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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Sunil Paul Founder
Anita Graham Investor
Anita Stephens Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bud Colligan Board of Directors
Jake Reynolds Board of Directors

Sunil Paul is the founder and a director of Brightmail, the leading anti-spam company, and has been an advisor to City Car Share since its founding. He is also an active investor in renewable energy companies. Prior to Brightmail Sunil founded FreeLoader and was AOL's first internet product manager and director of corporate development starting in 1994. Sunil has also worked at the U. S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment and on NASA's space station project. He holds an electrical engineering degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

Organization Position Status
BrightMail, Inc. Founder Current
City Carshare Founder Current
City Carshare Advisor Former
Vanderbilt University Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Accel Partners Co-Founder Current
Sugarsync Leader Current
Sharpcast Leader Current
Plugged In Advisory Council Current
Georgetown University Board of Regents Current
Plugged In Chairman, Macromedia Current
Pacific Community Ventures Chairman Current
Accel Partners Chairman Current
Opportunities Industrialization Center West , Inc. Chairman Current
Sugarsync Board of Directors Current
Universalgiving Board of Advisors Current
Visitors Board of Directors Current
Oicw Board of Directors Current
The Regents Board of Directors Current
Sharpcast Board of Directors Current
Opportunities Industrialization Center West , Inc. Board Directors Current
Pacific Community Ventures Board of Directors Current
PCV Investment Partners Board of Directors Current
Symantec Corporation Board of Directors Current
BrightMail, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Accel Partners Investor Current
LoyaltyPoint, Inc. Investor Current
CNET Networks, Inc. Investor Current
Symantec Corporation Investor Current
BrightMail, Inc. Investor Current
Macromedia, Inc. CEO Former
Authorware CEO Former
Authorware President Former
Macromedia, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Apple Inc. Macintosh Division Former
Macromedia, Inc. Chairman Former
Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation Board of Directors Current
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Georgetown University Bachelor of Science Degree In International Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Technology Crossover Ventures General Partner Current
Benefitmall, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Xacct Board of Directors Current
BrightMail, Inc. Board of Directors Current
HomeGain, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Solarc, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Capella Education Company Director Current
eloyalty Corporation Investor Current
Intraware, Inc. Investor Current
Solarc, Inc. Investor Current
BrightMail, Inc. Investor Current
Capella Education Company Investor Current
Webroot Software, Inc. Investor Current
Altiris Inc. Investor Current
Benefitmall, Inc. Investor Current
TechTarget, Inc. Investor Current
General Atlantic, LLC Associate Former
Lazard Ltd. Member of the mergers and acquisitions Former
Webroot Software, Inc. Board Member Current
Compuware Corporation Investor Former
Legent Corporation Investor Former
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. Investor Former
Baan Company Investor Former
Columbia Business School Master's Degree Former
Dartmouth College A.B. In Geography Former

Anita Stephens Graham is a General Partner of Opportunity Capital Partners ("OCP"), a private equity firm that provides equity capital to later stage companies for acquisition and expansion. OCP has $135.0 million of capital under management. The fund's current investments are primarily in the areas of communications principally media broadcasting and wireless services and equipment. The fund also focuses on businesses that are primarily owned or managed by minority and women entrepreneurs. OCP has invested in several companies including Access One, BrightMail, Bustos Media, TV One, NewComm Wireless, Qantum Communications, On Top Communications, RadioVisa, and TriCo Wireless. Prior to joining OCP, Ms. Graham's positions included President of Renaissance Capital, an SBIC in Atlanta, Georgia, and various management positions at Manufacturers Hanover Trust, Benton & Bowles, and Prudential Insurance Company.

Organization Position Status
Opportunity Capital Partners Partner Current
Women's Technology Cluster General Partner of Opportunity Capital Partners Current
PCV Investment Partners Opportunity Capital Partners Current
Naic Chair, National Association of Investment Companies Current
Naic Board of Directors Current
National Association of Investment Companies Board of Directors Current
Women's Technology Cluster Board of Directors Current
Pacific Community Ventures Board of Directors Current
Qantum Communications Corporation Investor Current
BrightMail, Inc. Investor Current
TV One Investor Current
Women's Technology Cluster Member Current
Pacific Community Ventures Member Current
Renaissance Capital President Former
Qantum Communications Corporation Manager Former
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Management Position Former
D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles Inc. Management Position Former
Prudential Insurance Company of America Management Position Former
Golden Gate University MBA Former
Cornell University Undergraduate Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Opportunity Capital Partners Partner Current
National Association of Investment Companies Director Current
BrightMail, Inc. Investor Current
Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investor Current