GREENSTREET GROWTH MANAGEMENT - Key Persons


Bill Egan

Job Titles:
  • Founder and General Partner of Alta Communications
Bill is founder and General Partner of Alta Communications and Marion Equity Partners, Massachusetts-based venture capital firms. He founded Alta's predecessor firm, Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. in 1979, and has identified and backed several of America's leading growth companies in the information technology, life sciences, and communications industries. Prior to founding Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co., Bill was a Partner at TA Associates. He began his career as a Manager of Venture Capital for New England Enterprise Capital Corporation. He is past President and Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, a Trustee of Fairfield University, a member of the Board of Overseers of The Wharton School and a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Board of CRH plc, and a number of privately held companies. Bill is also a trustee of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Duniry Foundation. Bill received a degree in Economics from Fairfield University and an MBA from The Wharton School.

Gerald Risk

Job Titles:
  • Vice - Chairman of Asurion
Gerald Risk is Vice-Chairman of Asurion, the world's largest provider of technology protection services, partnering with the world's top companies and brands to serve over 200 million customers globally. Prior to serving as Vice-Chairman, Gerald served as Asurion's President from 2009 to 2013 and Asurion's Chief Financial Officer for the 10 years prior to that.

Lacey Wismer

Lacey was a health care investment banker at Deutsche Bank for two years, and for the past seven years has consulted for health care start-ups and the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She joined Hunter Trust in 2010. She sits on the board of a health care manufacturing and distribution company and co-manages the sourcing, assessment, and management of new investment opportunities. Lacey received a BA from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the Stanford GSB.

Matthew Burr

Job Titles:
  • General Partner at Matland Capital
Mr. Burr has devoted his career almost exclusively to venture capital and private equity activities, having co-founded Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. in 1979. Previously, Mr. Burr was a Partner at TA Associates. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the New England Venture Capital Association and serves on the Boards of Directors of several private companies. Mr. Burr received his BA, cum laude, from Harvard College and his MBA from Harvard Business School. Matthew Burr is a general partner at Matland Capital, where he is responsible for a hedge fund portfolio and is also active in making private investments. He previously worked at Cambridge Associates, where he was a hedge fund analyst and also assisted universities, foundations, and high net worth families with asset allocation, investment manager selection, and market research. Matthew Burr received his BA, cum laude, from Harvard University, and has a master's degree from Duke University in Environmental Management.

Peter Francis

Job Titles:
  • Board Chair, President and CEO of J. M. Huber Corporation
Peter Francis is board chair, president and CEO of J. M. Huber Corporation, a diversified, multinational supplier of engineered materials, natural resources, and technology-based services. Peter joined the company in 1992 as vice chairman. In 1993, he became board chair of Huber and president of its largest division, AVEX Electronics, which he led in a major turnaround to profitability. He became CEO and president of the parent corporation in 1994, which he has since grown to over $2.5 billion in revenues. In 2004, the company completed the largest acquisition in its history when it acquired CP Kelco, a global leader in the hydrocolloids industry. Before joining Huber, Peter was CEO of a leveraged buyout in the wood products industry. He also designed and managed the development of a high-technology oceanographic instrument for the oil and gas industry. He and his wife circumnavigated the world by sailboat, visiting 38 countries, covering 55,000 miles, and spending 558 days at sea. Peter served on the Board of Overseers of the New Jersey Institute of Technology for five years, where he chaired its strategic planning committee. He is a trustee of the Rumson Country Day School and chair of its long-range planning committee. Peter graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with his BA from Middlebury College and received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Richard Augustyn

Job Titles:
  • Founder and CEO of Both NIP Group
Richard is the founder and CEO of both NIP Group, a top 100 business insurance broker, and Extensis Group, a top 20 HR Outsourcing company. Richard has been a successful serial entrepreneur and accomplished investor for more than 20 years. He currently serves on the board of several high-growth companies. His early business success landed him a spot among the Forty Under 40, a program that honors young men and women who have made outstanding contributions to their fields.

Seena Mortazavi - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director / GreenStreet Growth Management LLC
Seena is the Managing Director of GreenStreet Growth Management, LLC. He is a passionate and driven entrepreneur that is committed to growing a small business by helping a business owner find a long-term home for his or her business. Seena spent most of his career working with microfinance institutions providing capital to small businesses. He worked directly with CEOs and small business owners to design, launch and grow various financial products across a network of microfinance institutions. Seena was also responsible for managing special projects that included opening new branches, implementing complex IT Systems and leading senior level staff. Prior to working in microfinance, Seena was a consultant with Accenture, a management consulting and technology service company. His role included helping implement complex IT systems, providing high-level strategic support to the management team and improving efficiency in reporting key performance indicators to the project lead. Seena is a recent graduate of the Wharton School of Business and spent most of his academic career pursuing entrepreneurial ventures. He also holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Toronto and graduated with the top award in his program from the University of Western Ontario where he majored in Economics and Computer Science. When Seena is not working with small businesses, he is cooking for family and friends or shooting some hoops.

Stephen Wheelwright

Mr. Wheelwright is currently serving as the president of Brigham Young University-Hawaii. Professor Wheelwright first taught at Harvard from 1971-79 and was the Thomas Henry Carroll-Ford Foundation Visiting Professor from 1985-86. He rejoined the Harvard faculty in 1988. In his years away from Harvard, he was the Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers Professor of Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. In addition to his Harvard and Stanford positions, Professor Wheelwright served on the faculty of INSEAD (European Institute of Management) in Fontainebleau, France. He was also Vice President of Sales in a family-owned printing company and has consulted in the areas of business/operations strategy and improving product development capabilities. Since 2007, Professor Wheelwright has served as President of Brigham Young University - Hawaii one of three BYU campuses owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also continues to serve as a Board member at O.C. Tanner Company (service awards) and at Zions Bancorp. (banking). Professor Wheelwright has a B.S. degree in Mathematics from the University of Utah and MBA and Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.