Time: Saturday, March 8, 2008, 2:10 pm - 2:55 pm

Andrew P. Goldfarb

Co-Founder and Executive Managing Director

Andy is Co-Founder and Executive Managing Director of Globespan Capital Partners and is based in the firm's Boston office.

Andy serves on the boards of Akorri, Covergence, Hatteras Networks, Idiom Technologies (acquired by SDL), Incipient, Quattro Wireless , Vericept Corporation and Virtusa (VRTU). Andy previously led or served on the board for the team's investments in Aptis Communications (acquired by Nortel Networks), Argon (acquired by Siemens), Cerulean Technology (acquired by Aether), eDocs (acquired by Siebel), m-Qube (acquired by VeriSign), Net Perceptions (NASDAQ:NETP), Ocular Networks (acquired by Tellabs), Pirus Networks (acquired by Sun Microsystems), Silknet (NASDAQ:SILK), ShoreTel (NASDAQ:SHOR) and Virtusa (NASDAQ:VRTU).

Prior to Globespan, Andy was Senior Managing Director of JAFCO Ventures, where he established the Boston office in 1997. Previously, Andy directed Trans National Group's venture investing. Andy negotiated TN's investment in Infoseek, Interzine (acquired by TimesMirror) and Tickle (acquired by Monster). He also negotiated TN's investment in International Data Response Corporation (acquired by Telespectrum).

Earlier, Andy worked in the Corporate Development Department at Kikkoman Corporation's Tokyo headquarters over four years. Andy has also worked at Booz-Allen & Hamilton and at OPTA Food Ingredients. Andy received an AB in East Asian Studies and Economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard College and received an MBA, with Distinction, from Harvard Business School.

Andy serves on the Advisory Board of Harvard Business School's Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, is a National Commissioner for the Anti-Defamation League, and serves on the New England Board of Directors of the ADL. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Most recently, Andy was named on the Forbes Midas List of Top 100 Technology Deal Makers in 2006 and 2007 and Boston Business Journal's 40 under 40 List in 2007. Andy is fluent in Japanese.