Graham Allison: Douglas Dillon professor of Government and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Previously, Mr. Allison served as the Dean of the Kennedy School. In the first term of the Clinton Administration, he served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy and Plans.

Richard Grogan: Chairman of the investment firm Talisman Management International. Mr. Grogan also serves as Chairman of Parthenon Europe. Previously, Mr. Grogan was a Senior Partner in Bain & Company's London office. He is Chairman of a number of operating companies.

Henry McCance: Chairman and General Partner at Greylock. Henry is currently on the board of Praecis Pharmaceuticals and Trilogy Development. He previously served on the boards of several Greylock affiliates, including Continental Cablevision, Tellabs, Manugistics, and Epsilon Data Systems. In 2000, Henry was voted one of the country's best VCs by forbes Magazine.

Anthony Tjan: Senior Partner at The Parthenon Group. Previously, Tony worked at McKinsey & Company and founded the 500-member consulting firm ZEFER (now Niteo Partners). He is one the World Economic Forum's Global Leaders for Tomorrow and served a two year appointment as a Belfer Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Kosmo Kalliarekos: Senior Partner at The Parthenon Group. He is a founding member of Parthenon and leads Parthenon's work in education and knowledge-based industries. He is a member of Parthenon's management board.

Bill Achtmeyer: Chairman and Managing Partner of The Parthenon Group. Previously, he was a Director at Bain & Company where he led the mergers and acquisitions practice. He is Chairman of the Board of Overseers at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and sits on many boards, including Briggs & Stratton Corp.