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Jack Creighton
Chairman of the Board, Intrepid Learning Solutions
Strategic Director, Madrona Venture Group

Until recently, Jack was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UAL Corporation (United Airlines). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Weyerhaeuser Company. He is also a director of Unocal Corporation.

Jack is the immediate past national President of the Boy Scouts of America and is a member of the University of Puget Sound Board of Trustees and the University of Washington Press Development Board. He is Chair of the Washington State University Foundation and was co-chair of the 2020 Committee on Post-Secondary Education in Washington state. Jack holds Bachelor of Science and J.D. degrees from Ohio State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Miami.

Dennis Heck
Chief Executive Officer, TVW

Dennis was a co-founder of Lguide, Intrepid’s predecessor, and the founder and CEO of TVW, the nation's preeminent statewide public affairs television network, which has developed the world's largest library of streaming media files. He was recently awarded an Emmy for writing and directing an educational video. Heck is a former legislator from Washington state, where he served as majority leader and wrote that state's historic Basic Education Act. He was chief of staff to former Washington governor Booth Gardner. Dennis is the author of Challenges and Opportunities: The Transformation of Washington's Schools.

Eric Byunn
Partner, FTV Capital

Eric joined FTV Capital in 2002 and has 14 years of experience in venture capital, technology and management consulting. Prior to joining FTV Capital, Eric was Director of Online Services at myCFO, a start-up wealth management firm. He joined myCFO from America Online, where he held several roles including management of Netscape's Personal Finance Channel. Prior to the acquisition of Netscape by AOL, Eric led product management for the Netscape Navigator browser. He has also worked at Microsoft and at McKinsey & Company, where he primarily worked with telecommunications clients. Eric received an AB summa cum laude from Harvard University, where he focused on economics and computer science, and an MBA from Stanford University, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. For more information please visit www.ftvcapital.com.

Greg Gottesman
Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group

Greg joined Madrona in 1997 and currently serves on the boards of several portfolio companies, including Asta Networks, Bocada, and WildTangent. He is also a board observer of Appliant.com, Dantz Development Corporation, Nimble Technology, Talisma, and Rendition Networks.

Previously, Greg served in a board or advisory capacity to Singingfish.com (prior to its acquisition by Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.), LiveBid.com (prior to its acquisition by Amazon.com), and AdRelevance (prior to its acquisition by Media Metrix). Before joining Madrona, he worked as an associate at Boston Consulting Group. Greg holds a bachelor’s degree Phi Beta Kappa with honors and distinction from Stanford University, an M.B.A with honors and distinction from the Harvard Business School, and a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School, where he was also an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Greg is a board member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre.

Michael Song
Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners

Michael helped form Rustic Canyon in 1999. He possesses a wealth of hands-on business development, technology and M&A experience. Previously, he was director of corporate investments with Times Mirror, overseeing its venture capital portfolio. Prior to his tenure at Times Mirror, Michael was a consultant with the Los Angeles office of the Boston Consulting Group, where he focused on online financial services, convergence issues, high technology and aerospace. Before joining the Boston Consulting Group, he was an investment banking associate in the emerging markets group at Lehman Brothers.

Michael holds a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in international relations from Brown University and an M.B.A with distinction from the Wharton School of Business. He is Treasurer/Board member of the Korean-American Coalition, Treasurer/Board member of Upward Bound House, and is on the Board of the Santa Monica Symphony Association. Michael also serves on the Finance Advisory Committee for Phillips Exeter Academy and on the Advisory Committee for Diversity for Brown University. He sits on a number of Boards on behalf of Rustic Canyon. For more information, please visit www.rusticcanyon.com.

Vikesh Mahendroo
President and Chief Executive Officer

Vikesh Mahendroo provides strategic leadership for Intrepid, focusing on operations; finance; and client, board, and investor relations. He joined Intrepid in 2007 after a distinguished 23-year career with Mercer Human Resources Consulting. Vikesh served as Executive Vice President of Global Accounts, chairperson of the Mercer Global Leadership Team, and a senior member of Mercer’s Global Operating Committee. He was Mercer’s executive sponsor for a number of Fortune 500 clients.

Upon first joining Mercer in 1984, Vikesh worked as an executive compensation consultant and in several management roles, until serving as president of the U.S. company from 1996 until 2000. Throughout his career at Mercer, Vikesh developed extensive experience growing and running a world-class professional services organization.
Vikesh holds bachelor and masters degrees in economics from Delhi University and an M.B.A from Columbia University. He is a member of World at Work and SHRM, where he has been elected to the Special Expertise Panel on Global Issues. He is a director of ProV International, an IT services and solutions company based in Tampa, FL.

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