Board of Directors

James T. Bartlett
Director, Chairman of the Board

At the start of his extensive career, Jim Bartlett was an Associate and then Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co. Subsequently, he became a Partner-Founder of Dryden & Company, a private equity investment firm, and afterwards a Partner-Founder of Fernwood Associates, a private equity partnership investing in manufacturing companies in New England. Jim represented Fernwood Associates as a senior operating or financial person in a variety of companies. Next, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Acme-Cleveland Corporation, a Cleveland-based manufacturer of machine tools, telecommunication equipment and electronic components. From Acme-Cleveland, Jim joined Primus Venture Partners as Managing Director. Primus Venture Partners manages private equity capital through a series of limited partnerships involving industrial products, telecommunications, software, medical devices and services and outsourced business services. Jim retired from active involvement in Primus Venture Partners in 2003 but remains a member of the Advisory Board. Jim has served and serves on a number of Boards of Directors, Advisory Boards and non-profit Trusteeships. Among these, he is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Lamson & Sessions, a NYSE listed multi-faceted manufacturer, and he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Art Museum. Jim holds a B.A. cum laude from Amherst College and an M.B.A. (with distinction) from the Harvard Business School.

James L. Alexandre
Director

Jim Alexandre is currently a private investor managing a diversified portfolio of public and private investments. Previously, he worked for Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation (CSFB) in Japan as president, CSFB Securities-Japan and in New York and in London as Co-Chief Integration Officer in conjunction with CSFB’s acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette Securities Corporation. Prior to his employment by CSFB, Jim served in a variety of executive positions for Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette initially responsible for DLJ’s analytical work relating to the automobile and automobile-related sectors and ultimately serving as president and CEO of DLJ International in London. He serves as a director of Dealerwire, Fallbrook Technologies and the Board of the College of Arts and Sciences Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jim holds a B.A. with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Gary E. Jacobs
Director

Gary Jacobs is the Managing Director of Jacobs Investment Company, which participates in real estate development and other investment activities throughout the United States and abroad. In addition, he has multi-million dollar investments in several other venture capital funds. He also owns and operates a professional minor league baseball team, the Lake Elsinore Storm, affiliated with the San Diego Padres. Gary serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for High Tech High, a public charter high school, and is a board member of the San Diego Symphony and the UCSD Board of Overseers. Gary's other philanthropic work includes being a past president of the United Jewish Federation of San Diego County. Additionally, Gary and his wife created and funded the Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs International Teen Leadership Institute which promotes Muslim / Jewish understanding. Prior to his current investment and philanthropic activities, Gary worked as a software engineer and senior education specialist at QUALCOMM, Inc. and as a software programmer at Linkabit Incorporated. Gary holds a B.A. in Management Science from the University of California at San Diego.

Ernest H. Pomerantz
Director

Ernie Pomerantz is the Chairman of StoneWater Capital LLC, a specialized asset management firm based in New York City. Previously he was a Managing Director of MESA Partners, LLC, and for 20 years he served as a Partner and Managing Director of Warburg Pincus, working in a range of industries including automotive, energy, financial services, retail, and media. Prior to this, Mr. Pomerantz was a public market equities portfolio manager and security analyst at both Warburg Pincus and Kuhn Loeb for 11 years. He has served as a director of a number of public and private companies and is currently Chairman of the Board of Alamo Orchards, Inc. and Director of Analog Analytics, Service Repair Solutions Inc., TriBeCa Flashpoint Media Arts Academy, and Phoenix House Foundation. Ernie served as a US Navy Lieutenant from 1964 to 1969 and holds a B.S. in Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Southern California/London School of Economics and an M.B.A. from New York University.

Rob Lachenauer
Director, Chief Executive Officer of GEO2