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Mike Neal, Director
Mike Neal has applied innovative science to solving merchandising and supply chain challenges throughout his 20-year career. He is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of SignalDemand, which he started in 2004 with Dr. Hau Lee of Stanford University. His extensive industry experience includes co-founding DemandTec (Nasdaq: DMAN), the largest provider of Consumer Demand Management (CDM) software for retail price and promotion optimization. Prior to DemandTec, he held executive positions at Evant (sold to Manhattan Associates), a supply chain optimization software company; and consulting positions at Deloitte Consulting and Accenture. Mr. Neal's expertise includes the development and application of analytical software tools for manufacturers and retailers, with a focus on empirical approaches to decision-making. He holds several patents in related fields. Mr. Neal holds an M.B.A. from the J.B. Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a B.A. in Economics and Statistics from the University of Florida. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Meat Institute (AMI).
Mike Neal has applied innovative science to solving merchandising and supply chain challenges throughout his 20-year career. He is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of SignalDemand, which he started in 2004 with Dr. Hau Lee of Stanford University. His extensive industry experience includes co-founding DemandTec (Nasdaq: DMAN), the largest provider of Consumer Demand Management (CDM) software for retail price and promotion optimization. Prior to DemandTec, he held executive positions at Evant (sold to Manhattan Associates), a supply chain optimization software company; and consulting positions at Deloitte Consulting and Accenture. Mr. Neal's expertise includes the development and application of analytical software tools for manufacturers and retailers, with a focus on empirical approaches to decision-making. He holds several patents in related fields. Mr. Neal holds an M.B.A. from the J.B. Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a B.A. in Economics and Statistics from the University of Florida. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Meat Institute (AMI).
Rip Gerber, Advisor
Rip Gerber has spent much of his 23-year career building successful software companies. He serves as the Head of Software Strategy at Newell Rubermaid. Prior, he served as Chief Marketing Officer at SignalDemand and Head of Business Development and Ecommerce of Intellisync (NASDAQ: SYNC) where he transformed the company's brand and positioning and helped orchestrate a $480M buy-out from Nokia (NYSE:NOK), resulting in an 8x shareholder return in under two years. Mr. Gerber has worked in executive roles in consumer and B2B marketing, strategy and technology at Digitas (NASDAQ: DTAS) and Carlson Companies, a private $18B marketing firm. He took Commtouch public (NASDAQ: CTCH) as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to that, he was a strategy consultant at Deloitte and the CEO and founder of the email marketing firm @once (acquired by InfoUSA). Early in his career he ran card marketing programs for American Express and built a polyester factory for Firestone Tire & Rubber. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia. Rip currently serves in board and advisory capacities for Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL), PRG-Schultz (NASDAQ: PRGX) and SignalDemand, a private SaaS company backed by Hummer Winblad, Bain Capital and Interwest. He is the author of an international best-seller thriller (PHARMA, Random House).
Patrick Broulard, Advisor
Patrick Broulard has nearly 20 years of international management experience holding leadership positions for renowned global corporations, most notably Toys R Us International where he was responsible for international supply chain systems, and more recently Quiksilver where as CIO he led efforts to globalize the information technology function. Patrick specializes in all aspects of strategic and operational efficiencies, leveraging technology solutions and process optimization to achieve results.
Liz Hauer, Advisor
Liz Hauer is a dynamic, highly skilled retail professional currently as the SVP Merchandise Planning and Allocation at Duty Free Shopping and prior at Macys West reporting to the Chairman and CEO. Liz established Macys West as the lead planning team at Macys, Inc. and designed MyMacys localized assortment field structure in tandem with Kurt Salmon and Bain Consulting Groups. Prior, Liz was VP Liz Claiborne, Intimate Apparel, Coats, Swim, and Active. Liz received an MBA from Golden Gate University and a BA from Mills College.
Scott Friend, Advisor
Scott Friend joined Bain Capital in 2006. Prior to Bain Capital, Scott was Chairman of the Executive Advisory Board and VP of Marketing & Science for Oracle Retail. Prior to its acquisition by Oracle in 2005, Scott was the President and co-founder of ProfitLogic, a Bain Capital portfolio company. In 2005, Scott was named a winner of the Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year Award" in New England. Prior to ProfitLogic, Scott held positions at Learning Sciences Corporation, The Parthenon Group and IBM. Scott received an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School and a BA, magna cum laude, in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Brown University.
Rip Gerber has spent much of his 23-year career building successful software companies. He serves as the Head of Software Strategy at Newell Rubermaid. Prior, he served as Chief Marketing Officer at SignalDemand and Head of Business Development and Ecommerce of Intellisync (NASDAQ: SYNC) where he transformed the company's brand and positioning and helped orchestrate a $480M buy-out from Nokia (NYSE:NOK), resulting in an 8x shareholder return in under two years. Mr. Gerber has worked in executive roles in consumer and B2B marketing, strategy and technology at Digitas (NASDAQ: DTAS) and Carlson Companies, a private $18B marketing firm. He took Commtouch public (NASDAQ: CTCH) as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to that, he was a strategy consultant at Deloitte and the CEO and founder of the email marketing firm @once (acquired by InfoUSA). Early in his career he ran card marketing programs for American Express and built a polyester factory for Firestone Tire & Rubber. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia. Rip currently serves in board and advisory capacities for Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL), PRG-Schultz (NASDAQ: PRGX) and SignalDemand, a private SaaS company backed by Hummer Winblad, Bain Capital and Interwest. He is the author of an international best-seller thriller (PHARMA, Random House).
Patrick Broulard, Advisor
Patrick Broulard has nearly 20 years of international management experience holding leadership positions for renowned global corporations, most notably Toys R Us International where he was responsible for international supply chain systems, and more recently Quiksilver where as CIO he led efforts to globalize the information technology function. Patrick specializes in all aspects of strategic and operational efficiencies, leveraging technology solutions and process optimization to achieve results.
Liz Hauer, Advisor
Liz Hauer is a dynamic, highly skilled retail professional currently as the SVP Merchandise Planning and Allocation at Duty Free Shopping and prior at Macys West reporting to the Chairman and CEO. Liz established Macys West as the lead planning team at Macys, Inc. and designed MyMacys localized assortment field structure in tandem with Kurt Salmon and Bain Consulting Groups. Prior, Liz was VP Liz Claiborne, Intimate Apparel, Coats, Swim, and Active. Liz received an MBA from Golden Gate University and a BA from Mills College.
Scott Friend, Advisor
Scott Friend joined Bain Capital in 2006. Prior to Bain Capital, Scott was Chairman of the Executive Advisory Board and VP of Marketing & Science for Oracle Retail. Prior to its acquisition by Oracle in 2005, Scott was the President and co-founder of ProfitLogic, a Bain Capital portfolio company. In 2005, Scott was named a winner of the Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year Award" in New England. Prior to ProfitLogic, Scott held positions at Learning Sciences Corporation, The Parthenon Group and IBM. Scott received an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School and a BA, magna cum laude, in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Brown University.