Hervé Auch-Roy

Hervé Auch-Roy has directed for thirty years successful activities within renowned companies such as IBM Corporation, Thomson MultiMedia, SGS-Thomson, Oki Semiconductor, Ikanos Communications and RGB Spectrum, as well as in smaller companies, both in North America and in France.  Hervé has built his valuable experience and skill set in successive leadership positions in system and ASIC design, product management, product marketing and application engineering management, on both sides of the Atlantic.

Jon Baer

Jon Baer is a senior executive who brings a unique perspective to the world of startups. He has been both a venture capitalist as well as the founder and CEO of two venture backed companies, eBoomerang, an enterprise software company which was sold in 2006 and Artificial Muscle, Inc., a spinout from Stanford Research Institute (SRI). As a principal and founder of Threshold Ventures, Jon works with companies around the world, serving as an advisor/mentor, working on specific projects (such as creating venture backed companies from emerging new technologies and helping international companies develop and execute plans for entering the U.S. market) and when appropriate, taking on interim operating roles.

Gary Bruder

Gary Bruder has over 20 years experience in high technology marketing, market research, corporate communications, and industry analyst relations. His executive experience includes being Vice President of Gartner Group, the premier information and technology research and advisory firm with over 10,000 clients and recognized as the leader in high technology advisory services. At Gartner he led a consulting group and headed up the Telecommunications Practice. He has also been Director of Analyst Relations for Network Equipment Technologies (NET), Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Stanford Software, and Vice President of Silicon Valley News (an online high technology newspaper published in three languages).

Ken Calhoon

Ken Calhoon is a global business executive with deep experience as a management consultant and a general manager.  He is the Managing Partner of Calhoon Global Management Consulting (www.CalhoonGlobal.com), a firm dedicated to “Helping Companies Grow, Manage and Produce Results Around the World.”  His firm focuses on market entry strategy and competitive differentiation, implementation tactics and planning, organization development, and executive coaching.  He has extensive international management experience based abroad and in the US including: Bain & Company (San Francisco & London), Mitsubishi Electric (London and Paris) and eBay (VP of International based in San Jose, CA).  He earned his MBA at Harvard Business School.

Karla Callahan, PhD

Dr. Karla Callahan has 20 years of experience in the high technology, semiconductor, medical device and computer industries.  Dr. Callahan is a high-energy executive with a proven track record of product development, rapid growth and creative problem solving. She is an inspirational leader of technology teams, both domestic and international, from new product conception, through development, manufacturing and commercialization to achieve fast growth and profitability.

Tim Connelly

Tim Connelly is a senior consultant at the US Market Access Center with a broad background in market research, business consulting, management of high-tech companies and hardware/software engineering. Recently, Mr. Connelly was the CEO of a business software company, EasyWare Software (San Jose, CA). Two of his current areas of consulting interest are wireless technologies and business software. He recently was awarded a 12-month contract to analyze wireless technology investment opportunities for a large multi-national corporation. A significant proportion of Mr. Connelly's market research projects have been performed for international firms. At the US Market Access Center, he was a consultant on a retail software study for a South African firm, a supercomputer study for a Canadian firm, and a market assessment of a material modeling software program for a Russian/Slovenian institute. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Mr. Connelly was a Director of Custom IT Consulting areas at Dataquest (now Gartner). In this capacity, he personally was responsible for about $5 million in billings over a 4 year period. 

LouAnn Conner

Prior to starting Sagacious Consulting, LouAnn held leadership positions with Booz Allen Hamilton, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and Honeywell – Technical Services.

In her role of Governance Manager at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, she was the gatekeeper for the Tax Technologies Division annual budget.  She reviewed the business cases and offered input for improvement that resulted in increased approval ratings at the Investment Review Boards.

Ben Connors

Ben Connors provides consulting to guide emerging technology companies in developing strategy, finding appropriate financial and human resources, and executing for success. Mr. Connors has a proven track record of creating shareowner value in companies he has founded and built, as well as for those he advises. He is a Venture Partner with Mirador Capital, was a co-founder of Viador (NASDAQ: VIAD, an enterprise software firm), and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of several high-technology companies. He has 20 years of experience in business development, sales and marketing, international, and general management of advanced information technology businesses. Mr. Connors has authored numerous articles, white papers, and is a contributing author to TiE's textbook, "Essentials of Entrepreneurship" (John Wiley & Sons, 2003). 

Stuart Creque

Mr. Creque is a Consultant specializing in marketing and lead generation. He has extensive experience marketing technology products and services to corporate clients at the executive and officer level. In his career positions at FindtheDOT (now IntelliDOT), IKON Office Solutions, and Teknekron, Mr. Creque demonstrated success at winning multimillion-dollar accounts and creating new markets.

Peter Darling

Peter Darling has over twenty years of experience in all facets of marketing and business development. His engagements incorporate a broad range of professional expertise, including that of an entrepreneur, strategist, consultant, attorney and marketer. By bringing all these disciplines to bear on behalf of his clients, Peter provides effective, proprietary solutions to one of the working professionals most critical problems: how to bring in new business.

Richard Dasher

Dr. Richard Dasher has been Director of the US-Asia Technology Management Center since 1994 and Executive Director of the Center for Integrated Systems since 1998. Both are education and research centers in the Stanford University School of Engineering. In addition, as Consulting Professor at Stanford University, Dr. Dasher teaches courses and seminars on technology management and Japanese business, and he advises several Stanford student groups which focus on entrepreneurship and Asia business. Dr. Dasher maintains an active private consulting practice and is currently advisor to two business incubators and several start-up companies in Silicon Valley. Dr. Dasher was the first non-Japanese person ever invited to participate in the senior management of a Japanese national university, serving a one-year term on the Board of Directors of Tohoku University from April 2004. He continues to serve as a member of the Management Steering Council of Tohoku University and as special advisor to its president. 

Saman Dias

Saman Dias truly embodies the American entrepreneurial spirit. Upon exposure to the nascent, fragmented San Francisco Bay Area computer training industry in the late 1980s, Saman realized the opportunity for potential growth. In 1992, Saman founded AIM Computer Training, focusing on the lucrative large-scale business training market segment. Through determination, hard work and the successful implementation of a unique business plan, AIM Computer Training became one of the most respected and leading training companies in the Bay Area.

Rafiq Dossani

Rafiq Dossani is a Senior Research Scholar at The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University. His research and consulting areas include development, education, finance, international relations, outsourcing and telecommunications. Prior to joining Stanford University, he was the CEO of Jardine Fleming India, an investment bank. He has also served as Deputy Editor, Business India Magazine.

Randall Fahey

As an independent consultant in DSP and wireless communications, Randall Fahey provides business development, technical and strategic product marketing services to public and private technology companies. He also serves as a contributing editor and analyst with the leading DSP market research firm Forward Concepts. A seasoned technology executive, his experience spans design, development, marketing and sales of communications ICs and signal processing solutions. Randall honed his international management skills in Europe while working in Switzerland, France, Germany, Finland and the United Kingdom, and he has extensive business experience in Japan and Asia. He now resides in Silicon Valley.

Doug Felder

Doug Felder is a Senior Consultant of the US Market Access Center and President of Business Development Inc.  Mr. Felder has over 30 years experience in high technology sales, marketing, and operations management.

A partial list of positions held would include: Chief Operating Officer, Vice President World Wide Sales, Vice President Business Development, and Vice President of Strategic Alliances.

Athol Foden

Athol Foden has over 20 years of senior level experience in sales and marketing, as well as strategic business planning and branding, all of which is based on a solid technical background. From hardware, software, and peripherals to services and even consumer products, Mr. Foden has covered the spectrum as his interests in positioning distribution channels and integrated marketing have evolved.

John Foggiato

John Foggiato has over 25 years of experience in semiconductor, solar and battery technology, including recently 10 years in business development and marketing. Recent mentoring activities encompass startups in clean technology and several student groups in the development of products for commercialization. His business background involved several startups in semiconductor manufacturing equipment and business development and marketing in larger companies. With a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, his technical knowledge covers many aspects of product development needs such as materials, design and fabrication, testing and marketing launch documentation. Having published over 30 papers, he also has 15 patents. He has also been involved in mergers and acquisitions, developing business plans, connecting startups and entrepreneurs with local companies and assessing technology based products.

Karin Hollerbach

Dr. Karin Hollerbach is a Senior Consultant at the US Market Access Center. Dr. Karin Hollerbach serves as CEO of Taku Group. Taku Group helps global wellness companies accelerate growth and capitalize on market opportunities. Taku Group's clients move to their next level of growth - by raising growth capital, entering new markets, or expanding via strategic alliances. Dr. Hollerbach has served as CEO, President, Executive Vice President, VP of Technology, VP of Products, and other management roles. She has served in interdisciplinary roles at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, the Whitehead Institute, SRI, and Draper Laboratory. 

Peter Holoyda

Peter Holoyda is a Senior Consultant at the US Market Access Center. He brings over 16 years of high technology engineering and sales management experience to the organization. Mr. Holoyda has experience in semiconductor, medical imaging, embedded systems, and electro-optics. He is uniquely experienced in business development, sales, and channel development and as a lead technical engineer.

Alastair Hood

Focused on helping companies achieve market winning, differentiated and profitable positions for their products and services Alastair Hood has consulted with companies in the UK, Ireland and the USA. His international business and technical development experience grants you access to a broad range of business, technical, social and cultural skills and knowledge invaluable in the global economy.