March Experts

We’re going to be changing things up at the March Mass Innovation Nights a little bit. Here are our featured experts for the evening. We’re doing away with the sign-ups — just stop in to say “hello” and get your questions answered.

Tom Valle, Senior Vice President, Jackowitz & Company, is responsible for leading Retained Executive Search assignments for growth-oriented businesses in the Technology, Life Sciences, and Financial Services industries. Tom has also managed senior level searches for many Not-for-Profit clients. He has completed successful recruitments in all major business functions including general management and Chief Executive Officers. In addition to managing search assignment and client relationships, Tom’s search experience includes hiring, training, and directing an in-house research team for a search firm owned by Fidelity Investments. Tom is a graduate of Bowdoin College (with Honors in Philosophy) and received his M.B.A in Finance (with High Honors) from Boston University. He serves on the Career Advisory Networks of both of these schools as well as on the Boards of Directors of two Not-for-Profit organizations. Tom has lectured at Boston University on a variety of topics including Salary Negotiations. He is the author of an Executive Report on Employment Negotiations which was published by Aspatore Books. Tom can speak with Mass Innovation Nights attendees about a variety of issues in their businesses such as the evaluation of internal and external talent, recruitment challenges, and employment negotiations. He is also able to review resumes and offer interview coaching.

Matt Harvey, Vice President, CresaPartners works in the Greater Boston area as a commercial real estate adviser to institutions, companies and organizations. The CresaPartners team helps space users solve business problems by ensuring that their real estate plans align with and support their strategic business goals. His experience includes tenant representation for healthcare, technology, life sciences, insurance, financial services and industrial space users throughout Greater Boston.Bill Moore, B2BCFO, has 20 years of business experience, including 10 years as CFO or CEO for privately held companies. He also was an officer in the US Army and California National Guard for 8 years.

Bill Moore, B2BCFO, has 20 years of business experience, including 10 years as CFO or CEO for privately held companies. He also was an officer in the US Army and California National Guard for 8 years.  After the military, Bill began his financial career at a Big 6 accounting firm, performing audits and preparing tax returns for a variety of manufacturing and service companies in Southern California. After obtaining his CPA certification, he moved to another Big 6 firm’s consulting practice and worked on large SAP installations for Fortune 500 companies, where he optimized the financial reporting his clients received from the IT system to best support running their businesses. He spent the next 10 years working in privately owned manufacturing and service businesses, which included 8 acquisitions or sales of companies. Bill’s unique experience makes him an ideal strategic financial partner for entrepreneurs that want to grow their companies with the proper controls and financing in place.

And, rounding out the Experts Corner crew this month is our own Dan Englander of High Rock Media.  Dan is our website developer and the co-founder of Mass Innovation Nights.  His biography reads like alphabet soup: HTML / XHTML, CSS, RSS, XML, SEO, social network & media applications, Web Standards.  He’s also familiar with working with existing PHP, JavaScript / AJAX code.  Dan will be available to talk with entrepreneurs specifically about website development and content management systems and why they are a great option for cost-effectively getting your company online.