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
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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
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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 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 
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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 
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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
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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
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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 
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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 
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MA in Art History from American University and MA in Museum studies from Johns Hopkins University. Investor and consultant for non-profits such as the ID Ministry. Invests from Washington DC.
Lisa HolmsteadMuseum Professional 
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-holmstead-72691613/
Lisa HolmsteadMuseum Professional
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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Notable achievements: MBA from Wharton School of Business. Board MembNotable achievements: MBA from Wharton School of Business. Board Member for state of Maryland retirement plans (~$70B AUM), public companies including Osiris Therapeutics (2016-18), TeleCommunication Systems (2009-2016), and Optelecom Inc.(2003-6). Board and consulting for private companies and not-for-profits. Was CFO for 2 IPOs. Invests from Maryland.er for public companies including Osiris Therapeutics (2016-18), TeleCommunication Systems (2009-2016), and Optelecom Inc (2003-6). Board and consulting for private companies and not-for-profits. Invests from Washington DC.
Tom BrandtBlu Ventures and Audacious Capital 
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-brandt-3b52491/
Tom BrandtBlu Ventures and Audacious Capital
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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
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Eric is a sales superstar with 20+ years of experience in National Business Development, Team Leadership and Revenue Growth for medium size to large scale organizations within the IT industry. Eric is an expert on government contracts and RFPs. Invests from Los Angeles, CA.
Steve MatthewsCrowdstrike 
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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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