Additionally, Ze'ev brings extensive senior management, research and product development experience from previous roles with ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation, Berlex Biosciences, Inc., Triton Biosciences, Inc. and Codon and Cetus Corporation. He earned his doctorate in applied biochemistry and organic chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and undergraduate degrees in chemistry and physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Leslie M. Gray, Director, Morgan Group LLC
Leslie is an engineer and entrepreneur, who in 1980 founded Airflow Research and Manufacturing Corp, which became the world's largest supplier of radiator cooling fans for the automobile industry. He is a founder and managing director of Morgan Group LLC. Morgan Group works to provide superior financial returns in the public markets through hedge fund management, and in private markets through their entrepreneurial activity. Leslie is a lecturer at MIT in the Department of Ocean Engineering, teaches courses on Entrepreneurship, Communication, and Business Plan Crafting and he serves on the boards of several startup companies.
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Robert W. Jevon, Partner, Boston Millenia Partners
Rob has substantial experience in healthcare and life sciences companies. In 1995, Rob began working with the Millennia team as a venture affiliate for Boston Capital Ventures, where he became a full-time Principal in 1996. He was previously a Managing Director and co-owner of Watch Hill Corporation, a Boston based private investment consulting firm. Prior to that, he was the controller of Bolt Beranek & Newman (“BBN”) Communications Division, a unit of BBN, which provided wide area data communications hardware, software, and consulting services to Fortune 100 and U.S. Government customers. Earlier in his career at BBN, Rob was stationed in Copenhagen for 2 years as Finance Director of the airline reservations systems division. Previous business experience includes positions in financial analysis at General Electric. He had management responsibility for Millennia investments in Proteome (acquired by Incyte Genomics) and HotJobs.com (acquired by Yahoo!). Rob is a graduate of Haverford College with an A.B. in Economics, and has an MBA from The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth.
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Organizers
Charles Kingdon
Charles_Kingdon@brown.edu
Joann H. Tillman
Joann_Tillman@brown.edu
Victoria Barbata
Victoria_Barbata@brown.edu
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