About Us

Jack Kiefer

Mr. Kiefer possesses a unique combination of business and technical expertise. A veteran of the Internet and e-commerce, Mr. Kiefer is no stranger to start-up businesses. Prior to co-founding BabyAge.com, he was Read Moreresponsible for building the first Fixed Income Trading Intranet for Banc of America Securities as he served as the Vice President of Corporate Securities Trading

Preceding Banc of America, Mr. Kiefer was Vice President of Technology for iBaby.com, the first e-commerce initiative for iVillage. Mr. Kiefer designed and managed the development of the e-commerce system for iBaby, with his most notable achievements coming with the Advanced Merchandising tools as well as Complete Inventory Management. During Mr. Kiefer's tenure, iBaby revenues increased from $15,000 per month to $500,000 per month over a 6 month period.

He also consulted with several start-up and small businesses on the Internet Development and Business and Marketing Planning. He received his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering and his MBA in Entrepreneurial Management/Small Business Consulting from Drexel University.

Cameron K. Brown

Cam is President and Founder of King Fish Media, an Inc 2000 custom media company specializing in community-driven communication techniques for both b-to-b and b-to-c customers. King Fish is located inRead More Salem, MA, and can be visited at www.kingfishmedia.com. Prior to King Fish, Cam was at Ziff Davis Media for 11 Years, where he was Managing Director and Publisher of their custom media division, Associate Publisher of PC Magazine, and held various sales positions at PC Week. Prior to Ziff Davis, Cam was at Arnold Advertising's Media Group.

In addition to his work with BabyAge, Cam is also on the Advisory Board for the Giving Planet, a program of complimentary enrichment workshops for youth in developing countries and within the United State. He serves on the Board of Advisors for Pixel Bridge, Inc, a Boston-based Internet consulting firm, and on the Advisory Board of Give Us Your Poor, an organization that brings together the latest research, multimedia, celebrities, non-celebrities, homeless people, and partner organizations to help end homelessness.

Cam and his wife Colleen live in Topsfield, MA with his three amazing and active kids.

Paul Cimino

Paul, a well-known Internet innovator and leader in e-marketing, currently serves as CEO of Brilig, the world’s first cooperative data marketplace for digital advertising. Previously Paul served as CTORead More at QualityHealth.com, a leading interactive marketing and media company in the health sector. Prior to MTS he was COO at CAC Media an early IPTV technology and CDN firm, and was cofounder/CEO of Snickelways Interactive, a leading e-commerce solutions provider.

Paul began his career at Saks Fifth Avenue as a buyer and a planner. He also served an integral role in the Saks’ technical evolution. In 1993 he moved to AT&T/Downtown Digital as an Interactive Television Producer, following which he founded Snickelways, an e-commerce consultancy in 1995.

Paul grew Snickelways from three employees in 1995 to a 175-person industry leader by 2001. During his time there, he was responsible for creating the first viable B2B extranet, which was launched by Fruit of the Loom in 1996. His firm was also an early leader in helping clients to build vertical b2b marketplaces in a variety of industries. Paul has provided counsel on a wide range of e-business issues to hundreds of clients including AT&T, Microsoft, Fruit of the Loom, Thomson Publishing, Cendant, iVillage, Chase, The Vitamin Shoppe and Rand McNally.

He holds a B.A. from New York University.

Ned Williams

Ned has spent a total of 21 years in private equity investing and has been responsible for dozens of rounds of financing in both early and expansion companies. Ned joined Brook Venture Partners in 1999 as a General PartnerRead More and a member of the fund's Investment Committee and is an active investor in and serves on several of Brook's portfolio company board of directors in both medical and information technology. Ned is a steering committee member of The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center, which offers inventors and executives of the state's smaller medical device company's easy, affordable, and coordinated access to world-class researchers and resources.

Prior to joining Brook, Ned was a Managing Director at Saturn Asset Management, a Boston-based private equity firm. He was involved with all aspects of the firm's investment activities, including leading the financing of both Roving Software (CTCT) and FreeMarkets Online a Pittsburg based company that was brought public by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs and closed on its first day of trading with a market capitalization in excess of 10 Billion Dollars.

Earlier in his career he was with Morgan Stanley in New York City where he was involved with over 25 Initial Public Offerings including the Netscape IPO as well as the spinout of Lucent Technologies from AT&T.

Ned holds a B.S. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.