Jim Lussier

Who is Jim Lussier?

Jim

focuses on investments in software, services and consumer/internet

companies. He is a member of the board of directors of CollabNet,

DoubleFusion, G2 Switchworks,M-Factor, Social.FM, and Starcite. Jim

was formerly a member of the board of directors of Acta Technology

(acquired by Business Objects) and Escalate (acquired by GERS). He has

worked closely with a number of NVP portfolio companies including

Annuncio (acquired by Peoplesoft), Arbortext (acquired by PTC), and

Primus Knowledge Solutions (acquired by Art Technology).

Prior

to joining NVP, Jim was Vice President and General Manager of the

direct e-commerce solutions division of Beyond.com Corporation, a

leading online software and services provider to businesses, government

agencies and individuals. Jim's division, which he created, provided

outsourced e-business services to a variety of partners including

Autodesk, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, Network Associates, Symantec, and

3Com. Earlier Jim served Beyond.com Corporation as vice president of

operations, responsible for category management, transaction

processing, demand fulfillment, and customer service.

Prior

to Beyond.com Corporation, Jim managed Accenture's (formerly Andersen

Consulting) electronics and high technology strategy practice for North America

and was a member of the firm's e-commerce core group. While at

Accenture, Jim worked with senior executives to develop and implement

winning business and operations plans for emerging technology companies

in areas including software, Internet and online services, computers,

communications equipment, and wireless broadband services. Jim has

also held executive positions at Booz Allen Hamilton and Metaphor

Computer Systems, which became a subsidiary of IBM.

Jim holds a bachelor of science in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.