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Winter 2010
Inside the Winter 2010 Issue: Stepping on the Accelerator Sam Allen (Group 308) is always thinking about how fast they should be going, but more often than usual these days. “Business is down, so to get it back up you need to invest – and then if you spiral downward,…
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Stepping on the Accelerator
CEOs share insights and indicators about when it’s time to hit the gas By Warren Lutz Sam Allen is always thinking about how fast they should be going, but more often than usual these days. “In the economic environment we’ve got today, it’s kind of a Catch-22,” said Allen (308),…
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Jim Wunderman
This Regional Alliance Meeting featured Jim Wunderman, President & CEO of the Bay Area Council, the voice of Bay Area business leaders. Under Jim’s leadership, the Council has developed a global competitiveness strategy for the Bay Area that serves as a model for other regions. As the government becomes increasingly…
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John Stumpf
This Regional Alliance Meeting featured John Stumpf, CEO of Wells Fargo. A 26-year veteran of the company, John most recently led Wells Fargo’s merger with Wachovia, creating North America’s largest distribution system for financial services!
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Wrestling with a Rat
At the end of this story is an arrest and an indictment. Read about the battle between a CEO and a two-legged rat that got deep inside the firm’s capital raising efforts. Belinda Tsao-Nivaggioli, CEO of Avicena Group Inc. (OTCBB: AVGO) had a bad feeling about a certain someone, but…
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Alliance Among the Fastest Growing Companies
The Alliance of Chief Executives was honored to be named to the 2009 San Francisco Business Times' list of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area. We thank each and every member of the Alliance for their willingness to come together to challenge and inspire each other to make…
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Jeff Cleland
Jeff Cleland has 25 years of industry experience in research and development, including more than a decade at Genentech. His experience in startups includes major roles in obtaining more than $450 million in capital at stages from Series A through D and exit via IPO including over $300 million in…
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John Murphy
John Murphy joined Virtual Incision in 2012. Previously he was President & CEO of NDS Surgical Imaging. Mr. Murphy has an extensive background in executive management, including President and CEO at Celerity, Inc. (a TPG portfolio company), Corporate EVP and COO at PerkinElmer, Inc., a role focusing on the Life…
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Joe Heanue
Dr. Joe Heanue has significant leadership experience in device and instrumentation research and development within interdisciplinary environments. He previously served as Vice President of Engineering at NexRay and at Signature BioScience. At NexRay, Joe led the development of a low-dose x-ray imaging system for interventional cardiology. At Signature, he headed…
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Ken Weller
Ken Weller, the former CEO of The Good Guys joined us for this regional Alliance meeting. Ken discussed how “you’re only as good as the people who work for you.”
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The Rules Are Changing
CEOs share lessons, strategies as federal involvement in private sector grows By Warren Lutz As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, today’s CEOs are faced with a growing presence in today’s business landscape: Uncle Sam. And perhaps no industry has been as affected by recent government involvement than the financial…
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Fall 2009
Inside the Fall 2009 Issue: The Rules Are Changing As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, today’s CEOs are faced with a growing presence in today’s business landscape: Uncle Sam. There are so many new programs targeting the housing market “it’s hard to keep up with them,” says Pat Lashinsky,…
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Carl Guardino
This Regional Alliance Meeting featured Carl Guardino, one of Silicon Valley’s most distinguished business and community leaders. Known throughout the region as a consensus builder, Carl has championed a number of important issues, especially in the areas of transportation and housing. He joined us for a discussion of the growing…
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Alliance Profiled in ALIVE East Bay
Local Alliance of CEOs Provides Growth Opportunities If there is one universal truth for CEOs, regardless of the size of their business, it's that life can be very lonely. There are no peers on whom to lean within the company when making difficult decisions, and there can be lots of…
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Out of the Industry Innovation
By Robert Sher Why risk cash and time on innovating from scratch when you can find ready-to-go innovations in another industry? The fact that diverse groups of people can result in greater innovation was studied in Keith Sawyer’s book, “Group Genius.” He wrote, “In 2003 the consulting firm Accenture studied…
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Protecting Liquidity: Smart Strategies for Tough Times
In a market characterized by severe economic downturn and pervasive uncertainty, liquidity issues have become a serious risk to all companies regardless of industry sector. No one is immune. Assuming “business as usual” with your lenders can spell disaster. Few among today’s top management teams have faced a challenge of…
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Kevin Surace
This Regional Alliance Meeting featured Alliance member Kevin Surace, CEO of Serious Materials, and a noted writer on climate change. Serious Materials’ mission is to reduce energy usage and CO2 generation from the world’s largest contributor, our buildings. Formerly, Kevin was CEO of Perfect Commerce, and was a top executive…
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Let’s Get Rolling!
It’s time to start thinking long-term - and to lead By Paul Witkay, Founder Since I meet with CEOs running companies in every industry sector, I’m often asked about the “current mood of CEOs” – at least in these unpredictable times. It is my view that our Alliance CEOs have…
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Good News for a Bad Economy
Alliance members discuss recent wins - and share what they did right By Warren Lutz For David Weber (Group 105), President and CEO of Union City-based pharmaceutical firm MacuSight, it’s all about financing through key milestones and “planning well enough ahead.” MacuSight, which is developing drugs to treat severe ocular…
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Summer 2009
Inside the Summer 2009 Issue: Good News for a Bad Economy For David Weber, President and CEO of Union City-based pharmaceutical firm MacuSight, it’s all about financing through key milestones and “planning well enough ahead.” It’s one reason why Weber’s firm recently secured a R&D and licensing agreement with a…
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Jerry Kennelly
Fellow Alliance member, Jerry Kennelly, CEO of Riverbed Technology joined us for this regional Alliance meeting. Jerry co-founded Riverbed, the performance leader in wide-area data services in 2002 and was one of the top IPOs in 2006. Jerry has more than 25 years of industry experience in companies such as…
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David Thomson
David Thomson, the best-selling author of Blueprint to a Billion joined us for this regional Alliance meeting David shared his insights on how to transform a small business into a high growth business that can achieve exponential revenue growth all the way to a billion and beyond. His business strategy…
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Attracting and Retaining the Optimal Team
By Robert Sher It’s so easy to say that we should hire great people. We should—but can we find and afford the great people that we need? And who is to say they’ll stick? In the midst of great competition, when other law firms were raising salaries and hourly requirements…
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John Clauss
As leader of Marker Seven, John blends entrepreneurial acumen gained from starting, building and running businesses with technology expertise. Under John’s leadership, the Marker Seven team guides clients in re-branding their businesses, developing large–scale, technically challenging websites and implementing technology solutions that help them run their businesses more effectively. Working…
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Judy Estrin
Judy Estrin joined us for this regional Alliance meeting. Prior to co-founding Packet Design / JLabs in May 2000, Judy was CTO for Cisco and has founded three other successful technology companies: Bridge Communications, Network Computing Devices and Precept Software. Named by FORTUNE magazine as one of the 50 most…
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SF Chronicle Reports on Eamonn Kelly’s Alliance Keynote Discussion
Hunkering down, cutting and conserving, snapping up opportunities that others may miss. All the standard nostrums for surviving the Great Recession make sense, but they're not sufficient to cope with the new economic order that's coming. That's what Eamonn Kelly, CEO of San Francisco's Global Business Network ( www.gbn.com), is…
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Your Loan Is In or Near Default—Here’s What You Should Do
By Scott Smith Hanson Bridgett, LLP Credit is exceptionally tight. Loans are nearly impossible to get and many borrowers are finding them difficult to keep. When combined with all other troubles that businesses are experiencing today, this can often lead to a snowball effect as far as commercial loans are…
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Michael Gregoire
Fellow Alliance member, Michael Gregoire, CEO of Taleo Corporation joined us for this regional Alliance meeting. Michael has led the on-demand talent management solutions company since 2005. Leading organizations worldwide use Taleo solutions to assess, acquire, develop, and align their workforce for improved business performance.
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Eamonn Kelly
Eamonn Kelly, CEO of Global Business Network, the renowned California-based, future-oriented network and consulting firm, and a partner of the Monitor Group joined us for this regional Alliance meeting. Eamonn is the author of “Powerful Times” and led an in-depth discussion about his views of the future.
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When Down Turns Up
These CEOs aren’t waiting until times get better - they’re preparing for them now. By Warren Lutz When asked what his company is doing to prepare for the next upturn in the economy, Peter Sortwell (Group 107), CEO of Arborwell, a commercial and residential tree care company, couldn’t help but…
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