Amplifier has a Board of Advisors that is comprised of experienced entrepreneurs, investors and representatives of strategically allied venture capital funds and other organizations and institutions, with a bias towards selecting serial entrepreneurs and business leaders. The Board of Advisors advises Amplifier on the development of many aspects of our investment strategies, policies and practices.
The members of the Board of Advisors are:
Mitch Mumma, Partner of Intersouth Partners, a venture firm with a broad technology focus that is currently investing in excess of $200 million in the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast. Mitch is primarily responsible for Intersouth’s information technology portfolio. He has previously served as CEO of an Intersouth portfolio company, as well as part of the management of other high growth technology businesses. He is an Adjunct Professor at the UNC Kenan-Flager School of Business and has long held leadership roles in the Council for Entrepreneurial Development and North Carolina Technology Association Mitch has a MS from Duke University.
Jonathan Ebinger, Partner of BlueRun Ventures (formerly, Nokia Venture Partners), an independent venture firm with a strong focus on communications technologies that is currently investing in excess of $600 million in the Mid-Atlantic and other technology markets worldwide. Jonathan has significant marketing and finance experience with companies such as MCI, Qwest Communications and Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions. He holds a BS in Finance from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.
Brian Hayhurst, Managing Director of Carlyle Group, an international private equity and venture capital firm. Brian's primary focus on U.S. venture and growth capital investments in software, network infrastructure and services. Previously, he served for nine years in the corporate audit and merger & acquisitions services group at Deloitte & Touche. Brian was honored with the 2005 Financier of the Year award by The Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC Technology Councils. He is an honors graduate of Rhodes College.
Ginger Lew Ms. Lew is the CEO of Three Oaks Investments LLC, a private management consulting firm. She is a venture advisor to and member of the investment committee of Amplifier Venture Partners. From 1998 to 2005, Ms Lew was Managing Director of TDF, a venture capital fund that invests in a broad range of communications businesses. Ms. Lew was the Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Small Business Administration where she provided day to day management and operational oversight of a $42 billion loan portfolio. Before joining SBA, Ms. Lew was the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and specialized in technology and international trade matters from 1993 to 1996. Ms. Lew was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate for both positions. She has served on numerous government advisory boards including the Army Science Board. Ms. Lew is Chairman of the board of an investment fund based in Europe. She is on the board of directors of ATS, a publicly traded information technology company based in Vienna, Virginia and serves on its audit committee. She was Co-Chair and continues to be a member of the NASDAQ Listing and Hearings Review Council.
From time to time Amplifier may designate and appoint additional members to the Board of Advisors with a bias towards individuals who are community leaders or representatives of strategic allies of the Fund.