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 MICHAEL SHEPHERD Managing Director PHONE: +1 650 322 2306 Michael Shepherd's technology experience – as a CEO, operational executive, software engineer, consultant, financial advisor, investor and board member – has given him an unusual mix of expertise. Mr. Shepherd is an expert in software and service company growth, technology, marketing and finance strategy, software development and implementation and acquisition and divestiture transactions. Mr. Shepherd has closed transactions with companies such as, BEA, Chordiant, Fair Isaac, IBM, Macrovision, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Symantec and Veritas. Before co-founding GrowthPoint Technology Partners, Mr. Shepherd was a principal at SVB Alliant advising on and executing software mergers and acquisitions transactions. Before joining Alliant, Mr. Shepherd was on the Nextera (a Knowledge Universe Company) executive committee and Managing Director of the Nextera Interactive division through to its IPO. Mr. Shepherd sold his prior company Pyramid Imaging Inc. to Nextera in 1998 where he was the founding President and CEO. Pyramid was a software and services company focused on financial services and utilities. While at Pyramid, Mr. Shepherd started and spun out two other companies, an interactive entertainment company and a video indexing company. Prior to Pyramid, Mr. Shepherd was a management consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton in the commercial ISG practice under Ray Lane focused on business and IT strategy and a manager at Accenture in the Advanced Technology Group, where he led a team which built advanced technology prototypes as part of the sales process. He currently serves on the board of directors of OM Records. He coaches his sons’ soccer teams and helps out at Sea Crest School, plays squash, tennis and tries to play golf. Mr. Shepherd graduated with honors from Imperial College, University of London with a B.S. in Biochemistry, and specialized in Biotechnology. He is an Associate of the Royal College of Science. He also graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and is a Sloan Fellow. |