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General Partner
Boston
tom@battery.com
Tom joined Battery in 1989 and is responsible for managing all
investment and operational aspects of the firm. His primary focus has
been on the communications and e-commerce sectors, with investments
including @stake Inc. (acquired by Symantec), Advanced Computer
Communications (acquired by Newbridge Networks), Amber Wave Systems
(acquired by U.S. Robotics), AnswerSoft (acquired by Davox),
CipherTrust (acquired by Secure Computing), FaxSav Inc. (NASDAQ: FAXX),
FORE Systems (NASDAQ: FORE), and Witness Systems (NASDAQ: WITS).Tom is actively involved in the venture industry and is a board member
of the NVCA. In 2005, he was invited to join the board of the Georgia
Research Alliance (GRA), which brings together business, university and
government leaders in a public/private partnership to build the state’s technology
economy. Tom began his venture capital career in 1986 when he joined Abacus
Ventures, a partnership focused on communications investments. He has been
in the technology business since 1980, holding positions with IBM’s
mainframe and minicomputer business. Tom received a BA in Business from
the University of Notre Dame and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School
of the University of Pennsylvania.
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