DEBORAH WRIGHT

Deborah's 18-year career includes positions at leading financial services firms including Goldman Sachs, where she held a number of positions ranging from senior analyst to CFO of the Equity Institutional Sales group in New York, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, as well as several start-up and emerging companies, including two of her own creation: a management consulting firm, with both start-up and private equity clients and a software firm, Ventanis, also focused on the needs of venture capital and start-up companies. In addition to her finance and consulting experience, Deborah has extensive venture capital and entrepreneurial experience: she was CFO of a top venture firm, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, and later served as COO / CFO of Fremont Partners, a leveraged buyout firm. Deborah has an MBA from the University of Chicago with concentrations in Finance and Marketing, and earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Illinois.