Kathleen Burkhart

Arsen Avakian of Argo Tea which is doing quite well in my hood and they even had a Borat look-alike hanging out about a month and a half ago; Pat Stanakas of Claim Force and his CEO, I believe; Sam Mele and his partner from Firm58; Troy Henikoff of Amacai and formerly of SurePayroll; Kathleen Burkhart, the CFO of Akoya tells me that they have 15 people and that they have a new CEO and COO.

Kathleen Burkhart, the CFO of Akoya

Kathleen Burkhart - Chief Financial Officer

Kathleen Burkhart joined Akoya in May 2006 as a senior financial executive with a proven track record of success in managing companies undergoing high growth.Mrs. Burkhart is highly experienced in all aspects of fundraising and brings a strong background in the technical aspects of accounting and finance to Akoya.

Prior to joining Akoya, Mrs. Burkhart served as the CFO of Mobitrac, Inc., a venture-backed software company providing on-demand software services to the trucking industry.Mrs. Burkhart was also the founder and Managing Director of the Boston office of the Greenough Consulting Group, an interim CFO staffing firm.As a CFO, Mrs. Burkhart worked primarily with venture-backed companies, including Frictionless Commerce, Inc., PowerCard, Inc., Zooba.com (sold to Bertelsmann A.G.) and VisionScope, Inc.She led a number of clients from their series A investment round through acquisition.

Mrs. Burkhart began her professional career in venture capital as an associate with the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) and with Shawmut Capital Partners.At MTDC, she participated on the boards of directors of companies in numerous verticals, including manufacturers, Core-M (medical device); Tytronix (industrial testing equipment) and Millitech (high-bandwidth transmission systems).

Mrs. Burkhart holds an MBA in Finance, cum laude, from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, and a BSc from the University of Notre Dame.

Kathleen Burkhart, General Manager, Boston, Greenough Consulting GroupKathleen Burkhart is well versed in the needs and demands of start-up technology companies.She brings a diverse set of skills to her position, having experience in both early-stage venture capital at Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) and Shawmut Capital Partners and high tech banking at Silicon Valley Bank.

As a CFO, Kathleen has worked primarily with venture-backed companies undergoing rapid growth, including Zooba.com, which was sold to Bertelsmann A.G., Financial.com International and VisionScope, Inc.At the strategic level, she has designed complex financial forecast models, advised management on funding strategies, and designed and advised management on a full range of employee benefits systems.At the operations level, Kathleen has assisted clients with venture capital fund raising, negotiated bank term sheets, implemented financial control systems and negotiated vendor contracts.

She holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, and a BSc from the University of Notre Dame.

Managing Director , Northeast - Boston - Kathleen Burkhart

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Kathleen Burkhart is well versed in the needs and demands of start-up technology companies.She brings a diverse set of skills to her position , having experience in both early-stage venture capital at Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation and Shawmut Capital Partners and high tech banking at Silicon Valley Bank.As a CFO , Kathleen has worked primarily with venture-backed companies undergoing rapid growth , including Zooba.com , which was sold to Bertelsmann A.G. , Financial.com International and VisionScope , Inc..At the strategic level , she has designed complex financial forecast models , advised management on funding strategies , and designed and advised management on a full range of employee benefits systems.At the operations level , Kathleen has assisted clients with venture capital fund raising , negotiated bank term sheets , implemented financial control systems and negotiated vendor contracts.She holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College , and a BSc from the University of Notre Dame.

Kathleen Burkhart has been named general manager of the recently opened Boston office of Greenough Consulting Group , an interim management services firm.

Salisbury based PlumRiver Tech-nology Inc. , a sell-side solution company for supply chain partners , has appointed Daniel Wittner di-rector of strategic ac-counts.Wittner previously worked as senior manager of the Americas and director of operations for Tim-berland Co..

Mark Greenough has selected Kathleen Burkhart as general manager of the new office.
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Prior to joining GCG, Kathleen founded East Dock Financial, a management services firm providing interim chief financial officers (CFO's) and human resource services to venture-backed, high-technology companies -- in all stages of growth and development -- which fitted well with the GCG model.From her experiences at Silicon Valley Bank, Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation, and Shawmut Capital Partners Inc., Burkhart also has substantial experience working with companies in search of early-stage and later-stage venture capital investment funding.Burkhart holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, and a B.Sc. from the University of Notre Dame.

About GCG

GCG provides experienced interim management services both strategic and tactical, primarily in the financial, administration, and human resource fields.Specializing in facilitating the accelerated development of companies undergoing rapid change -- from incubator through post-IPO -- GCG serves clients in Silicon Valley, Seattle, Boston, London and Tel Aviv . GCG contracts with domestic and international clients who are primarily venture-backed in both short- and long-term projects, GCG is normally engaged through the venture capital community and the entrepreneurs, accountants, lawyers and bankers who service them.