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Harvest Team:

Each company participating in First Growth Venture Network will be assigned a Harvest Team (angels, VCs, seasoned execs and repeat players in Tech/Venture). The Harvest Teams will consist of the following advisors and Executive Committee Members:

 Our Founding Executive Committee:
  • Ed Zimmerman, Executive Committee Chair, founder/Chair Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler and www.GrapeArborVC.com, Adjunct Professor of Venture Capital at Columbia Business School
  • Jeff Bussgang, General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners (Boston, MA)
  • Saj Cherian, Principal, Valhalla Partners (Virginia)
  • Chris Fralic, Partner, First Round Capital (PA)
  • Bob Geiman, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners (Boston, MA)
  • Jeffrey Glass, Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures (Boston, MA)
  • John Goldsmith -- retired partner AEA Investors (PE fund); angel investor;  board member of Gerson Lehrman Group (NY), Intego (Paris), Lux Research (Boston) and Salesconx (NY); member www.GrapeArborVC.com (NY)
  • Dayna Grayson, Principal, North Bridge Venture Partners (Boston, MA) 
  • Saar Gur, Partner, Charles River Ventures (Menlo Park, CA)
  • Kiran Hebbar, Partner, Valhalla Partners (Virginia)
  • John Lambros, Managing Director, Digital Media Banking, GCA Savvian (NYC)
  • Adam Marcus, Principal, Openview Venture Partners (Boston, MA)
  • Howard Morgan, Partner, First Round Capital (PA)
  • Matt Nichols, Principal, Highland Capital Partners (Boston, MA)
  • Brian O'Kelley -- CEO/Founder Appnexus, Co-Lead at www.GrapeArborVC.com (New York City);former CTO of Right Media (acquired by Yahoo! for $850M)
  • David Pakman, Partner, Venrock (NYC)
  • Satya Patel, Principal, Battery Ventures (Menlo Park, CA)
  • Kathi A. Rawnsley, Founding Partner, Lowenstein Sandler Silicon Valley; former Regional Counsel for the US/Canada for Intel Capital
  • Sarah Reed, Charles River Ventures (Waltham, MA)
  • Dan Rosen, Principal, Highland Capital Partners (Boston, MA)
  • Deepak Sindwani, Principal, Bain Capital Ventures (Boston, MA)
  • Ray Thek, Vice Chair, Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler and member, www.GrapeArborVC.com
  • Matt Witheiler, Senior Associate, Flybridge Capital Partners (Boston, MA)
  • Joshua Wepman, Vice President, GCA Savvian (NYC)