Orange County-based Tech Coast Venture Network announced today the appointments of Ciaran Foley as Chairman of the Board and Kevin McDonald as President. Bart Greenberg, who served as Chairman since August 2005, is retiring from the position. He plans to remain active in TCVN as Chair Emeritus. TCVN is an organization that has been dedicated to educating and assisting entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies for the past 25 years. TCVN does this by connecting them with capital, advice, and value-added resources to help their businesses grow.
When asked, TCVN’s new officers had the following comments about their appointments. "It has been a tremendous honor acting as President of an organization with as much history and credibility as TCVN in 2010,” said Ciaran Foley. “It is an even greater privilege to have been nominated to replace our outgoing Chairman, Bart Greenberg, this year. It is a role I accept with great humility and gratitude. TCVN's success cannot be attributed to any one person, but it is under the guidance of Mr. Greenberg that TCVN has enjoyed continued success for the last 5 plus years, thanks in part to his hard work, sterling reputation and positive influence in the community. Along with a newly invigorated executive team, Mr. Greenberg as Chair Emeritus and our new President, Kevin McDonald, I plan to build upon the excellent foundation already in place and elevate TCVN to even greater prominence as a resource for entrepreneurs in Southern California."
“TCVN is a stalwart southern California institution. It has been the catalyst for untold successes over its quarter century history,” said incoming President Kevin McDonald. “TCVN will have significant impact on innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit for many years to come. I am truly honored to be a part of taking TCVM to the next level. I eagerly look forward to working with our new Chairman, the Executive Committee and our members at large. We cannot ignore the tireless work of Chair Emeritus, Bart Greenberg. Bart, along with key members of the Executive Committee, managed to keep TCVN active, solvent and relevant during one of the worst economic downturns in American history. With the growing improvements in the global economy, and the vast number of new business owners starting their journey, we will have plenty of opportunity to keep us all busy,” McDonald continued.
Ciaran Foley has served as president for the past year, and is an accomplished entrepreneur, having founded and/or served as an equity partner in several companies holding positions as CEO, COO or Board Member. He has participated in advisory, project management, fundraising, business development, technical, sales and marketing roles. In addition to serving as Chairman of Tech Coast Venture Network (http://www.tcvn.org), he is currently the CEO of PitchMeTV (http://www.pitchme.tv/). Ciaran has twice been nominated for The Ernst & Young, LLP Orange County Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was a recipient of the Bank of America Award in Computer Science. He has served on the Boards of Directors of the Advertising Production Association of Orange County (APAOC) and WebWiseKids. He has been an advisor to DiscoveryArts, the California Branch of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and The Entrepreneurship Institute. He has also been a featured speaker and expert moderator.
Kevin B. McDonald is a recognized
technology industry leader and trusted public policy expert. As Executive Vice
President and Director of Compliance Practices for Alvaka Networks, Inc., Kevin
is a primary company spokesperson, drives operations, and security and
compliance consulting practices. Kevin is a writer and sought-after presenter
on technology, governmental and corporate and personal cyber security and
public policy. Kevin is the founding Chairman of Orange County
Sheriff/Coroner’s Community Technology Advisory Council, a member of the Crime
Survivors’ Council, the Orange County Science Excellence Committee, and the
High Tech Crimes Consortium. Kevin is a
senior advisor to the Technology Leadership PAC. He is a past national board
member, EC, Vice Chairman, Chairman of Government Affairs and Chairman of
California District Legislative Committees to the Tech America (formerly AeA.)
He was awarded the 2008 AEA, Excellence in Government Advocacy Award. Kevin was
also a member of the national board and Chairman of Government Affairs to Web
Wise Kids who recognized, him as the 2008 Children’s Internet Safety Advocate
of the Year. Kevin also served on the California Advisory Board for National Center
for Missing & Exploited Children.
Kevin has done expert interviews in dozens of national and regional publications
and for broadcast media. He is also the author of the fiction novel,
Practically Invisible.
Bart Greenberg is a partner is the Orange County
office of Haynes and Boone, where he practices general corporate law with an emphasis
on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and the cost-effective
representation of entrepreneurs, start-ups and emerging technology companies.
About TCVN
Founded in 1984, the Tech Coast Venture Network is a non-profit organization (501c3) and one of Southern California’s premier technology business networks. Through a wide variety of forums, pitch sessions, workshops, and other networking events, the organization brings together entrepreneurs and resources from every facet of the technology and startup landscape. Either directly or through members or sponsors, the resources TCVN delivers address numerous categories: education, accounting, legal services, banking services, intellectual property protection, funding, marketing, sales, publishing, strategic planning, administration, professional information, government-related guidance, and others. In today’s quickly evolving global economy, technology startups need every bit of support to emerge from the confusion and thrive. TCVN’s support is a benefit to the entire Southern California technology community. For more information, please visit http://www.tcvn.org
TCVN Platinum Sponsors include Hall and Company (http://www.hallcpas.com), Haynes and Boone, LLP (http://www.haynesboone.com), Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh (http://www.jdtplaw.com); and Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP (http://www.kmob.com); and TCVN Gold Sponsors include Global Human Resources Outsourcing (http://www.GHROgroup.com); and TechRiskPro (http://www.techriskpro.com).
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