Board of Directors

Arxan Technologies, Inc.

The Arxan Board of Directors is responsible for management and oversight of the business and affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Arxan Bylaws. This includes management of the corporate assets (funds, intellectual property, trademarks, and support equipment) and allocation of corporate resources to projects. The current Board of Directors includes:

 

Michael Dager
CEO and Chairman of the Board

Michael Dager joined Arxan as Chief Executive Officer in July 2006. Mr. Dager has over 22 years of experience in senior level positions at leading technology companies. He came to Arxan from Worksoft, a leading provider of automated enterprise testing solutions, where he served as CEO and Chairman of the Board. Prior to Worksoft, he was president and CEO of OSE Systems Inc.(ENEA.ST), growing the company from a startup in 1997 to the number two embedded operating system supplier in 2001 with a stock market valuation of over $1 billion. Before OSE Systems, Mr. Dager held senior sales management positions at Pure Software (RATL) for many years helping raise the market valuation of the company from start-up level to over $1 billion. During his tenure at Pure the company completed one of the most successful IPOs of 1995. The company was later acquired by Rational Software. He began his career at Texas Instruments in the semiconductor division after earning a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Rich Earley
Vice Chairman and CEO of Arxan Defense Systems

Richard Earley co-founded Arxan in 2001. He currently serves as CEO for Arxan Defense Systems, Inc. and as Vice Chairman of Arxan Technologies, Inc. Mr. Earley is recognized as a distinguished entrepreneur and investor with a proven track record of launching and building successful companies. He is a co-founder and General Partner of Dunrath Capital, a critical infrastructure-focused venture capital firm, where he is actively involved in launching and building several businesses and providing strategy consulting. Prior to Dunrath Partners, Mr. Earley served as President and Director of Synergy Software Inc. (an IT systems integrator). In 1997 he facilitated merging Synergy Software with Complete Business Solutions, Inc., which is currently publicly traded as Covansys Inc. (CVNS). Mr. Earley has also held executive general management and sales/marketing positions for two other IT software companies. Mr. Earley currently serves on several corporate boards, the Defense Trade Advisory Group, DHS's Critical Infrastructure Protection Advisory Group, the Information Technology Sector Coordinating Council, and the Advisory Board for the University of Notre Dame's Gigot Entrepreneurial Center. Mr. Earley received his MBA from Benedictine University, a BA from the University of Notre Dame and completed Harvard University's Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security.

Mike DeVries
Board Member

Mike DeVries is a Managing Director with EDF Ventures. Mike's 20-year medical device background, coupled with his experience with venture-backed companies, gives him a valuable perspective.

Currently, Mike sits on the boards of the following companies:

• Alure Medical, a company developing minimally invasive aesthetic surgery products;
• Arxan Technologies, a company developing next generation anti-tamper solutions to enable software programs to nullify software tampering and piracy;
• BioSurface Engineering Technologies, a developer of synthetic growth factors for medical devices;
• CardioMetrix, a developer of endovascular sensor technologies used for the management of cardiovascular diseases;
• Direct Flow Medical, a company developing percutaneous medical devices for cardiovascular diseases; and
• Sonoma Orthopedic Products, a company developing novel orthopedic instrumentation

He is also a board observer for TherOx, a developer of therapeutic, oxygen-enriched solutions and delivery systems for heart attack patients.

Prior to joining EDF, Mike served as President and CEO of A-Med Systems, a California-based cardiac device company. Under his leadership, A-Med raised $30 million from venture investors including Morgenthaler Ventures, US Venture Partners, Venrock Associates and The Vertical Group, as well as $10 million from corporate partners. Prior to A-Med, Mike was Director of Ventures/Cardiac Surgery with Medtronic, a developer of technologies to treat heart disease, neurological disorders and vascular illnesses. His background also includes serving on the management team at DLP, a Michigan-based cardiac device company whose $130 million acquisition by Medtronic remains the State's largest medial device acquisition. Mike holds an MBA from Grand Valley State University and a BA from Calvin College. In addition, Mike is a Kauffman Fellow.

John Klein
Board Member

Mr. Klein is CEO and President of Polarex, Inc., which provides executive support to small and emerging software and services companies. Mr. Klein has extensive executive experience in the technology industry. Prior to founding Polarex, Mr. Klein was CEO of MDIS Group, PLC, a publicly listed UK company in the software and services industry. Previously, he held executive positions at Digital Equipment Corporation and IBM.

Mr. Klein's current directorships include Cognizant Technology Solutions, Questra Corporation, Polarex, and a number of non-profit institutions. Mr. Klein's past directorships include Pro IV, Inc., Glovia International, NAFCAM (National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing), and NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association).

Mr. Klein received his MBA in Marketing Management from New York University, Graduate School of Business, and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Todd Klein
Board Member

Todd Klein is founder and Managing Partner of Legend Ventures, LLC a venture capital management company focused on New Media, Information Technology and Telecommunications that he established in 2005. Mr. Klein has over 18 years of venture capital, finance and business development experience ranging from early stage investments to multi-billion dollar corporate finance transactions.

Prior to founding Legend, Mr. Klein was Managing Director of Kinetic Ventures, which he joined in 1994. As a member of Kinetic’s Investment Committee, he was involved in over 60 portfolio investments and 21 successful exits, served as a board representative for 10 companies, and financed industry leading enterprises such as Grande Communications, Ramp Networks and Placeware, Inc.

Previously, Mr. Klein was Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions at Chemical Bank (now JP Morgan Chase), and a Corporate Finance Analyst for Salomon Brothers. Mr. Klein has been an active spokesman for the venture capital industry. He has presented at several national and local conferences and has been quoted in the Associated Press, Boston Globe, and Venture Capital Journal. He has also been a featured guest on CNNfn.

Mr. Klein earned an MBA from Harvard University and a BBA with honors from the University of Texas. He is an active member of the Washington, DC chapter of Young Presidents Organization, where he serves on the Executive Committee.

Peter T. Meekin
Board Member

Mr. Meekin is a Managing Director of Trident Capital. Prior to joining Trident Capital, Peter had more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive and investor in the software, information services and information technology consulting sectors. Immediately prior to Trident, Peter was Vice President of Venture Development at Enterprise Associates, LLC, the venture capital division of IMS Health. Previously, he held senior technology and management positions with Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Lotus Development Corporation and IBM. In addition, Peter has hands-on entrepreneurial experience having launched three start-up companies in the software and consulting industries.

Peter's current board memberships include Aethon, Arxan Technologies, iRobot (IRBT), Spire, TriCipher, Vidient and Voltage Security, Inc. He formerly served as a director of Berkeley Enterprise Partners, Inc. (acquired by Extraprise, Inc.), Circles (acquired by Sodexho Alliance), Customer Analytics, Inc. (acquired by Exchange Applications (EXAP)), Cymfony (acquired by TNS Media Intelligence), ELetter, Inc., ESS Software, Inc., Sygate Technologies (acquired by Symantec), Tablus, Inc (acquired by RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC) and Thor Technologies (acquired by Oracle).

Kenneth Minihan
Board Member

Lieutenant General Kenneth Minihan retired from the U.S. Air Force in June of 1999, after more than 33 years of active commissioned service. On his final tour of duty, he served as the 14th Director of the National Security Agency (NSA)/Central Security Service, a combat support agency of the Department of Defense with military and civilian personnel stationed worldwide. As Director, he was the senior uniformed intelligence officer in the Department of Defense. He has also served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Lieutenant General Ken Minihan created strategic approaches to exploit and secure modern network technologies, reshaped multinational operations, and reconstructed business products and services. His innovative design solutions helped maintain a competitive advantage in a highly charged global market. He led NSA to recognition as a Baldridge and Presidential Quality Award finalist.

Lieutenant General Ken Minihan is President of the Security Affairs Support Association in Washington, DC, the flagship organization for industry and government partnership to enhance intelligence business development. He is also a member of the Air Force Association, the National Military Intelligence Association, and several other national organizations. He often serves on government pro bono committees and panels to examine ways to enhance homeland and national security capabilities.

Fred Bamber
Board Member

Mr. Bamber is a General Partner at Solstice Capital, an active, early-stage investor in information and medical technology. He has over 30 years of experience in the computer and venture industries. Mr. Bamber has led investments in Okena, a leading provider of intrusion prevention software, acquired by Cisco just 18 months after Solstice's investment; Lumigent, a provider of enterprise data base auditing software; SupplyWorks, a supply chain management software company; and Unveil Technology, a provider of speech-based call center service software.

Mr. Bamber co-founded Applied Technology, which managed three early-stage venture funds focused on the computer industry. The funds made investments in over 60 start-up companies including Interleaf (enterprise electronic publishing software), Cadence Design (software for electronic design), ISD (multistage memory chips) and Maker Communications (network communications chips). Previously, Mr. Bamber spent 10 years as an operating executive after his participation in the start-up of Data Resources, Inc. (DRI), a pioneer electronic information software and services company. One of the few successful start-ups of the seventies, DRI went public in 1976, and was acquired by McGraw-Hill in 1979.

Mr. Bamber has been a Director at a number of public and private companies, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Connected Corporation, SupplyWorks, and Lewtan Technology.

Mr. Bamber received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and holds an AB from Yale College.