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- Esther Ma ’92
- Matthew McCooe ’99
- Larry Miller ’94
Richard Lipkin ’99At Laird, Richard Lipkin serves as the vice president of new enterprises, leading the firm’s business development efforts, including the creation and management of new funds, bringing more than 17 years of management and finance experience in the media, Internet and telecom industries. Previously, Mr. Lipkin served as vice president of corporate strategy and chief financial officer of ResponseLogic, an Internet application service provider that he helped to launch. He has worked as consultant to the Advanced Research Projects Agency and as a senior editor at Scientific American and Science News, having published more than 400 articles and book chapters with such organizations as the Journal of NIH Research, Technology Review, the Wilson Quarterly, National Geographic Books, Smithsonian Books, Grolier’s Encyclopedia and the American Mathematical Society. Mr. Lipkin has assisted in the production of news and documentaries for WNET 13 in New York and CNN in Washington, D.C. In addition to his MBA from Columbia Business School, he holds a BA from Princeton University. Esther Ma ’92Esther Ma is the CEO and founder of Prestique Limited in Hong Kong. Prior to starting Prestique in 1996, Ms. Ma worked at Procter & Gamble Limited as a brand manager in Hong Kong. She also worked as a financial analyst for Mortgage-Backed Securities and assisted a sales team in marketing deals to potential buyers. Esther is involved in various charitable organizations such as the Hong Kong Ballet Group, Hong Kong AIDS Concern, Friends of Snoopy’s World, Society for Abandoned Animals, the KELY Support Group and the Artists’ Guild. Ms. Ma has recently signed up education clients who focus on encouraging student participation in community work such as designing Web sites for charitable organizations, broadening students artistic and cultural interests by raising funds for charity ballet performances and fostering student musical talents by promoting online music education to underprivileged children. Esther is interested in assisting those looking to expand their ventures or establishing new contacts in Asia. In addition to her MBA from Columbia Business School, Ms. Ma holds a BA in economics from the University of California. Franklin Madison, Jr. Franklin Madison, Jr., was recently named one of Crain’s Tech 100, a listing by Crain’s NY Business of the leading professionals in technology in New York City. Mr. Madison joined ITAC in 1999 as technology program coordinator and within four months was promoted to technology program director. Mr. Madison is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of new programs to assist high-tech firms in New York and for managing their FastTrac programs. He is also the SBIR regional specialist for New York City, Long Island and the Mid-Hudson Regions, as well as program manager for NASA’s Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP). ( Mr. Franklin also works one-on-one with CEOs of high-tech companies, providing technical assistance in the areas of business plan development, access to capital from private and public sources, R&D assistance and technology partnerships. Mr. Madison is a member of many associations, including the New York Regional Consortium, the Institute for Business Trends Analysis, the New York City Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Committee of the New York City Private Industry Council, the New York New Media Association, Minority Internet and Technology Professionals and the New York Software Industry Association. He also is a consultant to the New York City Council Technology Infrastructure Division in two administrations. Mr. Madison sits on the board of directors and advises the National Executive Board for Hispanics in Information Technology and Telecommunications as chief knowledge officer. He is also board vice president of RedIbis, an African-American technology organization, and he chairs the board of directors for Film, Video, Arts, the oldest nonprofit working with new and emerging independent filmmakers in New York City. Lawrence Manson, Jr. ’85 Lawrence Manson, Jr., is a general partner of Penman Partners (PP) and Penman Asset Management, LP (PAM) entities, which he cofounded in 1992. PP acts as the general partner, and PAM as the management company of the Penman Partners Equity and Mezzanine Fund. The LP, (PPEMF) is a private investment fund with capital commitments of approximately $90 million. PPEMF invests primarily in leveraged transactions involving middle-market companies in high-growth industries. PP provides investment management services to PPEMF. Mr. Manson has been involved in various civic and philanthropic activities. He currently serves on the boards of directors of the Chicago Horticultural Society, the Northside Center for Child Development, Inc. in New York City and the Alumni Association of Columbia Business School. Previously, he served on the boards of directors of the Ballet Manhattan Foundation. In addition to his MBA from Columbia Business School, he holds an AB from Princeton University. Matthew McCooe ’99Matthew McCooe is the senior associate director and manager for Columbia Business School’s Science and Technology Ventures (STV), where he manages the University’s portfolio of new ventures. STV has over 40 portfolio companies and is currently structuring deals with over 15 start-up companies seeking licenses to Columbia IP. Prior to joining Columbia, Mr. McCooe, successfully led several large, rapid-growth operations. He has launched three companies from the green-field stage. The revenues generated by these businesses today range from $30 million to $750 million. Most recently he was the general manager and VP of sales and marketing for a New York–based communications and software application organization that he cofounded. As general manager, he led a team of 70 people, increasing revenues from zero to $30 million per annum in less than two years. Earlier he managed the development and rollout of technology products in the United States and abroad for two Fortune 500 companies, Becton Dickinson and MCI. Nina McLemore ’95 Nina McLemore is president of Regent Capital Partners, LP, a private investment firm with $30 million in private capital. Regent makes debt and equity investments in small- and medium-sized companies that require capital to expand their operations or to finance buyouts and recapitalizations. Regent focuses its investments in consumer-driven businesses, media/communications and women-owned businesses. Ms. McLemore has managed a wide variety of retail and manufacturing businesses, concentrating in women's apparel and accessories for over 25 years. She previously managed high-growth, highly profitable, start-up situations for May Department Stores and Liz Claiborne, Inc. In 1980 she founded Liz Claiborne Accessories and developed it from a small hands-on business to a large corporate division. Ms. McLemore is a founding member and has served several terms on the board of the Committee of 200. She is the vice chair of the board of the National Foundation for Women Business Owners, and she is on the board of the Foundation of the University of Southern Mississippi. In addition to her MBA from Columbia Business School, she holds a BA in economics and French from Louisiana State University. Larry Miller ’94Larry Miller is currently serving as entrepreneur in residence at Chazen Capital Partners, LLC, which was established in 1997 as a private investment partnership. The firm provides equity capital and management support to growth opportunities in both traditional and new economy businesses. Previously, Miller was president of Reciprocal Entertainment, a digital rights and financial transaction clearinghouse. During his tenure with Reciprocal, the company scaled from zero to more than 100 customers, including Sony Music, BMG, Zomba and others comprising 60 percent of the U.S.-based music business, processing 40 percent of all legitimate music transactions in North America. Prior to joining Reciprocal, Miller was vice president of market development at AT&T Labs and COO and cofounder of a2b music, AT&T's innovative online music delivery service. A frequent conference speaker, Miller is an often-quoted authority on the convergence of music and technology. In addition to his MBA from Columbia Business School, Mr. Miller holds an AB from Brandeis University. Lewis Miller ’76 Lewis Miller is the chairman of Intermedica, Inc., an international medical education company based in Darien, Conn., and Mexico City. He is also corporate editorial director and part-owner of Dowden Health Media, Inc., in Montvale N.J., and an occasional angel investor in the health communications field. He has started or assisted in starting companies in medical and health publishing, medical record systems, continuing medical education and Web-based health information in the United States and Latin America. All are privately held. He has helped bring in outside venture capital, outside directors and strategic partners where necessary and has negotiated acquisition and divestiture deals, as well as many licensing agreements. Download 137.36 Kb. 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