Mark's ability to serve the firm's clients in its strategic advisory practices of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures is built upon more than 40 years of business experience, starting as a Systems Analyst at "Space Park” for TRW, now Northrop Grumman. The first half of Mark's career provided him with an in-depth knowledge of the large, public company perspective on sector consolidation through mergers & acquisitions in the U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Responsibility for acquisition integration, operations and, occasionally, divestitures came along with the broadening of his functional experience in the roles of Chief Financial, Corporate Development & Marketing Officer.

Since founding Venture Management, Mark has been able to leverage that large corporation experience associated with acquiring and being acquired. Responsibility for the post-acquisition integration as well as the pre-acquisition planning and analysis provided Mark with an understanding of the issues and challenges on "both sides of the table”. This perspective allows Mark to appreciate the many issues to be addressed by management teams, investors and business owners throughout the process of an "acquisition”, and to earn the continued trust and confidence of clients and advisors.

Mark has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Additionally, Mark has completed other Executive Programs from Stanford and New York Universities in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He is a licensed advisor and active in a number of professional associations.

Paul comes to Venture Management after completion of the merger between Minuteman Ventures and Venture Management, bringing with him a wealth of experience in federal contracting M&A. Paul founded Minuteman Ventures in 2000, a firm focused on sell-side and buy-side M&A. The firm worked with mid-tier companies, usually highly entrepreneurial and often founder-led.

Prior to forming Minuteman Ventures, Paul established and managed Corporate Development at AverStar, Inc., serving as Vice President during its growth from $120 million to $200 million. AverStar, acquired by Titan Systems in 2000, was a system integrator and IT services firm that supported DoD, EPA, the USPS, PTO and NASA. Paul worked with the Board to create a strategic plan that included an IPO, credit line expansion and acquisitions.

Upon acquisition by AverStar, Paul became CFO and VP, Strategic Planning, for AverCom Corp., a Titan subsidiary. AverCom, which grew seven-fold in 2000, delivered content management, portals and other scalable web-based solutions.

Paul also managed Corporate Development for Pacer Infotec, Inc., a defense company providing engineering services and producing flight simulators and helicopter navigation systems. Paul began his career as a Director with the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE), a nationally focused policy group for growth companies. There, he helped to pass the landmark Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program in 1982.

Additionally, Paul has served on several company and organization boards, including the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI). He currently serves on the New England Chapter Board of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA).

Paul earned his BS degree in accounting from Northeastern University, a MA degree in Communications from Boston University and attended the Graduate School of Business Administration at Northeastern.

Sam is responsible for engagements in the Midwest. Based in southeast Michigan, Sam has 10 years of experience with General Motors and 15 years of accomplishments in the emergent Local Area Network industry in the U.S. and in Europe, contributing in both technical and sales management capacities. Sam is a recipient of the Marie Jacquard National Award from the Numerical Control Society and has provided expert testimony to the US House of Representatives on network technology.

Sam brings a broad understanding of network-based information systems and corporate alliances to Venture Management, having extensive experience in manufacturing, medical, educational and R&D environments. Sam's experience has been gained in both early-stage, venture capital backed companies such as Chipcom Corporation and Whitetree Corporation and in major public corporations including Extreme Networks, Ameritech/SBC and TRW.

Sam received his BA degree from Davidson College and a MS degree in Information Science from Georgia Tech.

Jason manages engagements in the Mid-Atlantic Region, with a particular focus on high-technology Aerospace & Defense government contractors and consultancies. Prior to Venture Management, Jason developed his financial analysis and modeling expertise at the Calvert Group, Thompson Financial and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Jason has over a decade of experience in negotiating and structuring mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, strategic alliances and joint ventures. During this time, Jason has developed deep expertise in partnering institutional investors and strategic acquirers with entrepreneurs pursuing corporate development and exit strategies. While predominantly active in the A&D field, Jason has been involved in Healthcare, Real Estate, Energy and Entertainment transactions.

Jason received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Boston University and his MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, with concentrations in finance, strategy and entrepreneurship. He is active in the Washington DC new venture, and small and middle market communities.

Russ joined Venture Management in 2006 and manages our engagements in the Southeastern United States. He assists Venture Management clients with market and financial analyses, business valuations, due diligence, candidate identification and transaction support. Russ spent nine years in the Navy as a P-3C Pilot where he gained extensive operational experience, as well as exposure to DoD Acquisitions and Program Management. Additionally, Russ co-founded Orion Outdoors^TM, an outdoor consumer products company now selling to major retail chains.

Russ received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Mississippi and his MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, concentrating on Finance and Strategy.