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Cogent Communications was founded in 1981 and has established a reputation for ground-breaking uses of communications technology for healthcare, medical marketing, continuing education and food service training. As a leading full service digital video, multimedia, and special event production company, Cogent works extensively in the medical device, healthcare, pharmaceutical, food/wine, and food service equipment industries. We collaborate with all of our clients in every phase of program development, from the production concept to delivery. We consistently provide the creative and technical expertise required to produce effective communications. Cogent Communications' reputation is reflected in the numerous awards we have won both in the United States and internationally. Simple communications is good communications. Cogent Communications specializes in providing the most up-to-date electronic communications. These include videotape and audiotape production, multimedia programs on CD-ROM, DVD or hard drives, web applications and live events via satellite. We are expert in helping our clients determine the best way to use these technologies for sales and marketing, training, advertising and public relations. Simply.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Dave SchaefferNumber of Employees 7
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NAICS Code Other Computer Related Services: 541519
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Cogent Communications Group Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from David Dixon – FBR Capital Markets. David Dixon – FBR Capital Markets Just a question on the pricing environment, if you could give us a sense of how we’re positioned today in the NetCentric base specifically? ...
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from [Unknown Analyst] - J.P. Morgan. Unknown Analyst - J.P. Morgan A couple of questions for you. One, I just want to talk a little bit about the reiterated guidance. Obviously, we saw an FX impact in the...
Cogent Communications Group Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from [Frank Malvin – Raymond James] [Frank Malvin – Raymond James] Can you give us an ideal of the flow through on the FX impact down to the EBITDA line and going forward, how much do you think of the traffic...
Hedge Fund Tracking: Tremblant Capital
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Cogent, Level 3, TW Suffer As Oppenheimer Grows Cautious About 'Emerging Telecom'
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Concerned about the impact of the softening economy, Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan this morning turned cautious on the “emerging telecom sector.” He cut his ratings on both Level 3 LVLT and Cogent Communications CCOI to Underperform from Perform, while chopping TW Telecom TWTC to Perform...
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jonathan Atkin – RBC Capital Markets. Jonathan Atkin – RBC Capital Markets With regard to ARPU can you comment on the ARPU you’re seeing from customers that have taken advantage of the new pricing that you introduced on a wide...
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions Your first question comes from Jonathan Schildkraut – Jefferies & Co. Jonathan Schildkraut – Jefferies & Co. The traffic trends, coming into the first quarter I think you had said on the last quarter call that traffic had increased to January over...
Cogent Communications Q4 2007 Earning Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. If you would like to ask a question, please signal by pressing that star key followed by the digital one on your touch tone telephone. If you are using a speaker phone, please make sure your mute function is turned off to allow...
Cogent Communications Group Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. Now we'll go first to Tom Watts with Cowen and Company. Tom Watts - Cowen and Company Hi, Dave, how are you? Dave Schaeffer Hey, good, Tom. Tom Watts - Cowen and Company Congratulations on the quarter. A couple of things, one...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Schaeffer | Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
| Michael Yonchenko | President |
| Lea Bergen | Co-Principal |
| Matthew Haentzschel | |
| Kenneth D. Peterson Jr. | Director |
| Kenneth Peterson | Director |
| Colin Bryant | Investor |
| Nirav Desai | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Edward Glassmeyer | Board Member |
| Erel N Margalit | Board of Directors |
| Jean-Jacques Bertrand | Board of Directors |
| Michael Steed | Board of Directors |
| Richard T. Liebhaber | Board of Directors |
| Tim Weingarten | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) | Founder & CEO, Cogent Communications | Current |
| Gilder Publishing, LLC | CEO, Cogent | Current |
| Stm/Oc | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Pathnet | Founder | Former |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Chairman | Former |
| University of Maryland | B.S. In Physics | Former |
Early in his career, Michael was a Producer/Director for Hewlett-Packard's Computer Marketing Group, where he wrote, produced, and directed video training programs and worked in the development of live videoconferences. Later, he was manager of Video Production for the Division of Instructional Media at Stanford University Medical Center, where he produced numerous instructional programs for the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has produced over 500 programs. This is the record of excellence and breadth of experience that Michael brings to his clients' communications media team.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cogentcommunications.Com | President | Current |
| Stanford University Medical Center | Manager Division of Instructional Media | Former |
| Video Production Company, Inc. | Manager | Former |
Her extensive career has spanned academic, publishing and food service industries. She has been widely recognized for her noteworthy accomplishments in new business development, resource organization, training and the delivery of new products and services. As Vice-President of the California Culinary Academy Development Company, she produced customized training programs, continuing education programs, video and multimedia productions and acted as Executive Producer for the CCA website. As founding Culinary Director of Webvan, she was responsible for conceptual and actual development of all culinary programs as well as design and launch of their on-line magazine.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Co-Principal | Current |
| CCA Inc | Executive Producer | Former |
Matthew Haentzschel joined WBS Connect as the director of sales in 2006. In this role, Matt leads the WBS Connect management team in developing and implementing sales and marketing strategies across all channels. Prior to joining WBS Connect, Matt was a leading force in the Carrier Sales Division of Cogent Communications where he led and managed the sales of the organization and initiated network development and expansion. He was also instrumental in the cultivation and training of the organization's direct sales force. Matt has more than 10 years of experience in the telecommunications industry with prominent positions at Cogent Communications, Allegiance Telecom, as well as other consultative roles throughout the industry. In addition to his full-time role at WBS Connect, Matt is also currently pursuing his MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurial Leadership from the prestigious George L. Gaziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allegiance Telecom, Inc. | Current | |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Current | |
| WBS Connect | Director of Sales | Former |
Edward Glassmeyer is a founding General Partner of Oak Investment Partners. Ed serves on the board of the following Oak companies: In the Service Sector; CBORD (campus cashless cards and food services), Geotrace (seismic analytic services), EquaTerra (outsource advisory services), and oneGCI (outsourced IT services); IT Equipment companies Linux Networx (high performance computers) and Xiotech, Inc. (storage virtualization); Telecom Equipment companies ADVA Optical Networks (ADV.F) and Cantata Technology, Inc. plus Interactive Entertainment company Major League Gaming, Inc. Prior to Oak, Ed was with Citicorp Venture Capital from 1968 to 1970, followed by a tour with the Sprout Capital Group where he was Managing Partner from 1971 to 1974. Ed graduated from Princeton University in 1963, served as an officer in the Marine Corps from 1963 to 1966, and received his MBA with distinction from The Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College in 1968, where he now serves on the Board of Overseers. Ed was a founding Director of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), and received their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Investment Partners | General Partner | Current |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | Overseer | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Board Member | Current |
| Xiotech Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telica | Board Member | Current |
| Geotrace | Board Member | Current |
| Business Engine, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Xiotech Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Avansis Ventures, LLC | Investor | Current |
| Global Chem International Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Equaterra, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| The CBORD Group Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Linux Networx, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Geotrace | Investor | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Investor | Current |
| Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. | Managing Partner | Former |
| Citigroup Inc. | Managing Partner | Former |
| Princeton University | officer | Former |
| United States Marine Corps | Officer | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Overseer of The Amos Tuck School | Former |
| Shugart Associates | Former | |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | MBA | Former |
| Princeton University | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Forterra Systems, Inc. | Founder and Managing Partner of Jvp | Current |
| Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) | Founder and Managing Partner | Current |
| Double Fusion Inc | Founder and Managing Partner, Jerusalem Venture Partners | Current |
| Sepaton, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Forterra Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Double Fusion Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cyoptics | Director | Current |
| Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cogent, Inc. | Former | |
| US Robotics Corporation | Former | |
| Cyber-Ark Software, Ltd. | Director | Former |
| Columbia University | Ph.D. In Philosophy | Former |
| Columbia University | Masters in Philosophy | Former |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | MBA | Former |
Jean-Jacques Bertrand has served on our board of directors since April 2004 and is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Bertrand has been Managing Partner of BNP Private Equity SA since 1998 and led the telecommunications and media group of BNP SA from 1990 to 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Bertrand held senior management functions with France Telecom and was appointed special adviser to the French Minister of Communications. He sits on the board of directors of Group Multitel SA and Musiwave SA.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| France Telecom | Minister | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Magnet Networks Limited | Executive Chairman | Current |
| Magnet Business | Executive Chairman | Current |
| American Capital Strategies, Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Director | Current |
| Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Ventures Corporation | Former |
| Columbia Ventures Corporation | Founder | Former |
| One Communications | Chairman of the Board | Former |
Mr. Peterson graduated from Willamette University's College of Law in 1980. He had earlier earned an AB in Government, with High Honors, and been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at The College of William and Mary. In 1987, while actively practicing law, he purchased and re-opened an aluminum smelter in Washington State. Subsequently he founded Columbia Ventures Corporation and led in the creation or acquisition of several subsidiary businesses. Mr. Peterson is a Director of American Capital Strategies, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company, and Cogent Communications, a publicly traded company on the American Stock Exchange. Mr. Peterson is also a Director of the Washington Policy Center, a non-profit research center.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Ventures Corporation - Executive | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Columbia Ventures Broadband, LLC | CEO | Current |
| Columbia Ventures Corporation - Executive | Founder | Current |
| Columbia Ventures Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| One Communications | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Director | Current |
| Washington Policy Center | Director | Current |
| European Capital Sa | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Capital Strategies, Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Columbia Metals Co. | CEO | Former |
| Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Ventures Corporation | Former |
| Rockwell Property Corporation | CEO | Former |
| Columbia Ventures Corporation | Owner | Former |
| One Communications | Director | Former |
| Willamette University College of Law | Law Degree | Former |
| College of William & Mary | undergraduate degree | Former |
| College of William & Mary | Undergraduate Degree | Former |
Michael R. Steed is a Founder and Managing Partner of Paladin. He serves as Chairman of the Paladin Homeland Security Fund Investment Committee and will serve as Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Fund; he is also a member of the Paladin Capital Partners Fund Investment Committee. Mr. Steed provides management oversight of the firm's operations and investments, and is responsible for the strategic direction of Paladin's current and future activities. Prior to founding Paladin Capital, Mr. Steed served as the Senior Vice President of Investments at Ullico Inc. a financial services holding company located in Washington, DC where he was responsible for 78 direct investments, co-investments and fund investments from 1992 to 1999, including all investments in a private capital fund where Mr. Steed had primary management responsibility. To date, Mr. Steed has completed over 100 direct, co-investment and fund investments during his career. Michael Steed is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) of Los Angeles and received his law degree from Loyola University School of Law. He presently serves as a member of LMU's Board of Trustees; is a member of the Board of Visitors for Duke University's Sanford Institute of Public Policy; and is a founding board member of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI). Mr. Steed represents Paladin on the boards of directors of FPMI Solutions, SOA Software, Accubuilt, and Unlimited Fiber Optic Communications which has oversight of Paladin's investment in Cogent Communications.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Paladin Capital Group | Executive Director | Current |
| Paladin Capital Group | Managing Director | Current |
| SOA Software | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fpmi Solutions, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Accubuilt Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| Circadence | Board of Directors | Current |
| Loyola Marymount University | Board of Directors | Current |
| Visitors | Board of Directors | Current |
| Civitas Group LLC | Board Member | Current |
| Natural Decorations Inc. | Member | Current |
| Ullico, Inc. | Vice President of Investments | Former |
| Paladin Capital Group | Founder & Managing Partner | Former |
| Democratic Party | National Director | Former |
| Democratic Party | Special Counsel | Former |
| Paladin Capital Group | Chairman | Former |
| Loyola University Chicago School of Law | Law Degree | Former |
| Loyola University | law degree | Former |
| Loyola Marymount University | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Loyola Marymount University | Graduate | Former |
| Loyola University Chicago School of Law | Degree | Former |
Richard T. Liebhaber has served as a Director since June 1997. Mr. Liebhaber was a Consulting Managing Director at Veronis, Suhler & Associates, Inc., a provider of financial advisory services to the communications industry, from June 1995 to August 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Liebhaber served as Executive Vice President of MCI Communications Corporation, a telecommunications provider, from December 1985 to May 1995. Mr. Liebhaber also serves on the board of directors of ILOG S.A., a software company, JDS Uniphase Corporation, a provider of optical communications products, and Cogent Communications, Inc., an internet service provider.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ILOG S.A. | Board of Directors | Current |
| JDS Uniphase Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| Soapstone Networks, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Ilog, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| MCI Communications Corporation | Executive Vice President | Former |
| New York University | Bsee | Former |
Tim joined Worldview in January 2000 from Robertson Stephens and Company where he worked in equity research and focused on the telecom and networking equipment sectors. Tim's investments for Worldview are directed at the intersection of broadband, mobile and the Internet. Tim is a board member of Cogent Communications (NSAD: CCOI), Force10 Networks, Ooma Inc., Zoove Inc. and Visage Mobile. Previously, he was an investor in Avvenu (aquired by Motorola), Laurel Networks (aquired by ECI Telecom) and Movaz Networks (acquired by Adva Optical Inc.). Tim holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mvne | General Partner, Worldview Technology Partner | Current |
| Agistics, Inc | General Partner, Worldview Technology Partner | Current |
| Worldview Technology Partners | Principal | Former |
| Agistics, Inc | Executive Chairman | Current |
| Ooma | Board Member | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| Laurel Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Butterfly LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Avvenu Inc | Board Member | Current |
| Movaz Networks | Board Member | Current |
| Force10 Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Robertson, Stephens & Company | Telecom Equipment research group | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering | Former |
Mr. Bryant is a Vice President of Paladin Capital Group. Prior to joining Paladin Capital in 2002, Mr. Bryant was an Associate and founding member of The Vigilant Investors Fund, a hedge fund in Santa Monica, California. While at Vigilant, Mr. Bryant was part of small team that built the fund from start-up, raising initial LP commitments from institutional and high-net worth investors. Mr. Bryant's responsibilities included originating and executing on new investment ideas, monitoring the fund's investments, as well as creating and maintaining the fund's proprietary in-house risk management system or 'black-box'. Prior to Vigilant, Mr. Bryant was a member of the management team of a Los Angeles based start-up. Mr. Bryant is also the co-founder of an international non-profit organization focused on creating literacy programs and building libraries in rural villages in West Africa. Mr. Bryant received his B.A. degree in Philosophy with Honors from Haverford College in Pennsylvania, where he focused on Logic and Analytical Philosophy. Mr. Bryant represents Paladin on the Board of Directors of Greater Ohio Ethanol and Renewable Energy Products, and is also actively involved with Paladin's investments in Accubuilt, Cogent Communications [NASDAQ: CCOI], Crossbow, HelioVolt, Iptivia, OQO, Royalty Pharma, SafeView, and SOA Software. Mr. Bryant is also a member of the Executive Committee of YAVA, the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association's Young Atlantic Venture Association. Mr. Bryant is also actively involved in Paladin's investment activities in alternative energy, renewable fuels, and clean technologies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Paladin Capital Group | Vice President | Current |
| SOA Software | Investor | Current |
| Clearcube Technology, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Oqo | Investor | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Investor | Current |
| Paladin Capital Group | Senior Associate | Former |
| Haverford College | B.A. Degree In Philosophy | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Paladin Capital Group | Principal | Current |
| Courion Corporation | Board Director | Current |
| Cogentcommunications.Com | Investor | Current |
| Agion Technologies, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Canaccord Adams Inc. | Former | |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Former | |
| University of Michigan | BA in Economics | Former |
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