Hooks K. Johnston
Corporate Officer/Principal bei VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION
Profil
Mr. Hooks Johnston is Co-Founder & General Partner at Wednesday Management LLC.
Prior to founding Valhalla Partners in February 2002, he was a Managing Director at FBR Technology Venture Partners ("FBRTVP") from 1998 to 2001.
Under his leadership, FBRTVP raised two funds and invested an aggregate of approximately $150 million into early-stage technology companies.
To date, the FBRTVP funds have produced seven IPOs, including webMethods, the most successful software IPO in history, and FBRTVP I has realized returns of approximately nine times invested capital.
Mr. Johnston is currently the Chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council's Capital Formation Committee and helped start the NVTC's Early and Late Stage Capital Committees.
He serves on the board of Exchange Solutions, Inc., Persystent Technologies, Scentric, Inc., Sepaton, Inc., and ServiceBench, Inc. Prior to joining FBRTVP, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of The Descartes Systems Group, a leading supply chain software company.
He helped take Descartes public in 1997.
Prior to his role at Descartes, he was President and Chief Executive Officer at Roadshow International, a transportation and logistics software company.
From 1993 to 1995, he was the Chief Operating Officer of ALG, Inc., a design, pre-press and systems integration company.
Prior to ALG, Inc., he spent five years at Systems Center, Inc., a systems and network management software company.
Mr. Johnston received a MBA from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business and a BSc in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Brown University.
He and his wife and 4 children live in McLean, Virginia.
Aktive Positionen von Hooks K. Johnston
| Unternehmen | Position | Beginn |
|---|---|---|
VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION
 VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION Investment ManagersFinance Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (Virginia Innovation Partnership) is a private equity/venture capital non-profit operating division of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 23.12.2010 |
Ehemalige bekannte Positionen von Hooks K. Johnston
| Unternehmen | Position | Ende |
|---|---|---|
Verical, Inc.
 Verical, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Verical, Inc. sells electronic components on-line through online. It provides products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. The firm’s products include electronics, components, parts, shortage, catalog, purchasing, chips, electronic components, microcontrollers, circuit breakers, and electromechanical relays. The company was founded by Josef T. Ruef and John P. Brown in 2007 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Scentric, Inc.
 Scentric, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Scentric, Inc. provides data management and information technology solutions. Its software addresses large companies for long-term storage needs specifically to bridge the information gap between business users and storage administrators. The company's software optimizes existing storage investments, protecting intellectual capital and translating regulatory requirements into established IT processes. It was founded by Hemant Kurande in 2004 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 22.10.2008 |
FBR Technology Venture Partners
 FBR Technology Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance FBR Technology Venture Partners (FBR) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Virginia, US. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01.01.2001 |
Visiant Holdings, Inc.
 Visiant Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Visiant Holdings, Inc. provides enterprise-level cloud computing technologies. The firm specializes in core administration solutions, government services, sales and Member acquisition and medical management and enterprise solutions which include commercial, medicare and medicard. The company was founded by Ravi Ika in 1999 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Boston Academic Publishing, Inc.
 Boston Academic Publishing, Inc. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Boston Academic Publishing, Inc. publishes academic textbooks in print and electronic format. The firm offers various categories of textbooks such as business and economics, mathematics, sciences and professional and applied sciences. The company was founded by Jeff Shelstad and Eric Frank in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Ausbildung von Hooks K. Johnston
| Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Börsennotierte Unternehmen | 1 |
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| THE DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC. | Technology Services |
| Private Unternehmen | 13 |
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Wednesday Management LLC
 Wednesday Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wednesday Management LLC (Valhalla Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. | Finance |
Roadshow International, Inc.
 Roadshow International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of The Descartes Systems Group, Inc., Roadshow International, Inc. provides vehicle routing and scheduling software and systems. The company is based in McLean, VA. Roadshow International was acquired by The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. on November 03, 1997 for $27.20 million. | Technology Services |
Systems Center, Inc.
 Systems Center, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Systems Center, Inc. was a leading vendor of systems software and networking software products. It was located in Reston, VA. | Technology Services |
SEPATON, Inc.
 SEPATON, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology SEPATON, Inc. provides data protection storage solutions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Persystent Technology Corp.
 Persystent Technology Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Persystent Technology Corp. provides software solutions for automated PC repair, high speed imaging, compliance, and disaster recovery for PC environments in North America. It serves government, health care, and education sectors. Persystent Technology was founded by Raymond Weadock, Dhaval Patel, Thomas Sturgeon, Stephen Kirchoff and Joseph Grabowski in 2002 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL. | Technology Services |
Scentric, Inc.
Scentric, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Scentric, Inc. provides data management and information technology solutions. Its software addresses large companies for long-term storage needs specifically to bridge the information gap between business users and storage administrators. The company's software optimizes existing storage investments, protecting intellectual capital and translating regulatory requirements into established IT processes. It was founded by Hemant Kurande in 2004 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA. | Technology Services |
ServiceBench, Inc.
 ServiceBench, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services ServiceBench, Inc. provides web based service management solutions. It focuses on optimizing the delivery of post-sales service by integrating the service supply chain. Its solutions integrate post-sales service activities, including service calls, field service management, parts ordering, claims management, and extended service agreements. The company was founded by John Estrada, Robert Baily, and Louis Rose in 1995 and is headquartered in Sterling, VA. | Technology Services |
Verical, Inc.
Verical, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Verical, Inc. sells electronic components on-line through online. It provides products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. The firm’s products include electronics, components, parts, shortage, catalog, purchasing, chips, electronic components, microcontrollers, circuit breakers, and electromechanical relays. The company was founded by Josef T. Ruef and John P. Brown in 2007 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO. | Distribution Services |
VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION
VIRGINIA INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP CORPORATION Investment ManagersFinance Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (Virginia Innovation Partnership) is a private equity/venture capital non-profit operating division of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. | Finance |
FBR Technology Venture Partners
FBR Technology Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance FBR Technology Venture Partners (FBR) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Virginia, US. | Finance |
Northern Virginia Technology Council
 Northern Virginia Technology Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Northern Virginia Technology Council operates as a membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. It serves businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Commercial Services |
Boston Academic Publishing, Inc.
Boston Academic Publishing, Inc. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Boston Academic Publishing, Inc. publishes academic textbooks in print and electronic format. The firm offers various categories of textbooks such as business and economics, mathematics, sciences and professional and applied sciences. The company was founded by Jeff Shelstad and Eric Frank in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Consumer Services |
Visiant Holdings, Inc.
Visiant Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Visiant Holdings, Inc. provides enterprise-level cloud computing technologies. The firm specializes in core administration solutions, government services, sales and Member acquisition and medical management and enterprise solutions which include commercial, medicare and medicard. The company was founded by Ravi Ika in 1999 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA. | Technology Services |
