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HarbourVest Partners, LLC is a global private equity investment firm. It was founded in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners, Inc., which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest is 100%-owned by members of the investment team. HarbourVest invests in all types of private equity funds, including venture capital and leveraged buyout funds, and also directly in operating companies. HarbourVest currently manages investments in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and emerging markets. The Senior Managing Directors of HarbourVest Partners have been investing together since 1979, and all 16 Managing Directors have worked at HarbourVest or Hancock Venture Partners, Inc. for an average of more than 16 years. HarbourVest Partners is a limited liability company that was formed in January 1997 by the former management of Hancock Venture Partners, Inc. to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners. Hancock Venture Partners was founded in 1982 by the two Senior...

Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Diane W. Goodwin
Number of Employees 100
Contact Information

1 Financial Center Fl 44

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

harbourvest.com

1 617 348 3707

NAICS Code Investment Advice: 523930

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Diane W. Goodwin Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Julie K Eiermann Senior Vice President, Partnership Performance
Chris Walker Vice President, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Corentin Du Roy Vice President
David Atterbury Vice President
Hannah Tobin Vice President
John M Fiato Vice President, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Leila B. Blodgett Vice President
Libby E. Liebig Vice President
Edward W. Kane Senior Managing Director
George R. Anson Managing Director
Robert M. Wadsworth Managing Director
Jecca Auchterlonie Equity Trader and Distribution Manager
Karin Lagerlund Senior Vice President and Controller, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Andrew Gribbel Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Antonio S Llaya Associate
Brett A Gordon Principal, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Casey H. Simmons Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Bostonn
Craig K. Franklin Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Julie Ocko Principal
Peter B. Lipson Principal, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Peter S Marmer Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Philip M Viergutz Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston
Rose Kraemer Associate
Roseann C Kraemer Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John G Morris Board of Directors
Kathleen Bacon Board of Directors
William A. Johnston Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Senior Vice President & Treasurer Current
Harbourvest Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
Harbourvest Controller Former
Horwath International Former
University of Vermont BS Former

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Senior Vice President, Partnership Performance Current

Chris Walker joined the Firm in 1998 as an associate in the secondary partnership group. In 1999, he joined the primary partnership group and has focused most of his efforts on U.S. venture capital and buyout investments. He became a vice president during 2003. Chris also has extensive experience working on the healthcare sector, as well as primary partnerships in Canada. He currently serves on the advisory committees for partnerships managed by Caltius Capital Management, Galen Associates, Goense Bounds, Vector Capital, and The Wicks Group. Prior to graduate school, Chris served as a pilot in the United States Navy for 11 years, flying the P-3 Orion aircraft, and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He received a BS in Finance from Providence College in 1986 and an MS in Finance from the Carroll School of Management Program at Boston College in 1998.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Vice President, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Vice President Current
Vector Capital Corp. Board Advisor Current
Harbourvest Associate Former
Boston College Carroll School of Management Ms In Finance Former
Providence College Bs In Finance Former

Corentin du Roy joined HarbourVest's London-based subsidiary in 2003 as an analyst focusing on non-U.S. direct, secondary, and non-U.S. growth equity and leveraged buyout investments. He was promoted to senior associate in 2005 and vice president in 2006. Corentin currently focuses on non-U.S. growth equity and leveraged buyout transactions. He serves as a director of Flash Networks, Kiala, and Servista. He has also been involved in HarbourVest's direct investments in Amdocs (Cramer), Betapharm, Bezier, Finjan, and Loxam among others. He joined the Firm from AXA Investment Managers, where he was an equity and high-yield debt research analyst focusing mainly on the telecom sector. Fluent in French, Corentin received a BS (with distinction) in Business Administration from Paris IX Dauphine University in 1999 and received his CFA designation in 2002.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Vice President Current
Harbourvest Senior Associate Former

David Atterbury joined HarbourVest's London-based subsidiary as a vice president in 2004 to focus on non-U.S. secondary partnership investments. He joined HarbourVest after five years with Abbey National Treasury Services Plc, where he was Director of Private Equity. David's responsibilities at Abbey National included the development of a direct private equity portfolio and the subsequent disposal of a large diversified portfolio of partnership commitments and direct holdings. In these roles, he gained extensive experience in deal origination and execution, due diligence, and performance monitoring. David has developed strong relationships with private equity fund managers around the world and completed a complex structured sale of a multi-asset portfolio. His previous experience also includes five years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, which included a one-year assignment to Bridgepoint Capital in London. David received a BSc (with honors) in International Management and French from the University of Bath in 1994, and completed professional examinations in 1997 to qualify as a Chartered Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Vice President Current
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Vice President Current
University of Bath Chartered Accountant Former
University of Bath Bsc (With Honors) In International Management and Former

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Vice President Current
Harbourvest Vice President Current
University College Dublin Ba (With Honors) Former

John Fiato joined the Firm's accounting group in 1994 after completing his undergraduate degree. He joined the secondary investment team as an analyst in 1999, became a senior associate in 2003, and was promoted to vice president in 2006. John currently focuses on transaction origination and evaluation for U.S. and non-U.S. secondary investments. He has been significantly involved in more than 50 closed secondary transactions. During his tenure with the accounting group, John was responsible for producing financial statements and quarterly limited partners' capital account statements, coordinating cash distributions and performance measurement, and monitoring closings for secondary transactions. He received a BSBA in Accounting, with a minor in Economics, from Salem State College in 1994.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Vice President, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Senior Associate, HarbourVest Partners, LLC, Boston Current
Harbourvest Analyst Former
Salem State College Bsba In Accounting, With A Minor In Former

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Vice President, Consultant Relations Current
Harbourvest Vice President Current
Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated Current
Harbourvest Marketing Director Former
Cambridge Associates LLC Research Consultant Former
Harbourvest Managing Consultant Former
Georgetown University Mba Former
University of California BA Former
University of California, Berkeley Ba Former

Libby Liebig joined HarbourVest in 2006 as the Firm's Compliance Officer responsible for maintaining the Firm's compliance program under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Libby joined HarbourVest from Babson Capital Management, where she was the Compliance Director responsible for maintaining the compliance program, corporate governance, client reporting, and Code of Ethics reporting. Her other compliance experience includes working as the Compliance Manager at Pioneer Investments and the Compliance Officer at Lee Munder Capital Group. Libby's other industry experience includes Director of Mutual Fund Operations for both The Munder Funds and The LMCG Funds. Libby received a BS in Business Management from the University of Phoenix in 2005. She is a member of both the National Society of Compliance Professionals and the Alternative Investments Compliance Association.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Vice President Current
Lee Munder Capital Group Compliance Manager Current
Pioneer Investments Compliance Manager Current
Harbourvest Compliance Officer Former
University of Phoenix Bs In Business Management Former

Ed Kane is a senior managing director of HarbourVest Partners, LLC and a founder of the Firm. He is responsible for overseeing U.S. and non-U.S. partnership and direct investments. He joined John Hancock's corporate finance department in 1979 and co-founded Hancock Venture Partners in 1982, which later became HarbourVest Partners. He serves as an advisory committee member for several U.S. and foreign private equity partnerships, including funds managed by Candover Partners Limited and Charterhouse Capital Partners. Ed has also served on the Boards of three public companies: Xylogics, AI Corporation, and Mutual Risk Management Ltd., and is a Trustee of the Mystic Seaport Museum. He was previously a Major in United States Army Intelligence where he trained in electronics and telecommunications. His experience also includes four years with the commercial banking division of the New England Merchants National Bank. He received a BA (cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1975.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Senior Managing Director Current
Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP Current
Mutual Risk Management, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Harbourvest Founder Former
Harvard Business School Mba Former
University of Pennsylvania Ba (Cum Laude) Former

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Managing Director Current
Harbourvest Managing Director Current
Atlas Venture Advisory Board Current
Doughty Hanson & Co. Ltd. Advisory Board Current
BC Partners Limited Advisory Board Current
Global Finance&Limited Advisory Board Current
Cinven Limited Advisory Board Current
Pantheon Ventures Limited Manager, Private Equity Funds and Companies - Europe Former
The University of Iowa Ba In Finance Former

Robert Wadsworth has served as a Network Engines director since 1999. He has also served as managing director of HarbourVest Partners, LLC since 1997 and managing director of Hancock Venture Partners, Inc., an affiliate of Network Engines. Robert is a member of the board of directors of several domestic and international private companies, as well as the following publicly held companies: Concord Communications, Inc., ePresence, Inc. (formerly Banyan Systems, Inc.), Switchboard, Inc., and Trintech Group PLC.

Organization Position Status
NEI Managing Director Current
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Managing Director Current
Ide Corp Managing Director at Harbourvest Partners, Llc Current
Harbourvest Managing Director Current
PSI Holding Group Inc. Board Director Current
Nuera Communications Inc. Board Director Current
Kinaxis Corp Board Director Current
Harbourvest Board of Directors Current
Trintech Group PLC Director Current
VocalTec Communications Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Movaris, Inc. Director Current
Concord Communications, Inc. Director Current
Switchboard Incorporated Member Current
Banyan Systems Member Current
Concord Communications, Inc. Member Current
HarbourVest Partners, LLC General Partner Former
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Network Engines director Former
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Managemen Consultant Former
NEI Director Former
Tdsoft Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School Mba With Distinction Former
University of Virginia Bs Former

Jecca Auchterlonie joined HarbourVest as an equity trader and distribution manager in 2006. She is responsible for all aspects of partnership and direct investment public stock liquidation. Jecca joined the Firm from TA Associates in Boston, where she was a trading and compliance manager focused on all portfolio company securities transactions for private equity funds, as well as all Section 16 and Rule 144 compliance. Jecca received a BA (cum laude) from Lynchburg College in 1993 and an MBA from the Simmons School of Management in 2002.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Equity Trader and Distribution Manager Current
Harbourvest Equity Trader Former
Lynchburg College Ba (Cum Laude) Former

Karin Lagerlund is the Firm's Controller, with responsibility for overseeing the accounting and finance teams. This team of more than 20 professionals generates annual and semi-annual financial statements, as well as quarterly limited partner capital account statements. This team is also responsible for cash distributions and fund level performance measurement and monitors closings for secondary transactions. Karin joined the Firm in 2000 after seven years at AEW Capital Management, a real estate investment adviser. As the head of the portfolio accounting group, she was responsible for client reporting, performance measurement, information management, and financial due diligence. Her previous experience also includes a position as audit manager with EY Kenneth Leventhal. Karin received a BA in Business Administration with concentration in Accounting and Finance from Washington State University in 1987.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Senior Vice President and Controller, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Senior Vice President & Controller Current
AEW Capital Management Adviser Former
Washington State University Ba In Business Administration With Concentration In Accounting Former

Andy Gribbel joined HarbourVest's primary partnership team in 2003. He currently focuses on U.S. venture, buyout, and mezzanine and distressed debt partnership investments. Andy's previous experience includes international equity trading at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., as well as co-founding a company that developed software for interactive television. He received a BA in Economics and Sociology from Amherst College in 1995 and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management in 2001.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Associate, HarbourVest Partners, LLC, Boston Current
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo LLC international equity trading Former
MIT Sloan School of Management Mba Former
Amherst College Ba In Economics and Sociology Former

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Associate Current
Harbourvest Associate Current
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Associate, HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited, London Current
Deutsche Bank AG analyst Former
The London School of Economics Msc Former

Brett Gordon is a member of HarbourVest's secondary partnership investment team. He joined HarbourVest in 1998 as an analyst after receiving his MBA and became a principal in 2003. He focuses on large secondary transactions and deal sourcing activities. Brett was a key participant in the MidOcean Partners transaction, the management buyout of the Deutsche Bank Capital Partners' later stage private equity portfolio, as well as a number of other large, proprietary transactions. Brett currently serves on the advisory board of Vitalife Partners, L.P. and the valuation committee of EnerTech Capital Partners II L.P. Brett's previous experience includes serving as a vice president for The Princeton Review of Boston, Inc., where he managed all operational functions of the organization and was responsible for long range strategic planning. He received a BSBA in Management (magna cum laude) from Boston University in 1990 and an MBA (summa cum laude) from Babson College in 1998.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Principal, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Principal Current
Boston Inc. Vice President Former
MidOcean Partners, LLP Former
Babson College Mba (Summa Cum Laude) Former
Boston University Bsba In Management (Magna Cum Former

Casey Simmons joined HarbourVest's direct investment group as an associate in 2006 to focus on growth equity and buyout investments. Casey joined the Firm from Jeffries Broadview in New York, a technology investment bank, where he was an analyst focused on mergers and acquisitions, as well as debt and equity financings for middle market companies. His prior experience also includes three years as an engineer in the Leadership Development Program for Lockheed Martin. Casey received a BS (summa cum laude) in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University in 2001 and an MS in Telecommunications and Networking from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. He also studied abroad at the University of Valparaiso in Chile.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Bostonn Current
University of Pennsylvania Ms In Telecommunications and Networking Former
Villanova University Bs (Summa Cum Laude) In Former

Craig Franklin joined HarbourVest's secondary investment team as an associate in 2006. His responsibilities include analyzing, structuring, and monitoring portfolios of direct investments, structured transactions, and large buyout opportunities. Craig joined the Firm from Barclays Capital in New York, and his prior experience includes investment banking at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin in New York, where he advised corporate clients across various industry sectors on mergers and acquisitions, financings, and restructurings. Craig also interned at Salomon Smith Barney in New York. He received a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2003. Craig continues to volunteer for The Fresh Air Fund of New York. He speaks Hindi and French.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
The Fresh Air Fund Volunteer Current
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Current
Barclays Capital Former
Salomon Smith Barney Former
Ohio Wesleyan University Ba In Economics Former

Julie Ocko joined HarbourVest's primary partnership team in 2001 and became a principal in 2006. She focuses on U.S. venture capital and buyout investments. Julie serves on the advisory boards of Capital Resource Partners, Code Hennessy & Simmons, and Falcon Investment Advisors. Prior to joining the Firm, she spent ten years with AEW Capital Management, a real estate investment adviser. As a principal in the Capital Markets Group, she managed financing and disposition transactions for AEW's investment portfolio. Julie also worked for Narragansett Capital, a management buyout firm. She received a BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina in 1982 and an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia in 1987.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Principal Current
Capital Markets Group, Inc Principal Current
Capital Resource Partners Advisory Board Current
Aew Manager Former
AEW Capital Management Adviser Former
Narragansett Capital, Inc. Former
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration Mba Former
The University of North Carolina Bs In Business Administration Former
University of Virginia Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Principal Current
Harbourvest Principal, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
Cushcraft Corporation Director Current
mimeo.com, Inc. Director Current
Worldwinner Inc Director Current
The Group Inc. Financial Analyst Former
Salomon Brothers financial analyst Former
Harvard Business School Mba Former
University of Virginia Ms In Information Systems Former
University of California, San Diego Ba In Economics Former
University of California BA Former

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Associate Current
Harbourvest Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
L.E.K. Consulting LLC Associate Former
Babson College BS (magna cum laude) Former
Babson College Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Associate Current
Harbourvest Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current
Lazard Ltd. Analyst Former
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Investment Analyst Former
Princeton University Bachelor of Science In Engineering, Operations Research and Financial Engineering Former

Rose Kraemer joined HarbourVest's primary partnership group as an associate in 2005 and focuses on U.S. venture, buyout, and mezzanine partnership investments. Rose joined the Firm from Investor Group Services (IGS), an Ernst & Young company that conducts market due diligence for private equity funds. While at IGS, Rose worked as a consultant helping clients assess the attractiveness of investment opportunities by providing them with market size and growth estimates, as well as providing customer diligence. She received a BA in History from Dartmouth College in 2002.

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Associate Current
Dartmouth College Ba In History Former

Organization Position Status
Harbourvest Associate, Harbourvest Partners, Llc, Boston Current

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Managing Director Current
Fulcrum Investment Group LLC Founder and Managing Member Current
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Adjunct Professor of Law Current
Cdt and Partners General Counsel Current
Berkman Center Board of Directors Current
Oak Investment Partners Board of Directors Current
Domain Associates LLC Board of Directors Current
Pitango Venture Capital Board of Directors Current
Eos Partners Board of Directors Current
Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Board of Directors Current
Harbourvest Board of Directors Current
Jordan Company Board Advisor Current
The Cypress Group LLC Board Advisor Current
Abbott Capital Management, LLC Vice President Former
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Vice President Former
Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc. Vice President Former
HSBC Auto Finance Vice President Former
Harbourvest Managing Director Former
Intelligent Solutions LLC Co-Founder Former
Cdt and Partners Director, Internet Standards, Technology and Policy Project Former
The Yale Law Journal Company, Inc. Managing Editor Former
Jenner & Block LLP Former
Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The Blackstone Group L.P. Board Advisor Former
Yale Law School J.D. Former
Brandeis University M.A. In International Economics and Finance Former
Yale University M.A. In Sociology Former
Columbia University Mba In Finance Former
Yale University B.A. Magna Cum Laude With Distinction Former
Clark University BA Former

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Managing Director Current
First National Bank of Boston Current
Amadeus Capital Partners Limited Board Advisor Current
Harbourvest Board of Directors Current
Dartmouth College MBA Former
Dartmouth College Ba In Russian Former

Organization Position Status
HarbourVest Partners, LLC Managing Director Current
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Member Current
Highland Capital Partners, Inc. Board of Directors Current
OneComm Corporation Board Member Current
KnowledgePlanet Board Director Current
Harbourvest Board of Directors Current
Via Net.Works, Inc. Board Member Current
State Street Bank and Trust Company Assistant Vice President Former
Harbourvest Managing Director Former
KnowledgePlanet member Former
Syracuse University School of Management Mba Former
Colgate University Ba Former

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