Hyper9 is fortunate to have a highly qualified board of directors. A combination of visionaries, domain experts, seasoned executives and
experienced guides, the Hyper9 board keeps us looking beyond the horizon to meet
our long term goals.
Bill Kennedy
Bill is the CEO and President of Hyper9. A technology entrepreneur with over 25 years
of experience in software, Bill has been a founder of 3 successful software companies
and currently sits on the Board of Directors and the Board of Advisors for several
privately held software companies, including Bomgar Inc., SailPoint Inc., and Zenoss
Inc. A mathematician by training, Bill has managed software engineering teams, managed
operations for early stage start-up companies, and consulted with large federal agencies
in the area of digital security. Bill's career began with IBM Tivoli, where he was
Director of Engineering for Security Products. In January 2000, Bill co-founded Waveset
Technologies, directing R&D and engineering for the pioneering Identity Management company,
which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in late 2003. Following the Sun acquisition, Bill
served as Vice President of Identity Products for Sun, directing the work of cross-functional
teams on 3 continents. Bill has a Masters degree in Mathematics and Physics from the
University of Texas at Austin.
Mike J. Maples, Sr.
Mike held various management positions at Microsoft Corporation from April
1988 to July 1995, including Executive Vice President of the Worldwide Products
Group. As a member of the Office of the President at Microsoft, Mike reported
directly to the Chairman. Previously, he served as Director of Software Strategy
for International Business Machines Corp. Mike also currently serves on the
boards of Motive, Inc., a service management software company, Lexmark International,
Inc., a laser and inkjet printer company, and Sonic Corp., an operator and franchiser
of drive-in restaurants. He is currently a member of the Board of Visitors of the
Engineering School at the University of Oklahoma and the College of Engineering
Foundation Advisory Council at the University of Texas at Austin. Mike received
a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma
and a Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma City University.
Stan Reiss
Stan Reiss has been a General Partner with Matrix Partner since July of 2000. Prior
to Matrix, Stan was a manager in McKinsey & Company’s electronics practice,
where he led teams that advised technology companies on strategy and operational
issues. He also brings to Matrix and its portfolio companies experience that he
gained designing chips with National Semiconductor’s Local Area Network Group. Stan
holds a BSEE with distinction from Cornell University as well as SMEE and SMOR degrees
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his research focused on optical
communication networks. He also holds an M.B.A. with high distinction (Baker Scholar)
from the Harvard Business School. Stan serves on the boards of Hyper9, Buzzwire,
Carbon Design Systems, Intelliden, NoblePeak Vision, and Xtalic.
Ray Rothrock
Ray is a partner at Venrock, where he focuses on energy, material sciences and security
companies. He currently serves on the boards of Aria Systems, Check Point Technologies
(NASDAQ: CHKP), CoreTrace, Imperva, PGP Corporation, RedSeal Systems and Transonic
Combustion. Previously, he served on the boards of Digex, DoubleClick, Haystack Labs,
P-Cube, Pedestal Software, QPass, Spyglass, USInternetworking Vontu, and Whole Security.
In addition to venture capital, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Texas A&M
Foundation, where he chairs the investment committee and on the board of NVCA, the National
Venture Capital Association. Ray also serves on the Visiting Committee of the MIT Nuclear
Science and Engineering Department. Mr. Rothrock has a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from
Texas A&M University, an S.M. in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, and an M.B.A. with Distinction from the Harvard Business School.
Mike Turner
Mike has more than 20 years of experience in building and growing successful companies.
Most recently, he was the founder and CEO of Waveset Technologies, an identity management
software company acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2003. At Waveset, Mike received
the Austin Under 40 Award for technology and business innovation and was a finalist
for Price Waterhouse Cooper’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. Prior to Waveset,
Mike served as entrepreneur-in-residence at Austin Ventures. Mike joined Austin
Ventures from Tivoli Systems Inc., where he served as vice president and general
manager of its $1.2 billion dollar enterprise business unit. In 1996, he spearheaded
the company’s entry into the enterprise security space, resulting in revenue growth
from $0 to $200 million dollars in just two years. Mike holds a BSCS from the University
of Texas.
Bill Wood
Bill Wood is the founder of Silverton Partners, an early stage venture capital firm
based in Austin, Texas. Prior to Silverton Partners, Bill was a founding general
partner of Austin Ventures. Bill has been a venture investor in the enterprise software
industry for more than 20 years. Bill’s software investments include Hyper9, SailPoint,
Motive, Smart Technologies, Tivoli Systems and Waveset. All of these companies are
still in existence or have exited through acquisition or public offering.
