Lorna Phillipson joined as CEO in 2003. She works closely with our entrepreneurs to provide better solutions in strategic planning and implementation. Ms. Phillipson provides guidance for leadership development and team building.
Ms. Phillipson has extensive P&L experience in investment banking, corporate finance, and information technology. Her competencies include: board governance, corporate development, risk management, succession planning, corporate social responsibility, investor relations, derivatives and treasury management. Ms. Phillipson studied at Oxford University and Wharton, where she specialized in strategic planning and international business management.
John Stewart is our Co-Founder and COO. Mr. Stewart has over 20 years experience managing change and developing effective teams for Fortune 500 companies and startups. He is a marketing professional with extensive business development in tech and financial services companies.
Mr. Stewart has held numerous directorship and management positions and successfully built or restructured organizations and created innovative management solutions and strategies for his clients. Specialties are clean tech and Asian markets. He holds a B.S. from Oxford and an MBA from Stanford.
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Elizabeth Forbes is our Co-Founder and Chairman
She is a former Wall Street investment banker turned Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Ms. Forbes has advised startups and established companies providing high growth strategies, thought leadership, and IPO or exit strategies. Ms. Forbes is an executive with extensive profit and loss experience in corporate finance for technology companies and with private equity and investment banking firms in the USA and Europe. Her competencies include strategic planning, corporate development, investor relations, and board governance.
Email her assistant at betty@stewartforbes.com
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Janet Todd Hayes has been our CFO since 2006. She has over 20 years experience managing change and developing effective teams for Fortune 500 companies and startups. Ms. Hayes has strong product management and business development experience in the technology and financial services industries. She has held numerous directorship and leadership positions at companies such as Bank of America, Bankers Trust, Reuters, Moody's, FT and Shearson Lehman. She has successfully built organizations or restructured organizations and created innovative solutions and strategies for a broad global base. Her B.S. is from Skidmore College.
Email her at janethayes@stewartforbes.com
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Cynthia Papsdorf is our General Counsel. She assists our entrepreneurs with startup requirements and corporate development. Ms. Papsdorf mentors the teams with leadership development, corporate governance and compliance matters. After earning her degree from New York Law, Ms. Papsdorf was a litigation attorney for Kelley, Drye and Warren in New York and Los Angeles. Past clients include Sir Rudolph Bing, Union Carbide, Hewlitt Packard and other Silicon Valley tech companies.
Email her assistant at betty@stewartforbes.com
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