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Richard Harris
Richard Harris is Managing General Partner at Redshift Ventures. He has led investments in a variety of successful technology companies, including Cronos Integrated Microsystems (acquired by JDS Uniphase), MDLinx (acquired by a division of Sony) and Woodwind Communications (acquired by Vina Technologies). Richard currently serves on the board of directors of several portfolio companies including Lamina Ceramics, Nexteme Thermal Solutions and Protostar. An active member of the mid-Atlantic entrepreneurial community, Richard currently serves on the advisory boards of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and MTECH Ventures, the vehicle for new venture creation within University of Maryland's (UMd) Clark School of Engineering. He is a former board member of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA), and a founder and past chairman of the Young Atlantic Venture Association. He currently serves on the steering committee of Capital Connections, the annual
conference of MAVA and serves as a Judge for the UMd $50k Business Plan Competition. Richard is a frequent lecturer at UMd, where he is a former Clinical Professor for the R.H. Smith School of Business. Prior to joining RedShift, Richard was a program manager for the Dingman Center, where he was responsible for linking emerging businesses with capital sources. He is also a former practicing attorney, specializing in civil litigation and intellectual property law. Richard received his B.A. in Economics from Denison University, and both his M.B.A. in Finance and J.D. from UMd, where he was awarded the James E. Dingman Scholarship in Entrepreneurship and served as associate editor of The Business Lawyer.
Jesko von Windheim
Jesko von Windheim is CEO of Nextreme, Inc. He helped spin Nextreme out of RTI International, where he was Entrepreneur in Residence and VP of Commercialization. Prior to joining RTI, Jesko was integral to numerous spin-offs from MCNC, Corp. (also a research organization), the most recent of which was Cronos Integrated Microsystems which sold to JDS Uniphase. At Cronos Jesko was VP of Marketing and Business development and he later ran the business unit as General Manager for JDS Uniphase. Jesko holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry and physics, a master's degree and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry, and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler business school.
Douglas Jamison
Douglas Jamison is President, COO and CFO of Harris & Harris Group. Previously, Mr. Jamison worked for five years as a senior technology manager at the University of Utah Technology Transfer Office, where he managed intellectual property for the University of Utah. This included assessing technologies in both the biological sciences and the physical sciences, working with patent attorneys to develop patent protection, and developing and marketing these technologies with industry. He was graduated from Dartmouth College (B.A.) and the University of Utah (M.S.).
James J. Gibson
James J. Gibson is Executive Vice President and CFO of RTI International. He began his finance career at Ernst & Ernst in 1976 in New Jersey. In 1980, he joined Hughes Aircraft Company in Southern California holding a number of financial-related positions of increasing responsibility. In 1985, he joined the corporate office of Rockwell International Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he held various executive level positions including assistant corporate controller. Gibson is a CPA and licensed attorney, with an undergraduate B.S. degree from State College of New Jersey-Ramapo, an M.B.A. from The University of Southern California, and J.D. degree from Duquesne University. In addition to his active participation in many professional associations, he is a member of the board of directors of Nextreme, Inc. and an advisory board member of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
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