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Meet the Pax Angels

Pax Angels are seasoned and successful investors.

Notable Achievements: Ph.D, Toxicology, 5 patents. Founded In Vitro Technologies and later went on to lead its successful sale in 2006. Board Director and investor in various organizations including Oculis Labs, Pathsensors, Encore Path, and more.

Paul SilberCo-Invests with Blu Ventures and Baltimore Angels

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulsilber/

Paul SilberCo-Invests with Blu Ventures and Baltimore Angels

Notable Achievements: B.A., Harvard Economics. Ph.D. UC Berkeley Economics. Lead Investor for Startup Success Huntress Labs. 5 successful exits. 20 years experience in sales and marketing, go to market strategy, and company scaling. Sales executive that led the growth of a Federal IT Services contractor from $8M to nearly $200M in annual revenues. Invests from Washington DC.

Kim Nguyen, PhDCo-invests with ForgePoint and Blu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-nguyen-b4412aa/

Kim Nguyen, PhDCo-invests with ForgePoint and Blu Ventures

Notable Achievements: BA from Notre Dame. Lead over $1b investments into distressed and high growth companies across Asia. Co-founded a food company (Happy Cow) and led its growth and brand building throughout Greater China. She is currently running her own VC firm: MCS Ventures.

Mary SchroederMCS Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-schroeder-67537a35/

Mary SchroederMCS Ventures

Notable Achievements: B.S. in chemical engineering from MIT; M.B.A from Harvard Business School. Founded iBiquity, which developed HD Radio, and sold it to Xperi (NASDAQ:DTSI). Ex-McKinsey, President of Westinghouse Communications, and Co-Chair of the Consumer Technology Association which includes the Diversity Investment Initiative. Former CEO of Directed.

Bob StrubleCEO at Directed, CTA’s Diversity Investment Initiative

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobstruble/

Bob StrubleCEO at Directed, CTA’s Diversity Investment Initiative

Notable Achievements: MS in Business Analytics from NYU; JD from BYU. Formerly VP of Electronic Discovery at Applied Discovery and VP of Data Analytics at Conduent. Election Monitor for the OSCE. Invests from Washington DC.

Rob HellewellVice President, Prism Analytics

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robhellewell/

Rob HellewellVice President, Prism Analytics

Notable Achievements: M.B.A. from Georgetown University. Previously served as COO of Optum Government, a $100B health services business and COO/CFO of QSSI, a $100M+ enterprise specializing in customer software development.

PK Malhotra Blu Ventures and Tipping Point

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawan-pk-malhotra-974b23/

PK Malhotra Blu Ventures and Tipping Point

Notable Achievements: Over 20 years of experience managing digital products. Founding member of Elogex, Bella Tunno, Cloud Logistics, and Castle Digital Partners. Elogex and Cloud Logistics exited via acquisitions. Invests from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Todd BuelowCo-invests with Dualboot Partners, Idea Fund, TFX Capital, and CFV Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddbuelow/

Todd BuelowCo-invests with Dualboot Partners, Idea Fund, TFX Capital, and CFV Ventures

Notable Achievements: Served as Founder and CEO of NextPage, leading provider of Information Governance solutions. Founded multiple startup companies and thus has vast experience in defining markets, executing acquisitions, and driving revenue. Invests from Draper, Utah.

Darren LeeExecutive VP & GM at Proofpoint

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenlee1/

Darren LeeExecutive VP & GM at Proofpoint

Notable Achievements: MBA from Northwestern University. Owner of Hamanasi Adventure Resort. GM of Apple Russia: owned the exclusive representative for Apple in Russia and Ukraine. Founded printing and press room solutions company with $200M+ in combined revenue.Invests from Washington DC.

David KrauskopfBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-krauskopf-4b2ba/

David KrauskopfBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: Yale Law School JD. Former assistant administrator of the United States EPA for Air and Radiation. One of the nation’s leading climate change lawyers. Headed the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, longer than anyone in EPA history. Invests from Washington DC.

Jeffrey R. HolmsteadPartner at Bracewell

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-holmstead-80814118/

Jeffrey R. HolmsteadPartner at Bracewell

Notable Achievements: B.A. in Economics from Queen’s University, MBA from Babson College. Founder, President, and CEO of Prismic Pharmaceuticals which he sold to FSD Pharma in 2019. Founded and exited two other healthcare companies. 25 + years in healthcare and dietary supplements. Invests from Worcester, Massachusetts.

Zachary DuttonFSD Pharma and River Valley Investors

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-dutton-815b363/

Zachary DuttonFSD Pharma and River Valley Investors

Notable Achievements: B.S. from the US Military Academy, MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School. Founder and partner at WISE Gateway LLC and The Kostoff Group. Senior executive in the research and consulting business for 20+ years. Board observer for several companies including ID.me, Vagabond Vending, and Group Sense. Invests from Oakton, Virginia.

Mike KostoffBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kostoffm/

Mike KostoffBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: Managing partner of Adler Associates LP. Spent 19 years as the co-founder and managing director of SEED Foundation. Two decades of experience building a business with more than 350 employees and $40 million in revenues. Invests from Washington DC.

Eric AdlerBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-adler-79862a4/

Eric AdlerBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: As CEO of health tech startup QSSI led explosive growth and $100M+ sale to UnitedHealth Group. Spearheaded the turnaround of healthcare.gov. MBA from Wharton School of Business and member of the Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Board. 13 patents, deep tech, sales and marketing experience at Fortune 100 companies like UnitedHealth Group, Intel, and Xerox as well as startups in the cyber and health tech space. Invests from Washington DC.

Bikram BakshiCo-invests with Blu Ventures, India Angels Network

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikramsbakshi/

Bikram BakshiCo-invests with Blu Ventures, India Angels Network

Notable Achievements: VP of Blue Tech Inc. Former Executive VP at Presidio. Eric has over 20 years experience in National Business Development, Team Leadership and Revenue Growth for medium size to large scale organizations within the IT industry. Invests from San Diego, CA.

Eric MartinisBlue Tech Inc

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmartinis/

Eric MartinisBlue Tech Inc.

Notable Achievements: MBA from Harvard Business School. Managing Director of Marsco. Former CEO of Sorenson Communications and former CEO of Ivanti. Experienced senior executive and board member. Invests from Salt Lake City, UT.

Scott SorensenMarsco

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-sorensen-62a541195/

Scott SorensenMarsco

Notable Achievements: Executive MBA from MIT. CEO & President of Hughes Systique Corporation (HSC). Helped Hughes Network Systems (HNS) grow to a $1.5B company prior to acquisition by News Corp. Led creation of OnStar – acquired by GM. Invests from Washington DC.

Pradeep KaulBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeep-kaul-bb045a1/

Pradeep KaulBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: MBA from The Wharton School. Chairman and CEO of ARA Inc. and Chairman, PowerMax Global LLC. 35+ years in Technology Development and Management of Technology companies. Invests from Washington DC.

Pradeep WahiBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wahip/

Pradeep WahiBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: BS Mechanical Engineering; MS Computer Science; Doctor of Science Mechanical Engineering Co-founded, grew, and sold Paragon Technology Group. Experienced with implementing complex IT systems for the DoD and various federal agencies. Founder, president, and CEO of ALTA Worldwide LLC. Invests from Miami/Washington DC.

Dr. Sassan KimiaviBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sassan-kimiavi-82a7542/

Dr. Sassan KimiaviBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: Lead Investor for Startup Successes: Urgent.ly. Cofounder of Segovia. Cofounder of Pax Momentum. Invests from Washington DC.

Matt HansonCo-invests with Blu Ventures, LightSpeed, Edison, TDF, BMW iVenture

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbhmaryland/

Matt HansonCo-invests with Blu Ventures, LightSpeed, Edison, TDF, BMW iVenture

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