James W. Casparie
CEO
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Mr. Casparie has been a significant innovator in the angel and VC investing space for almost 20 years. He was a founding Principal in the nationally recognized angel capital firm, Angel Strategies where he was principally responsible for recruiting the base angel network from which grew their national presence. He also established the original TVA Consultancy Program and established the original offices in Boston, Charlotte, Atlanta, New York and San Diego.
Since 1987, Mr. Casparie has been the personal advisor to hundreds of top-level executives across a diverse range of industries. He was co-founder and CEO of the ABL Organization and Executive Director of SoCAL Ten, the two leading networking organizations for the CEOs of VC-backed companies. Mr. Casparie is a founding member and past Chairman of the Board for the Forum for Corporate Directors. He was also Chairman of the Board and CEO of TRG Consultancy, Inc., a firm specializing in providing quality resources to growing high-technology companies.
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Elliot B. Reiff
Chief Operating Officer & CFO
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Mr. Reiff has over 25 years of finance, investment banking and management experience in both the private and public sectors. Most recently he worked for 12 years at Geneva Companies, the nation’s leading provider of M&A services to middle market entrepreneurs. Over that period he served as COO and CFO and was responsible for the origination of new evaluation and M&A clients. Prior to Geneva he provided investment banking and financial advisory services to private and public entities. He has also held senior positions at the Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Housing Finance Agencies with responsibility for credit enhanced bond financings, subsidized and market rate multifamily loan underwriting and workouts.
Mr. Reiff earned a Master's of Regional Planning from Penn State University and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from City College New York.
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Larry Bracco
Chief Marketing Officer
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Mr. Bracco has been with TVA since October, 2004, is a results-oriented Senior Executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, brand marketing, financial management, and operations administration for the electronic media, broadcast television, consumer products, and electronic retailing industries. He was the founder and owner of Creative Ventures, Ltd., a consulting business specializing in strategic planning, business development, and operations management for the television and new media industries. Prior to that, Bracco was CEO of Westlake Direct, LLC, a direct marketing company and served as the CMO to Comspan Communications, providing cross-media and e-commerce marketing direction for its websites.
Bracco has worked as VP of Production and Operations/Executive Producer for USA DIRECT, a subsidiary of Fingerhut Companies, generating more than $150 Million for USA Direct over two years and also served as COO of TVN Shopping, where he oversaw all operations for this 24-hour television home shopping network. Bracco was COO and a Board Member for MarketVision Direct (MKTV.BB), guiding this small, public company through a series of strategic changes. In 1993 he co-founded Mommy and Me® Enterprises, a consumer lifestyle brand that provides products, information and activities to parents who want to spend more meaningful time with their children until 2002 when it was acquired by a major media-licensing company in a multi-million dollar deal
Bracco is a graduate of Illinois State University (ISU) with a BS in Mass Communications, and also attended the ISU Graduate School of Business, where he also served as the Graduate Advisor to the University Entertainment Board, overseeing an annual budget of over $5 million.
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Dr. Steve Tuthill
CIO/CTO
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Dr. Tuthill comes to TVA with over 20 years experience in technology management. He will serve as CTO and oversee the implementation of TVAs portal. He brings extensive software experience in R & D, technical architectures and strategies, as well as technical evaluation, design, and strategic positioning for technology trends. He has a successful track record in developing various applications including concept systems, knowledge management, B2B and B2E systems, and designing systems support. Earlier in his career, he held positions with Arthur Andersen Consulting and served in high-level management positions in various start-up companies. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences on topics including intelligent agents, database design, Internet, and distance learning. In addition to numerous articles and studies, Dr. Tuthill has published several books, including two that focus on aspects of knowledge-based system technologies and a third book that focuses on networking and Internet technologies. He has served on numerous occasions as technology consultant, board member, and advisor, as well as an expert witness on technology related legal issues. Dr. Tuthill was a nominee for the National Technology Award sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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