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Barry Bycoff
Chairman of the Board
Barry Bycoff brings more than 25 years of experience in the computer and software industry to his strategic guidance of Aveksa. He formerly served as a Venture Partner at Pequot Ventures (now FirstMark Capital) assisting portfolio companies with their operations and to make selected investments. In 1996, Barry founded Netegrity and created a new product category for enterprise security software. As Chairman, CEO and President, Barry directed Netegrity’s growth from a privately held start-up to one of the fastest growing software companies in the industry, with a dominant market share and revenues of close to $100 million when it was acquired by Computer Associates for approximately $450 million in 2004. Barry currently serves on the Board of Visitors at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering and on the Board of Directors at Progress Software.
Amish Jani
Partner, FirstMark Capital
Amish Jani joined FirstMark Capital (formerly Pequot Ventures) in 2000, where he focuses on software and systems investments in the enterprise, communications and digital media sectors. Previously, Amish specialized in mergers and acquisitions in the information technology and telecommunications sectors with J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse First Boston. Amish currently serves on the board of directors for COPAN Systems, IMI Mobile, LinkExperts and Scalent Systems, and as a board observer for Navic Networks, RSoft Design Group and Tectura.
Liron Gitig
Principal, FTVentures
Liron Gitig joined FTVentures in January 2006 and is a Principal with investment responsibilities in software. Prior to joining FTVentures, Liron was responsible for software investments at venture funds including Lazard Technology Partners, Giza GE Venture Fund and BRM Capital. Before entering the venture capital field, Liron served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Fundtech Corporation (Nasdaq: FNDT), a global provider of electronic payments, cash management and settlement solutions. At Fundtech, Liron was responsible for leading strategic planning, and for identifying and executing on strategic acquisitions and partnerships.
Austin Westerling
Partner, Charles River Ventures
Austin Westerling joined Charles River Ventures in early 2000 and focuses on making investments in consumer and enterprise software and services. In addition to Aveksa, he is a Director of EnterpriseDB, Eons, Mochila, Secure Software and Trusted Network Technologies. Prior to joining CRV, Austin advised a variety of technology companies on strategic, operational and financial issues at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Arun Oberoi
CEO, Aveksa
Arun Oberoi is responsible for driving corporate strategies and operational performance at Aveksa. Previous to joining the company, he served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations running all worldwide sales and services for Micromuse, which was a leading provider of network management software used by banks, telecommunications carriers, governments, retailers and other organizations to monitor and manage their sophisticated technology infrastructures. After Micromuse was acquired by IBM in 2006, he led its continued worldwide field expansion and strong growth, as Vice President within IBM Tivoli. Prior to joining Micromuse, Oberoi held senior executive positions at Hewlett-Packard, including Vice President and General Manager of Corporate Accounts and Industries and Vice President and General Manager of Software Sales and Marketing. In the latter position, he was responsible for HP’s software product lines, including OpenView, security and middleware, and led the sales growth from the initial stages to $1 billion in revenues across the portfolio. He received his bachelor’s degree from Delhi University and has a double master’s in Business, with an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Deepak Taneja
Founder, President and CTO, Aveksa
Deepak Taneja founded Aveksa in 2004 and led the company from inception through Feb 2008 before moving into the role of President and CTO. In this role, he is responsible for driving Aveksa’s technology vision and ensuring that the company’s solutions deliver the capabilities that customers need to solve their access governance challenges for today and tomorrow. Previously, he was CTO and VP of Engineering at Netegrity, where he was instrumental in establishing the company as a market leader in Identity and Access Management. Deepak has also held senior management roles at Switchboard, Banyan Systems and Intel Corporation. He holds a B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida.
