Dan Tompkins ddtompkins@novusventures.com

Managing Partner
The Novus founder, Dan draws on his senior-level experience in high-technology investing and industry financial management to provide leadership to the firm as Managing General Partner. He has early career experience as a Product Manager at Fairchild Semiconductor and ten years as a Chief Financial Officer in three Silicon Valley technology start-ups. He began investing as a Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Investment Company, with early investments in Intel, Rolm and Storage Technology, among others. He later managed DSC Ventures for the Ray Noorda family for six years prior to founding Novus. Dan earned his BA and BSEE from Rice University and his MBA from Stanford University.

Shirley Cerrudo scerrudo@novusventures.com

General Partner
A member of the Novus founding team, Shirley has more than 25 years of venture capital experience. She has a broad background in software and information technology investing, and worked for 12 years as a partner at Burr Egan Deleage & Co. prior to becoming a Novus General partner. She has served on the board of directors of 16 companies, providing strategic counsel and implementing fund-raising and merger/sale transactions. She was Vice President and Treasurer of Wells Fargo Investment Company with extensive portfolio management responsibilities, and worked for the consulting firm, McKinsey & Co.

Greg Lahann glahann@novusventures.com

Managing Director
A co-founder of Novus II, Greg brings over 15 years of venture capital experience to his work as a general partner at Novus. Prior to joining the firm, he spent 13 years as a general partner with MK Global Ventures. As a member of the board of directors and/or a member of the executive management team, Greg has guided a number of early-stage technology companies. He has served as chief financial officer to several emerging technology companies and has directed and managed every phase of high-technology business development, from start-up, through growth and IPO. Greg also spent six years in the high technology audit practice of PriceWaterhouse, where he assisted clients with a broad range of transactions including private company financings, mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings.

Christine Comaford-Lynch christine@novusventures.com

Venture Partner
Christine Comaford-Lynch contributes to the funds investments in enterprise infrastructure and software. Christine previously was Founder and Managing Director of Artemis Ventures, which merged with Novus Ventures in July 2002. Christine's expertise is a result of over 20 years in operational high tech positions ranging from software engineer at Microsoft, Lotus, and Adobe, DBA at Apple and strategy advisor at Oracle and Symantec. Christine is a four-time CEO/entrepreneur defining new markets, developing products to serve them, executing sales, marketing and product strategies resulting in merger, acquisition, and IPO. Throughout Christine's career, she has assisted over 700 of the Fortune 1000 in implementing new technology. She was a founder of First Professional Bank, Kuvera Associates, Corporate Computing, and PlanetU. All of these companies have either been acquired or taken public. Christine has held numerous public, private, and non-profit board seats. She has received numerous entrepreneurial awards and recognition from the press and business schools including Fortune, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Stanford, Harvard and Northwestern.

Stewart Schuster sschuster@novusventures.com

Managing Director
Stewart Schuster became a general partner at Novus Ventures in 2002. He served as both a Venture Partner at Brentwood Venture Capital and an independent investor since 1995, specializing in enterprise software. Stu's extensive investing experience spans more than 15 companies, many of whom went public or were successfully acquired.

Prior to his venture experience, Stu served as executive vice president of marketing at Sybase, Inc. During Stu's tenure at Sybase, the Company grew from its initial product launch to $1 billion in revenues, and became the fifth largest independent software company in the US. At Sybase, Stu oversaw the company's worldwide marketing, with responsibilities that included marketing communications, product marketing, field programs, channels and partner development, and international marketing. Stu was named to the 1994 All-Star Executive Team by Upside magazine, being recognized for pioneering the marketing of client-server architecture. He previously held technical and marketing management, and executive positions at Ingres, Tandem Computers, and Intel.

Stu earned his Bachelors in applied mathematics and computer science from Washington University, St. Louis. Stu also received a Masters in mathematics and a PhD in computer science from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Henry Wong henry@novusventures.com

Venture Partner
Henry Wong joins Novus Ventures II from Artemis Ventures, where he oversaw the portfolio's investments in the software and communications area. Henry's professional experience stems from both finance and legal backgrounds, having worked for WorldCom, Morrison & Foerster, and Ellipso, Inc. Henry has experience building and exiting companies as a legal advisor, operations executive, and principal investor. He has helped raise over $200 million in corporate and venture financing for portfolio companies. Based on his expertise, he has published many papers in various legal and finance journals. He also teaches Corporate Finance at UC Berkeley Extension. He holds a JD and MBA from American University in Washington DC and currently serves on the Board of Directors for AdECN and PropertyView Solutions.

Woodruff (Woody) Tompkins wtompkins@novusventures.com

Special Limited Partner
Woody's wide range of senior-level experience as an investor and in portfolio company management allows him to bring a unique perspective to his role as a Special Limited Partner with Novus. With a broad background in service and manufacturing industries, he recently has provided strategic planning counsel to Silicon Valley CEOs. He has served as a consultant to Wells Fargo Investment Corporation, was founder and CEO of venture-backed Wallbangers Court Centers, and was CEO of Patterson-Williams, a national playground, parks and athletic-field products manufacturer.

Johanna Seele jseele@novusventures.com

Operations Manager
Johanna's background in Administration, Human Resources, Customer Service and Facilities is well-utilized as Office Manager for Novus. She is the "go-to" person and facilitator responsible for the firm's administrative and operational needs.