Ann Winblad

Who is Ann Winblad?

Ann Winblad is the co-founder and a Managing Director of Hummer Winblad

Venture Partners. She is a well-known and respected software industry

entrepreneur and technology leader. Her background and experience have

been chronicled in many national business and trade publications.

Ann has over 30 years of experience in the software industry. She began

her career as a systems programmer at the Federal Reserve Bank. In 1976

Ann co-founded Open Systems, Inc., a top selling accounting software

company, with a $500 investment. She operated Open Systems profitably

for six years and then sold it for over $15 million. Prior to

co-founding Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Ann served as a strategy

consultant for prestigious clients such as IBM, Microsoft, Price

Waterhouse, and numerous start-ups. In addition, Ann has co-authored

the book Object-Oriented Software and has written articles for numerous

publications. Ann received a BA in mathematics and in business

administration from the College of St. Catherine, as well as an MA in

education and international economics from the University of St.

Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. Ann also has an honorary Doctorate of Laws

from the University of St. Thomas.

Ann has served as a Director of start-up and public companies and

currently serves as a director of Voltage Security, Krillion,

Mulesource and Star Analytics. She is also a member of the Board of

Trustees of the University of St. Thomas and is an advisor to numerous

entrepreneur groups.