Bandel joined Oak Investment Partners in 1985 and became a General Partner in 1987. Bandel's investment focus is on Clean Energy and Information Technology. Bandel is currently on the Boards of Airspan Networks, Aurora Algae, Boston Power, Centric Software, eSolar, FirstRain, Good Technology, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Mimosa Networks, MobiTV, NeoPhotonics, Nexant, nLight Photonics, Plastic Logic, Protean Electric, ReliOn, SmartDrive, Solarflare Communications, Stretch, and Sundrop Fuels. Prior to Oak, Bandel joined Morgan Stanley's Venture Capital Group in 1983. He was responsible for advising Morgan Stanley on high-tech new business development, as well as sponsoring venture investments.
Jason Clark is a high performing executive with more than 20 years of experience building and executing successful strategic security programs. As chief security and strategy officer for Accuvant, Clark is responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive suite of strategic services and solutions that help CXO executives change their security strategies through innovation to ensure success while aligning to business goals; and creating the Office of the CISO to bring value to the security executive community. Prior to joining Accuvant, Clark was the chief security and strategy officer for Websense, where he was a driving force behind the company's transformation into a strategic player and provider of critical technology for chief security officers (CSOs). In his previous role as chief information security officer (CISO) and vice president of infrastructure for Emerson Electric, Clark significantly decreased the company's risk by developing and executing on a successful security program for 140,000 employees across 1,500 locations. He has served as CISO for The New York Times, senior manager of security and infrastructure architecture for EverBank, and has held technical leadership positions of increasing responsibility for BB&T and the U.S. Army.
Clark, a well-known thought leader and highly requested speaker, hosts 20 CISO roundtables per year and has been ranked as a top 10 Global Security Leader by ExecRank. He has been quoted in and published by multiple media outlets and has presented at or keynoted more than 40 conferences worldwide, including RSA, Gartner Security Summit, CSO Perspectives, CSO Security Standard, Evanta CISO Summit and ISSA events. Clark earned his master's degree from Olin Business School at Washington University and his bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Florida.
Robert Lentz, president of Cyber Security Strategies, is the former CISO for the U.S. DoD, where he oversaw the department's $3 billion cybersecurity program. He transformed the program by establishing the first comprehensive IA/cyber-architecture supply-chain risk management strategy and operationalizing the world's most robust identity management system. He also played a key role in leading the U.S. National Cyber Initiative. Lentz serves on the boards of several leading technology companies. He has served in various capacities over his 34-year career with The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, the U.S. DoD and the National Security Agency (NSA).
Howard Bain III has expertise in all aspects of software and hardware corporate operations and finance. He is currently chairman of the board of Violin Memory and serves on the board of directors of Nanometrics Inc. (NASDAQ: NANO); Learning Tree International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRE); and several privately and venture-capital financed companies. Bain has held chief financial officer positions at several public companies, including Portal Software, Vicinity Corporation , Informix and Symantec. He is also a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Governance Fellow.
Henry is the President of Big Deal Records, LLC and The Music Force Publishing Co., LLC. With over 40 years in the independent record industry, Henry's management expertise has guided the careers of artists as diverse as Bobby Caldwell, Laura Branigan, and Tower of Power, and his marketing expertise has guided many artists to the top of the Billboard Charts. Henry has earned a number of BMI Multi-Platinum Radio Airplay and ASCAP Awards in addition to over sixty Gold and Platinum albums, generating over 100 million record sales and more than 35 million record and song downloads sold to date, including #1 Billboard Pop hits with Peter Cetera and Amy Grant (co-written by Henry Marx/Bobby Caldwell/Paul Gordon), Neil Diamond, Boz Scaggs, Anita Baker, Alicia Keys, John Legend and Tracy Byrd, among many others. Sample hits include Tupac, Notorious BIG, Master P, Drake, and others with a total of an additional 35 million sales and downloads thus far.
Mr. Mark Williams is a recognized security expert with over 20 years of industry experience. As Chief Security Officer of Microsoft Federal, Mr. Williams is the preeminent thought leader for security and compliance strategy across the Microsoft portfolio within the Federal market. Since joining Microsoft Federal, Mr. Williams' contributions has helped Microsoft's Federal government business achieve significant growth and attain the highest customer satisfaction ratings in North America. Previously, Mr. Williams served as Director of Security for Microsoft Online Services, overseeing end to end security for Microsoft's cloud services including: Exchange Online, SharePoint, LiveMeeting, and Office 365. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Williams held security leadership roles at CMS Energy and iDEFENSE. Mr. Williams is a published author and frequent speaker at industry events.
Sam, who is also our Chief Executive Officer, is a native of St. Louis and graduated from St. Louis University in 1995 with a double major in Accounting and MIS. Upon graduation, he went to work for Accenture (then Anderson Consulting) where he spent 13 years leading technology teams and helping clients around the world such as Anheuser-Busch, BMW, Caterpiller, United Technologies, and Kraft improve their bottom lines through innovative technologies. After leaving Accenture in 2008 to pursue more entrepreneurial interests, Sam met our CTO Tommy Stiansen while working together at a startup digital media protection firm. Sam and Tommy co-founded Norse Corporation in April 2010. Sam is responsible for strategy, talent acquisition, and financing activities.
Tommy, who is also our Chief Technology Officer, attended HiB (the University of Bergen) in Norway, studying computer science. He worked at Scandinavian Airlines Systems, until leaving to pursue entrepreneurial interests, launching some of the early stage Internet companies in Norway. There, he invented Charon, a telecom billing software system that was nominated for the Most Innovative Product at the World Billing Awards in 2004. In 2006, Tommy came to the United States and worked for federal government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, on classified Internet security matters. He later met Sam Glines while working at a digital media startup company, and Tommy and Sam co-founded Norse Corporation in April 2010. As CTO, Tommy is responsible for ensuring our technology strategy serves its business strategy. Tommy is considered a thought leader with world-class expertise in Internet protocols and their security.