Advisory Board

The M&A Forum relies on our advisors for review and feedback about the services we provide. With their guidance, we will continue to enhance and expand the services of the M&A Forum.

Investment Banking
Douglas S. Land -- The Chesapeake Group -- Founder & Managing Director
Thomas Olivier -- Revolution Partners -- Principal

IT Services and Outsourcing
Ben Eazzetta -- Rolta India Ltd. -- President International Operations
Nitin Khanna -- Saber Corporation -- Former Chairman & CEO
John A. McKenna, Jr. -- Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc. -- CEO
Toni Portmann -- Stream International -- CEO, President

IT Supply Chain
Jim E. Illson -- Bell Microproducts, Inc. -- COO, President of the Americas
Alan Marc Smith -- Electrograph Systems, Inc. -- CEO
Thai Lee -- Software House International -- Chairman & CEO

Legal
Brian J. McCarthy -- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP -- Partner
Brian M. O'Neill -- Ulmer & Berne LLP -- Partner
Bruce Bjerke -- Heller Ehrman LLP -- Shareholder

Media
Robert Faletra -- Everything Channel -- President
Tiffani Bova -- Gartner, Inc. -- Research Director

Private Equity
K. Dunlop Scott -- Columbia Partners -- President, COO, Managing Principal
Rob Palumbo -- Accel-KKR -- Managing Director

Other Business
Stanley Laybourne -- Tostitos Fiesta Bowl/Insight Bowl -- CFO
John Russell -- Stony Brook University School of Journalism