Networking Breakfast :: The State of the VC Market Panel

 

 

Thursday, November 17, 2016
7:00AM - 9:00AM
Serafina | 10 High St. | Boston, MA

 

Members: 65.00 (75.00 after 11/10)
Young Professional Members: 50.00
Non-Members: 105.00 (115.00 after 11/10)

 

ACG Boston's regular networking breakfast returns to Serafina in Boston's financial district. Open to all, the Networking Breakfast is ACG Boston's signature event, where M&A professionals come to network and hear industry experts share their outlook, opinions, successes and failures.

Join New England's M&A community on November 17 to hear a panel discussion on the current state of the VC market -- how the industry has evolved and where it's headed in the future.

 

 

Dana Callow
Managing General Partner
Millennia Partners

 

 

Mr. Callow is a founder and Managing Partner of Boston Millennia Partners. Prior to forming Boston Millennia Partners, Mr. Callow co-founded Boston Capital Ventures in 1982 and is a Partner in four of its investment partnerships. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Consultant at Braxton Associates, an international strategic planning firm that was organized by professionals from Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Co. His primary clients were Fortune 100 multinational companies where he advised senior management on strategic planning and implementing merger and acquisition strategies. Prior to his activity in the management consulting business, Mr. Callow worked in sales and marketing for Tymshare, Inc. a venture funded and subsequent public company in the cloud and remote computing sector which was acquired by McDonnell-Douglas.

In 1986, he was the founding institutional investor in PAREXEL International Corporation, and continues as its Presiding Director and Chair of the governance committee. (Nasdaq: PRXL). From its inception and seed funding with four employees, PAREXEL is now the third largest clinical research organization worldwide generating revenues in excess of 1.8 billion annually with approximately 15,000 employees in 70 countries.

He is a lead investor in, or has served as, a Director of a number of other public and private companies, including ILEX Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILXO), a cancer pharmaceutical company acquired by Genzyme for 1 billion; MedAptus, Inc., a mobile computing provider of clinical, financial and administrative software solutions to the medical community; and PHT Technologies, Inc., a provider of mobile and Web-based technology solutions to the pharmaceutical industry focused on patient outcomes and clinical trials management. Other investment responsibilities included Glycofi Inc., (acquired by Merck, NYSE: MRK); HotJobs, Inc. (acquired by Yahoo, NasdaqGS: YHOO); iVillage, Inc. (acquired by NBC Universal, a subsidiary of General Electric, NYSE: GE); and Tektagen, Inc. (acquired by Charles River Laboratories, NYSE: CRL). Mr. Callow manages investments in CardioMems, Inc, a cardiovascular heart sensor device for the treatment of congestive heart failure, Arthrosurface, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of advanced orthopedic devices and COTA, Inc. a cancer tracking and outcomes analytics company. Mr. Callow is a past Director of Jobs for Massachusetts, a Massachusetts based non-profit organization comprised of business and political leaders including Governors Mitt Romney and Deval Patrick.

Dana is a Member of the National Board of Directors of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a non-profit organization with 300 million in revenues advancing the research and treatment of blood cancers worldwide. He currently chairs its Therapeutic Acceleration Program Committee. Dana is a member of the Board of Trustees and is the Chairman of the Investment Committee at Tufts University. He is on the Board of Overseers at Tufts University Medical School as well as the Tufts Technology Development & Commercialization Advisory Board. He has been a member of the Advisory Board of the Amos Tuck Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth College since 1999.

Mr. Callow is a graduate of Tufts University and holds an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

Deepak Sindwani
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Wavecrest Growth Partners

 

 

Deepak Sindwani has 14 years of experience in growth equity and venture capital, all focused on B2B technology. Before co-founding Wavecrest in 2015, Mr. Sindwani spent 7 years at Bain Capital Ventures, a venture capital and growth equity firm with over 3 billion in capital under management, where he was a Partner. While at Bain Capital Ventures, Mr. Sindwani led or co-led 7 investments. Prior to Bain Capital Ventures, Mr. Sindwani worked at Comcast Ventures (formerly known as Comcast Interactive Capital), where he also led or co-led 7 transactions. Prior to Comcast, he spent 3 years in operating roles at high growth B2B technology companies. He started his career as an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse. Mr. Sindwani received a BS in Finance and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Boston, MA with his wife and son.

Chris Williams, Moderator
Partner
velocityHUB

 

 

Chris Williams is a Partner with velocityHUB, a company headquartered in the Boston metro that provides corporate clients with Executive & Leadership Coaching, Management Training, Strategic Planning, and Soft Skills Training. Chris specializes in providing his clients with:

• Speaking & Presentation skills • Communications & PR skills • Professional Brand development • Management & Executive training • Strategic Planning

Chris brings with him extensive experience in Speaking & Communications, including but not limited to:

• 10+ national television appearances, including CNN & Fox News • 100+ addresses to legislative & government panels • Moderator of 4 U.S. Senate debates • Moderator of 3 New Hampshire Gubernatorial debates • Moderator and Emcee of 100+ Nonprofit & Business Summits, Conferences and Panels • Hundreds of presentations and speeches to audiences ranging from 50 to 1,000+ attendees • Countless quotes and interviews with regional and national news journals • 2 Commencement Addresses to college & university graduation classes

Prior to his arrival at velocityHUB, Chris served nine years as the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce CEO where he was responsible for the Chamber’s strategic goals while managing the daily operations of the 600-member organization. As CEO, Chris developed and executed the organization's Strategic Vision, managed its Operating Budget, and oversaw all HR responsibilities for his staff.

In 2015, Chris was one of six candidates to run for Mayor of Nashua. Despite being the youngest candidate and having never before run for office, Chris beat four of his opponents to make it into the runoff, before narrowly losing in the runoff to Nashua's current mayor. Chris is an active community member, and is also very proud of his military experience, having served six years in the US Army National Guard.

Chris has been honored for his work in the New Hampshire community and beyond. In 2005, Chris was named one of the state’s “40 Under Forty” by the New Hampshire Union Leader; he was highlighted as one of the “Top 25 Leaders for New Hampshire’s Future” by BusinessNH Magazine in 2009; and in 2012, Chris was recognized by The Nashua Telegraph as one of the 20 individuals who will shape Nashua’s future in the next 20 years.

Chris received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Texas A&M University and his Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University.