Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Ameritege Technology Partners, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ameritege Technology Partners, LLC |
Founder |
Former |
Yoshi Yusa has more than thirty-two years of experience in the information technology sector, providing sales, marketing and operational experience to both established and start-up companies. He has participated in the complete range of company development -- from creating the business plan to developing and implementing operational models for established enterprise IT companies. Prior to Mirapoint Software, Yoshi worked for companies such as EMC Japan as Senior Managing Director of Sales, HP Japan as Managing Director of Partner Group as well as Sun Microsystems Japan for 10 years in the role of Managing Director of OEM and Global Business Development. In addition, he has been a President and Representative Director at Windriver Systems and Ntru cryptsystems. Yoshi has BC in Mechanical Engineering from Nihon University and 1 year scholarship(Engineering) at MIT(US)
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
President, Mirapoint Japan Kk |
Current |
| The Partner Group |
Senior Managing Director of Sales |
Former |
| Wind River Systems, Inc. |
President and Representative Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Cmo |
Current |
| SkyStream Networks, Inc. |
Vice President of Product Marketing |
Former |
| Vernier Networks, Inc. |
vice president of marketing |
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
Bachelor of Science degree in political science with a minor in economics |
Former |
Mr. Linden is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer. He will help define Mirapoint's vision and corporate strategy, as well as oversee all of Mirapoint's financials and financial-related reporting. Formerly a Chief Strategist at Openwave, Mr. Linden was responsible for developing product and business strategy for all of Openwave's messaging products. Prior to this position, Mr. Linden served as Vice President and General Manager of unified messaging at Openwave and was previously the Chief Financial Officer at Onebox.com prior to its acquisition by Openwave in 2000. To further Mr. Linden's messaging and Internet experience, he also held executive management positions with Octel Communications Corporation and Global Village Communication. Mr. Linden is a graduate of University of California at Berkeley and holds a master's degree in business administration from the Harvard School of Business Administration.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Cfo |
Current |
| Open Wave |
Chief Strategist |
Former |
| Onebox |
chief financial officer |
Former |
| Open Wave |
vice president |
Former |
| Open Wave |
general manager of unified messaging |
Former |
| Open Wave |
Officer |
Former |
| Onebox |
Officer |
Former |
| Octel Communications |
|
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Business Administration |
Former |
Frank Knifsend is responsible for the successful execution of the company's strategy, and directs the marketing, North American sales, customer service and operations organizations. Frank joined Mirapoint from Oracle where he was responsible for the product strategy of the company's integrated middleware platform. His focus was establishing Oracle's leadership in middleware and SOA, and the combined applications+technology strategy resulting from its highly visible acquisitions. Frank has over 20 years in the enterprise IT industry, and has held executive positions at start-up and established companies including TIBCO, Slam Dunk Networks, Sagent Technology, and Forte Software. He began his career at Accenture, where as a manager in the high technology practice, he was the architect for a number of large scale, distributed systems projects at Sun Microsystems, Apple, and Autodesk. Frank has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a M.B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Products and Operations |
Current |
| Stanford University |
M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
B.S. |
Former |
| Stanford University |
B.S. |
Former |
Jerry Davis brings over 20 years of business and strategic leadership to his position as Chief Operating Officer for ShotSpotter. Prior to ShotSpotter, he held the position of Senior Vice President of Operations at Mirapoint. Earlier, Mr. Davis held the position of Acting CEO at Mirapoint where he put the company on a path to six quarters of consecutive revenue growth. Before Mirapoint, Mr. Davis acted as President and COO of Wytec, a leader in the development of Local Multipoint Distribution Services (LMDS) fixed wireless equipment. There he negotiated partnerships in China and Europe and managed all aspects of the business outside of Finance and HR. Prior to Wytec, he was VP of Operations and Customer Logistics at Nokia Internet Communications (NIC) and VP of Operations at Silicon Wireless (a.k.a. Spectrum Wireless). He also held the position of Vice President of Worldwide Client Support & Corporate Quality (WCSCQ) at Network Equipment Technologies (NET) where he built these organizations from the ground up. Under his leadership, WCSCQ became recognized as a World Class organization by Industry Week Magazine and in Chapter 7 of "Total Customer Service: The Ultimate Weapon by William H. Davidow and Bro Uttal. He is a graduate of the DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago and attended the Berkeley Executive Program at the Walter A. Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Shotspotter, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Shotspotter, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Customer Service and Operations |
Former |
| Silicon Wireless Corporation |
Vice President of Operations |
Former |
| Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of California |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Vice President of Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dali, Hook, Partners |
Managing Partner & Co-Founder |
Current |
| Ypoint Capital, Inc. |
Managing General Partner |
Current |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Managing General Partner, Keynote Ventures |
Current |
| Dali, Hook, Partners |
Managing General Partner |
Current |
| Loadstar Sensors, Inc |
Managing General Partner |
Current |
| Bizfinity, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Nuasis Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Blazent, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Ypoint Capital, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Loadstar Sensors, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Broadware Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Regis McKenna, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Apple Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Apple Inc. |
General Manager |
Former |
| Hook Partners |
Founder |
Former |
| Convergence Partners |
Founder |
Former |
| Hook Partners |
Managing General Partner |
Former |
| Convergence Partners |
Managing General Partner |
Former |
| Nazem & Company |
General Partner |
Former |
| 3i Ventures Corporation |
General Partner |
Former |
| Apple Inc. |
Chairman of its Marketing Council |
Former |
| Webify |
Board Member |
Former |
| Media Vision, Inc. |
Board Member |
Former |
| Cyber Media Inc. |
Board Member |
Former |
| California State University |
BS Degree in Finance |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Technical Director for Worldwide Strategic Accounts |
Current |
Andrew Richardson brings over seventeen years of enterprise solutions sales experience to his role in leading EMEA sales for Mirapoint. Andrew has a proven record in building mutually beneficial relationships with the channel, system Integrators and enterprise resellers. At Postini, he created the channel network, and built the business from $0 to over $1M per quarter. From managing the channel at such companies as ISEC Security, Alladin Knowledge Systems, and Tec Net Datacomm, Andrew has developed a deep understanding of the messaging and security markets.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Head of Emea Sales |
Current |
James Wei has been a venture capitalist for the past twelve years. He offers deep expertise in the communications and semiconductor industries and a unique insight and expertise in helping startup companies do business worldwide. James currently serves on the Board of Directors for Movaz Networks, Cogent Communications, 3PAR, Commverge Solutions, Tensilica, Force10 Networks, ONStor, XHP, and Stretch. He also works actively with Mirapoint, Catena Networks, and Sipix Imaging. He is also a founder and an investment committee member of Meritech Capital, a late stage information technology fund with $1.8 billion under management.
Before founding Worldview, James was a Fund Manager at JAFCO, where he sponsored investments and developed Asian business development strategies for U.S. technology companies. He was a board member or observer for CommQuest Technologies, MMC Networks, NeoMagic, NVIDIA, and OSI. He also co-sponsored investments in ACC, Advanced Fibre Communications, Corvis, Tellium, Cosine, Oplink, Cyras, Tivoli Systems, Silicon Spice, Ciena, and Synernetics. Prior to JAFCO, James held engineering positions at Sony and IBM.
James holds a BS degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Worldview Technology Partners |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
|
Current |
| Onstor Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| 3PAR, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Miradia |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Luxim Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Tensilica Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Worldview Technology Partners |
General Partner |
Former |
| Worldview Technology Partners |
Owner |
Former |
| JAFCO Co., Ltd. |
Fund Manager |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
Marketing |
Former |
| Sony Corporation |
Marketing |
Former |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
Board Member |
Former |
| NeoMagic Corporation |
Board Member |
Former |
| MMC Networks |
Board Member |
Former |
| Silicon Spice, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| NeoMagic Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| Ciena Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| M.M.C., Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| University of Waterloo |
B.S. Degree In Systems Design Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rhythm Newmedia, Inc |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
|
Current |
| Meru Networks, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| AirTouch Cellular |
Executive Vice President of Marketing & Sales |
Former |
| Meru Networks, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
consultant |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hawaii Biotech, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Transamerica Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Safeway Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| California Pacific Medical Center |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Amgen Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Transamerica Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Transamerica Corporation |
president |
Former |
| Aegon |
Chairman |
Former |
| Aegon USA, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| AEGON N.V. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Amgen Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
A.B. |
Former |
Gerald Held, Ph.D., has served as a Director of the Company since his appointment in April 2005. Since 1999, Dr. Held has been Chief Executive Officer of Held Consulting Group, LLC where he is a strategic consultant to chief executive officers and senior executives of technology firms ranging from startups to large, publicly-traded organizations. From 2000 to 2001, Dr. Held was the acting Chief Executive Officer of Cantiga Systems. In 1998, Dr. Held was Chief Executive Officer-In-Residence at the venture capital firm of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Held was Senior Vice President of Oracle s server product division, where he led Oracle s database business as well as the development of pioneering interactive multimedia technology that included some of the earliest e-commerce application trials. Prior to Oracle, Dr. Held spent eighteen years at Tandem Computers, Inc. Dr. Held is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Software Development Technologies, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and Vice Chairman of The Tech Museum of Innovation and a member of the Board of Trustees of Montalvo Arts Center. Dr. Held received a BS in electrical engineering from Purdue University and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in computer science, where he led the initial development of the INGRES relational database management system. Dr. Held also completed a Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer, The Held Group |
Current |
| Informatica Corporation |
CEO of Held Consulting Group |
Current |
| Tsola Corporation |
|
Current |
| Cotagesoft, Inc. |
|
Current |
| MetaMatrix, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Software Development Technologies Corp |
Chairman |
Current |
| Software Development Technologies Corp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Brane Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Informatica Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Tandem Computers |
chief technology officer |
Former |
| Tandem Computers |
vice president of new ventures |
Former |
| Weddingchannel.Com, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Broadbase Software |
|
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
PH.D. In Computer Science |
Former |
| Purdue University |
B.S. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Tandem Computers |
member |
Former |
Prior to W Capital, John was Director of Corporate Development at Zeborg, a software company spun off from The Mitchell Madison Group, and previously was Director of Investments at ISL Management, a venture capital firm funded by JPMorganChase. John also worked as a venture capital professional for Millennium Technology Ventures. For three years, John was an investment banker with JPMorganChase and Robertson Stephens, where he was involved in leveraged finance and merger and acquisition transactions across sectors including technology, financial and healthcare services and industrials. John holds an MBA with Honors from Columbia Business School and a BA in Economics from The University of Chicago.
Mr. Sawyer is currently a Managing Director for Saints. Before founding Saints in 2000, he was formerly the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions of Prudential Volpe Technology Group, a division of Prudential Securities. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Sawyer was the Head of Strategic Advisory Services and Mergers and Acquisitions at Volpe Brown Whelan & Co., a privately held investment bank focused on emerging growth companies in technology and healthcare and later acquired by Prudential Securities in December of 1999. Mr. Sawyer serves on the Board of Directors, or is a Board Observer at Cleargauge, Continuous Computing, HK Systems, Travel Intelligence, Laureate Pharmaceuticals, Acsis and Alliance. Prior investments have included Sidestep, Tellme, Military.com, Vertical Networks, Scene 7, Cyber Trust, eVoice and Magnet Communications. Mr. Sawyer received his Masters of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He earned his Bachelor of Science with honors in Industrial Engineering at Stanford University. Mr. Sawyer was elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor societies. Mr. Sawyer also studied at the University of Tours in France and the Copenhagen School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Saints Limited |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Saints Vc |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Saints Vc |
Founder |
Current |
| Travel Intelligence Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Acsis Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Envivio, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| HK Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Tecs, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Tecs, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Volpe Brown Whelan |
Head of Mergers and Acquisitions |
Former |
| Phi Beta Kappa |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Masters of Business Administration |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Bachelor of Science With Honors In Industrial Engineering |
Former |
| Phi Beta Kappa |
Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Worldview Technology Partners |
Founder |
Current |
| Loglogic, Inc. |
Managing General Partner & Grunder, Worldview Technology Partners |
Current |
| Wavemaker |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Azul Systems Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists |
Board Member |
Current |
| Aeluros, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Loglogic, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Worldview Technology Partners |
General Partner |
Former |
| JAFCO Co., Ltd. |
Fund Manager |
Former |
| Robertson, Stephens & Company |
Research Analyst |
Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
Financial Position |
Former |
| Ciena Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| NVIDIA Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| Convertys Learning Solutions |
Investor |
Former |
| IGN.com |
Investor |
Former |
| Redstone Co |
Investor |
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.B.A. Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mirapoint Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Executive News
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Mirapoint Announces Strong Growth Within Japanese Messaging Market
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Mirapoint Announces Strong Growth Within Japanese Messaging Market
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