Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Francois Stieger has served as one of our directors since August 2006. Mr. Stieger leads Intentional Software's international group as CEO of Intentional Software International Sarl. He is also the President and a board member of Security Tech SA and a board member of Lighthouse SA. Immediately prior to joining Intentional Software International, Mr. Stieger was senior vice president and general manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa for Verisign, the leading provider of critical infrastructure security services for the Internet and telecommunication markets. He held this post since April 2003, and was responsible for Verisign's business throughout that region. Prior to joining Verisign, Mr. Stieger was a partner of Amadeus Capital, a leading European venture capital firm based in London. In 1996, Mr. Stieger established BroadVision's European operations. Under his management through mid 2001, these operations grew to more than 400 employees and US$104 million annual revenues. He was also personally involved in BroadVision's very successful initial public offering on NASDAQ in June 1996, and its public offering on the Neuer Markt in Frankfurt in November 1999. On a larger scale from 1987-1992, as vice president Mr. Stieger established and managed operations of Oracle Corporation for southern and central Europe. Mr. Stieger is a graduate of the University of Strasbourg's Institute of Technology.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer, Intentional Software International Sarl |
Current |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Institute of Technology, Inc. |
|
Former |
Shin-Yuan Tzou joined the company in 1995, won BroadVision's "Most Valuable Player" award in 1997 and has contributed to the design and development of every version of BroadVision's self-service suite. From 1994-1995, he built supercomputers at Silicon Graphics, focusing on scalable I/O, high speed networking and UNIX kernel. From 1990-1994, he built mainframe storage systems at IBM, focusing on multiprocessors, fault tolerance and recovery, file systems, and distributed systems. In 1990, he earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Berkeley. Before returning to school, he built applications for managing health physics information across multiple nuclear power plants, banking system support for electronic fund transfer and localization at Wang Computers. He holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University.
Dr. Robert P. Lee is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Accela, stepping down in April 2007. First joining Accela as a board member in 1999, Dr. Lee was instrumental in guiding the Company through six acquisitions in three years and establishing the current management and corporate structure. After becoming Accela's CEO in 2002, Dr. Lee set the Company on course to become one of the fastest-growing U.S. companies by providing great products and services to over 500 agencies across North America. Prior to joining Accela, Dr. Lee was President and Chief Executive Officer of Inxight Software, Inc. and Insignia Solutions, a software company he took public on the NASDAQ in 1995. Dr. Lee's management experience also includes senior executive positions at Symantec and Shared Medical System corporations. Dr. Lee launched his career at IBM and Computer Sciences Corporation where he rose quickly through the management ranks holding various technical and business management positions.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Accela Incorporated |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Corporate Executive Vice President and President of Business Communications Services at Pacific Bell |
Current |
| Retirement Capital Group, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Mre Commercial Real Estate |
Executive Director |
Current |
| Achievo Corporation |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder |
Current |
| Mre Commercial Real Estate |
Partner |
Current |
| Asian Pacific Fund |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Netopia, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| California Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corinthian Colleges, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Blue Shield LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Osel Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Accela Incorporated |
Board Member |
Current |
| Accela Incorporated |
President |
Former |
| Business Communications Corporation |
Corporate Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Shared Medical Systems |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| The RCG |
|
Former |
| Clark Consulting |
|
Former |
| Youth Tennis Advantage |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Achievo Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Doctorate Degrees |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Masters |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Bachelors of Arts Degree In Economics |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
David Boyer has over 15 years of experience in the high-tech sector. He joined BroadVision in 2000, and has grown to his current role of SVP Engineering and Technical Support. Prior to joining BroadVision, Boyer was a Director of Research and Development at Informix, managing a worldwide team of database server product development engineers for the Informix Dynamic Server and Universal Server products. Prior to that, he co-founded SIMData Technologies Corporation, a developer of high performance analog-level circuit simulation software. Boyer also held a management position at Data Parallel Systems, where he oversaw the initial development, deployment and support of a V1.0 release of a massively parallel relational database and data mining software. He holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Chemistry from Allegheny College.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Senior Vice President Engineering and Technical Support |
Current |
| Indiana University |
Master of Science degree in Computer Science |
Former |
| Allegheny College |
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Chemistry |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering & Support |
Current |
| ITM Software |
member |
Current |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Digital Equipment Corporation |
|
Former |
| National Taiwan University |
BS in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Vice President, Worldwide Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vspring |
CFO |
Current |
| Dionex Corporation |
Managing Director of Sutter Hill Ventures, Director |
Current |
| Sutter Hill Ventures |
managing director |
Current |
| Famous Dave's of America, Inc. |
Founder |
Current |
| Famous Dave's Barbeque Ribs and Sauces |
Founder & Head Cook |
Current |
| Famous Dave's Lifeskills for Success |
Member of the Chippewa and Choctaw Tribes |
Current |
| Content House |
|
Current |
| Prosperous America |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Famous Dave's Lifeskills for Success |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Brierley & Partners |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Famous Dave's Barbeque Ribs and Sauces |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dionex Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Molecular Devices Corporation |
Board member |
Current |
| Famous Dave's of America, Inc. |
Member of the Chippewa and Choctaw Tribes |
Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists |
President |
Former |
| Grand Casinos Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Grand Casinos Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Vspring |
limited partner reporting |
Former |
| U.S. Department of the Interior |
Assistant Secretary |
Former |
| Famous Dave's Barbeque Ribs and Sauces |
Member of the Chippewa and Choctaw Tribes |
Former |
| Vspring |
financial management |
Former |
| LSI Corporation |
start, up funding |
Former |
| WJ Communications Incorporated |
Solid State Division |
Former |
| Linear Technology Corp. |
start, up funding |
Former |
| Entrepreneurs Foundation |
founding member |
Former |
| Quantum Corporation |
start, up funding |
Former |
| Mentor Graphics Corporation |
start, up funding |
Former |
| San Francisco Ballet |
Trustee |
Former |
| Famous Dave's of America, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| E-Rewards, Inc. |
Board member |
Former |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists |
Director |
Former |
| Harvard Business School Alumni Association |
Director |
Former |
| Hybritech |
Board member |
Former |
| Sutter Hill Ventures |
Director |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Master's Degree |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| Utah State University |
BS in Accounting |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
B.S. in electrical engineering |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Degrees |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
graduated in electrical engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Exeros, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Memec, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Managing Partner |
Former |
| Borland Software Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of Notre Dame |
B.S. in Physics |
Former |
Roderick C. McGeary, age 57, has been a member of the Board since August 1999 and Chairman of the Board since November 2004. From March 2005 until December 2007, Mr. McGeary served the Company in a full-time capacity, focusing on clients, employees and business partners. From 2004 until 2005, Mr. McGeary served as our Chief Executive Officer. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. McGeary was the Chief Executive Officer of Brience, Inc., a wireless and broadband company. Mr. McGeary is a director of Cisco Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, and Dionex Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of chromatography systems for chemical analysis. On December 31, 2007, Mr. McGeary retired as an employee of the Company. Mr. McGeary will continue serving as Chairman of the Board.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| BearingPoint, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Dionex Corporation |
Chairman of The Board of Bearingpoint, Inc., Director |
Current |
| Brience, Inc. |
chairman |
Current |
| Purisma, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dionex Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BearingPoint, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Brience, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| BearingPoint, Inc. |
co-president |
Former |
| Brience, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| KPMG International |
consulting partner |
Former |
| Kmpg,Inc. |
|
Former |
| Evident Software, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| USA 2017 |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Borland Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Managing Partner |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Director |
Former |