Bill Daniher / Vice President of Finance and Business Development, Krugle
Bill Daniher has been involved in the technology sector since 1992 when he joined Technology Strategies and Alliances, a consulting firm located in Menlo Park, Calif. Bill currently serves as Vice President of Business Development at Krugle.com, an open source vertical search portal. Before joining Krugle, Bill served as VP of Operations and Business Development at Ziff Davis Media. Prior to his position at Ziff Davis Media, Mr. Daniher was Vice President of Operations for K2 Optronics. Previously, Mr. Daniher was Vice President, Operations and Finance for 1stUP.com, a CMGI Company, where he was responsible for the ISP network throughout North America. From 1995 to 1998, he held several roles for AMP Inc. including Chief Financial Officer for its Connectware Subsidiary and General Manager of the Passive Products Division. Mr. Daniher earned a MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.
Ben Wu / Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Solar Power
Ben Wu has a background in high-tech and entrepreneurship. Advanced Solar Power develops thin film photo-voltaic solar cells and modules.Prior to Advanced Solar Power, Ben was with the Beijing office of McKinsey & Company in the Business Technology Practice. Prior to McKinsey, Ben worked at New York City based venture capital firm, Himalaya Capital. Before that, Ben served in a variety of technical and product development positions at WorldCom, Lucent, and founded a number of highly profitable service-related ventures in China. Ben received his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and his Masters and Bachelors of Computer Science from the Colorado School of Mines.
John Gengarella / Chief Executive Officer, Voxify
Mr. Gengarella has overall responsibility for Voxify's vision, strategic direction, and operations. Prior to Voxify, Mr. Gengarella served as VP of Operations for Oracle's CRM Applications Division, a $1B business unit. He previously led Siebel Systems' Travel, Transportation & Hospitality business unit prior to Siebel's acquisition by Oracle. Prior to Siebel, Mr. Gengarella served as the CEO of two CRM companies and is an active early stage investor in global technology and services ventures. He served as a strategy consultant at Deloitte Consulting, an M&A associate at Price-Waterhouse and began his career as an engineer at Lockheed Missiles & Space Company. Mr. Gengarella earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh and his Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.