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    John Grillos

    John Grillos

    Director, CEO, COO or senior manager of 23 technology companies. Managing Director of four venture capital firms (founded two of them).

    California Illinois Institute of...
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    MVC Capital
    MVC Capital
    Founder
    WorldSage
    WorldSage
    Founder
    ITech Partners
    ITech Partners
    Founder
    AMS
    AMS
    Employee
    Robertson Stephens
    Robertson Stephens
    Employee
    SPSS
    SPSS
    Employee
    SmartForce
    SmartForce
    Employee
    CBT Systems
    CBT Systems
    Employee
    NTT
    NTT
    Executive Chairman 2009 - 2012 (almost 3 years)
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    MVC Capital, ITech Partners, WorldSage
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    Robertson Stephens, AMS, SPSS, NTT, CBT Systems, SmartForce
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    Established a top quartile track record as Managing Director of four venture capital firms (founded two of them) with combined capital under management exceeding $500 million. As a director helped guide 23 companies ranging in size from start-ups to public companies. Served as an interim CEO in four turnaround situations, and was involved in the acquisition activities of nine of the companies. Of the companies that did not go public, 75% were sold at prices which provided a positive return to shareholders.

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    Northern California California
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