John B. Hayes, Chairman
Daniel H. Drechsel, Chief Executive Officer
John Backus, Founder and Managing Partner, New Atlantic Ventures (NAV)
John is a founder and managing partner of New Atlantic Ventures (formerly Draper Atlantic). John is a seasoned technology investor and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience investing in and managing rapidly growing, high-technology companies. Prior to founding NAV, John was a founding investor and the President and Chief Executive Officer of InteliData Technologies, leading InteliData's predecessor, US Order, through a successful $65 million IPO in 1995. John has negotiated dozens of merger, acquisition, divestiture, venture investment and corporate finance transactions and currently manages a $142MM venture portfolio at NAV. John presently serves on the Board of Directors of Artifact Network, FTRANS, Mobile 365 and RemitPro. He is also the past Chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, and was appointed by former Virginia Governor Mark Warner to co-chair the Virginia Research and Technology Advisory Commission(VRTAC).
John earned a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University as well as an M.B.A from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Gardiner W. Garrard III, CFA, Founder and Managing Partner, Total Technology Ventures, LLC (TTV)
Gardiner is a founder and Managing Partner of Total Technology Ventures, LLC. Gardiner has been an active investor in public and private technology companies for over ten years. Prior to founding TTV, Gardiner was a principal of Shoptaw & Garrard, LLC, an Atlanta-based investment management firm. At Shoptaw & Garrard, he worked on the development and implementation of investment strategies, portfolio management, and fundraising for the firm's real estate private equity funds. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder. His community involvement includes board or advisory board roles at the Make-a-Wish Foundation, the Values-Based Leadership Institute at Goizueta Business School, and The Emory Eye Center. Gardiner is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO), and was recognized in 2004 with the Goizueta Business School's Outstanding Recent Alumni Award. Gardiner currently serves on the Board of Directors of Connecture, Inc., Perimeter Internetworking, Inc., FTRANS, and iKobo, Inc.
Gardiner earned a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, where he was awarded the Art Dietz faculty award for excellence in finance.
Brian Hirsch, Managing Director, Greenhill SAVP
Brian is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Greenhill SAVP where he oversees management of the venture fund and serves as Co-Chairman of the Fund's Investment Committee. Brian was previously a Managing Partner with SAVP, where he co-managed all of the fund's activities. Prior to SAVP, Brian was a Principal at Sterling Venture Partners and a Vice President with ABN AMRO Private Equity, the U.S. venture arm of ABN AMRO bank. Brian is currently also a board member of BDMetrics, BestContractors, FTRANS, iKobo, Pontiflex and Serious. Brian previously sat on the boards of YellowJacket (acquired by the Intercontinental Exchange, NYSE: ICE) and KnowledgeStorm (acquired by TechTarget, NASDAQ: TTGT).
Brian holds a BA in Economics and American Studies from Brandeis University.
Michael Seckler
Michael Seckler is co-founder of Euclidean Technologies, a pioneering technology & investment management firm. Prior to Euclidean, Mr. Seckler was Division Vice President of ADP Employease, a fast-growing $150M business employing 700 people within ADP. In this role, Mr. Seckler had overall P&L responsibility and was responsible for operations, product development, and strategy for the business. Prior to this role, Mr. Seckler co-founded the innovative Software-as-a-Service firm, Employease. At Employease, Mr. Seckler was responsible for business development and helped lead the company to 36 straight quarters of revenue growth prior to the company's acquisition by ADP for $160M. Prior to Employease, Mr. Seckler was a Consultant at Mercer Management Consulting in Boston.
Mr. Seckler graduated from Williams College with a dual bachelor's degree in History & Geology.