Dave was a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, investors in eBay, Juniper and Twitter. He and Benchmark earned $8B on their first $1B in investment. He co-founded and served as CEO of Ramsey/Beirne Associates, Inc. the noted executive search firm. He has been named by BusinessWeek as one of the "Top 25 Behind the Scenes Power Brokers in Silicon Valley."
Buck French is a serial CEO and tech/business management entrepreneur. He founded and served as CEO of OnLink, which sold to Siebel systems in 2000 for $609M. He built and ran Siebel Systems eCommerce business unit to the #1 marketshare in the industry. He was also CEO & Chairman of Securify and led its sale in 2008 to Secure Computing. Buck holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BS in Economics and General Engineering from West Point.
Dave Mullin has more than 20 years of experience providing strategic direction, organizational and financial management at high-tech firms. He has been CFO at Become, Inc.; CFO at OnLink; CFO at NPTest during its IPO and subsequent sale; and CFO & CIO at Smart Modular, where he led annual revenue growth from $150M in 1995 to $1B in 1999 and it subsequent sale to Solectron for $2.5B.
Josh Levine is a leader in financial services technology. He served as CTO/COO at E*Trade from 1999 to 2006. He has also been Director & Global Head of Equities Technology at Deutsche Bank; CEO of ESP Technologies; and CTO/Senior Member of IT Operating Committee at Morgan Stanley. He has been named in InfoWorld‘s list of Top 25 most influential CTOs and CIO magazine’s CIO 100.
Rajneel Ganjoo brings to Fantex his expertise in building financial, social, and mobile consumer products and services. He was Co-Founder and VP of Products at StreetOwl Inc. He has also been Senior Director of Consumer Technology at GreenRoad Inc.; Head of Technology Architecture at E*Trade Financial; and Co-Founder of Sonatype Inc. He holds an MBA from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.
David Putnam has over 15 years experience delivering Internet and software applications to consumers and enterprises. He worked as VP of Product Management at StockTwits. He has also served as Head of Product Management at Yahoo! Finance, which became the largest finance destination on the Internet with 60M uniques. David has an MBA from Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business.
Ben Schechter brings to Fantex his unique background of digital consumer marketing and sports industry expertise. Ben led product marketing for HomeAway.com during the company’s Initial Public Offering, focusing on driving adoption of revenue producing products. Prior to HomeAway, Ben led marketing for Yahoo! Sports, driving unprecedented growth in both traffic and fantasy sports usage and revenue. Ben holds an MBA in marketing from the UCLA Anderson School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management from the University of Michigan.
John Rodin brings over 15 years of Wall Street experience. Most recently, he was Co-President of Glenview Capital Management, a $6B long/short hedge fund in New York. He held multiple roles over more than 10 years at Glenview, including Analyst and Director of Research. Prior to Glenview, John worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Investment Banking and Equities Divisions. John has a BA, magna cum laude, from Columbia University.
Matt Beirne was a top analyst on the Interest Rate Swap Trading Desk at Morgan Stanley. Matt holds a BA from Duke University, in Biological Anthropology & Human Anatomy.
Dave was a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, investors in eBay, Juniper and Twitter. He and Benchmark earned $8B on their first $1B in investment. He co-founded and served as CEO of Ramsey/Beirne Associates, Inc. the noted executive search firm. He has been named by BusinessWeek as one of the "Top 25 Behind the Scenes Power Brokers in Silicon Valley."
Buck French is a serial CEO and tech/business management entrepreneur. He founded and served as CEO of OnLink, which sold to Siebel systems in 2000 for $609M. He built and ran Siebel Systems eCommerce business unit to the #1 marketshare in the industry. He was also CEO & Chairman of Securify and led its sale in 2008 to Secure Computing. Buck holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BS in Economics and General Engineering from West Point.
Josh Levine is a leader in financial services technology. He served as CTO/COO at E*Trade from 1999 to 2006. He has also been Director & Global Head of Equities Technology at Deutsche Bank; CEO of ESP Technologies; and CTO/Senior Member of IT Operating Committee at Morgan Stanley. He has been named in InfoWorld‘s list of Top 25 most influential CTOs and CIO magazine’s CIO 100.
Bruce is a 20-year veteran of venture capital with an expertise in high-tech investing. He is a General Partner at Benchmark Capital. He has also been a general partner at Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre (MPAE). Before MPAE, Bruce founded and ran the personal computer division at Everex Systems. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
John Elway currently serves as Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Denver Broncos. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback oversees all football operations initiatives, including player acquisition. As in his 16-year playing career with the Broncos, which included 5 Super Bowl appearances and 2 Super Bowl Championships, Elway as executive brings a spirited and positive approach to the organization.
Kerry Kittles is a highly regarded former NBA player who currently works as a part-time scout for the NJ Nets. During his seven seasons with the Nets, Kittles became the team’s All-Time 3 Point Shooter. He was a first round pick in the 1996 NBA draft. He accumulated 15 all-time career records at Villanova, including lead scorer. He holds an MBA from Villanova University’s School of Business.
Colonel Gadson is a decorated United States War Hero with three Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He is currently Commander of Fort Belvoir, VA, overseeing more than 50,000 military personnel. Gadson played football for four years at West Point and holds Masters Degrees in Information Systems and Policy Management from Webster University. He was named Co-Captain of the New York Giants 2007 NFL Super Bowl XLII winning team and most recently starred in the feature film Battleship.
Eric is currently President of IdeaQuest, LLC. He has over 25 years’ experience developing and implementing integrated marketing, sales and promotional programs in the sports, media, technology & entertainment industries. Prior he was Founder/ Managing Director of Rule 1.02 Marketing which he sold to International Sports Management in 2011; he also worked as SVP of Sales at SFX Sports Group and was VP/Partner at Integrated Sports International. He holds a Masters Degree in Sports Management from Ohio University and a BS in Actuarial Science from UConn, where he played football.
Ben Utt is a managing director of the US Institutional Sales & Service team and an executive vice president of Invesco Distributors, Inc. During his eight year NFL career, he was a guard for the Baltimore and Indianapolis Colts. He holds a BA in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
