Venture development firm RIDGE-LANE Limited Partners has expanded its team to include 24 managing partners and venture partners, including former CGI President Donna Morea and Energy Department Chief Technology Officer Pete Tseronis.
“The collective knowledge and networks of these distinguished leaders is uniquely valuable,” said R. Brad Lane, CEO of RIDGE-LANE LP, “especially as the fourth industrial revolution accelerates, where the speed and scale of innovation is having profound effects on how our society evolves. We have the privilege of leading a private sector effort, focused on improving quality of life for humans, communities, and governments, globally.”
The partners are:
Girish Varma, former president of global IT managed services and new–market development at CenturyLink, is now managing partner of IT
Ziggy Liaqat, former global chief operations officer at Pearson, is now managing partner of education
Jetta Wong, former director of technology transitions at the Energy Department, is now sustainability partner
Stuart Macmillan, sustainability partner, and former chief scientist at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John MacWilliams, venture partner, and previous associate deputy secretary of the Energy Department
Charles Myers, venture partner, capital markets, and former vice chairman of Evercore Partners.
Kim Stevenson, venture partner, IT, and former senior vice president and chief information officer at Lenovo
Jim DuBois, venture partner, IT, and former corporate vice president and CIO at Microsoft Corp.
Aamir Hussain, venture partner, IT, and former executive VP and chief technology officer for CenturyLink
Donna Morea, venture partner, IT, and former president of CGI Technologies and Solutions
Armando Olivera, venture partner, sustainability, and former CEO of Florida Power & Light Co.
Reuben Sarkar, venture partner, sustainability, and former deputy assistant secretary of transportation for the Energy Department
Victor Mendez, venture partner, sustainability, and former deputy transportation secretary
Ian Monroe, venture partner, sustainability, and founder of Etho Capital
John Moavenzadeh, venture partner, sustainability, and former head of mobility and member of the Management Committee at World Economic Forum
Peter Tseronis, venture partner, sustainability, and former CTO for the Energy Department
Daniel Hamburger, venture partner, education, and former CEO of Renaissance Learning
Judah Karkowsky, venture partner, education, and current SVP of corporate development and global head of M&A at Cengage
Stephen Guttentag, venture partner, education, and former president of Pearson Online & Blended Learning K–12
Terry Grier, venture partner, education, and former superintendent of Houston Independent School District
Pam Moran, venture partner, education, and former superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools
Tom Kambouras, venture partner, education, and former CTO of New York City Department of Education
Deborah Karcher, venture partner, education, and former CIO of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Lenny Schad, venture partner, education, and former CIO of Houston Independent School District