Allied Minds Executive Team

Mark Pritchard

President & Founder

After a career in investment banking, latterly with Nomura International in London, Mr. Pritchard was a founding member of a small private equity firm in 1992, Lomond Consultancy, which specializes in small cap and high tech investments. Mark came up with the concept of Allied Minds having gained exposure to the U.S. University Technology Transfer activity after leading the financing of a spin out in 2004. He graduated with honors from Cass Business School, London in 1984. Mark currently is Chairman of FuturaGene PLC, a university spin-out venture floated on the AIM market in May 2004 and in which he was an early stage investor.

Christopher Silva

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Silva is the Chief Executive Officer of Allied Minds, Inc. Before joining Allied Minds, Chris was a Partner at JSA Partners, a professional M&A and strategyconsultancy in Boston, MA, which provides high technology companies with market entry, competitive strategy, acquisitions and investment decisions. His consulting background includes three years with A.T. Kearney’s Aerospace Aviation and Defense Practice. Chris was also the Director of Business Development for GRC,International, a scientific and technical support contractor to the Department of Defense and US Intelligence community. Prior, Chris served in the U.S. Air Force and intelligence community. His education includes a degree in economics from Tufts University and a Masters of Business Administration.

Marc Eichenberger

Chief Operating Officer

Marc Eichenberger is the Chief Operating Officer of Allied Minds, Inc. Before joining Allied Minds, Marc established his own professional services firm and his roles included valuation, management advisory, M&A support and temporary senior executive roles, most recently as a Senior Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions with a transportation services firm. He also served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for a small manufacturer of expansion joints. Prior, Marc was a Senior Principal with the leading consultancy A.T. Kearney. Over 10 years, he supported acquisitions, strategy development, and drove the restructuring of underperforming businesses. Marc’s education includes a degree in economics and German from New York University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. Marc was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Jorge de Dios

Vice President

Jorge de Dios is a Vice President at Allied Minds. He brings extensive business and corporate development experience to the team, having built green-field startups and helping Fortune 500 companies develop strategies to gain competitive advantage. Before joining Allied Minds, Jorge spent six years in various positions helping build FiberTower Corp. from a startup into the leading alternative backhaul and access transport provider in the U.S. Most recently, he served as Senior Director of Strategy & Business Development, refining and executing operational plans to build new business units. Prior to FiberTower, Jorge was Director of International Market Development at Teligent, Inc., where he governed and executed international expansion strategies, principally in Latin America. He has several years’ consulting experience in providing strategies to domestic and international clients in both the private and public sectors. Jorge earned a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. He is fluent in Spanish.

Erick Rabins

Vice President

Erick Rabins serves as Vice President of Allied Minds. Previously, Mr. Rabins was the co-founder and President of Dentigenix Inc, a tissue engineering R&D company which was acquired by Ivoclar Vivadent, AG, a Liechtenstein based international corporation. Mr. Rabins also held the position of Director of Business Operations from the early formation through the successful IPO of EDEN Bioscience Corporation and was Managing Director of Business Development at Onconome,Inc. Prior to his career as a life science entrepreneur, he spent 8 years as a risk management advisor to the high technology industry. Erick currently serves on the Board of Directors of several global health R&D institutions, life science trade associations and biotechnology companies. He holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin and a Masters of Science degree from Western Washington University..

Vincent Chun

Director

Previously, Dr. Chun was senior manager in finance and operations at EMC, a large data storage company, managing projects to improve revenue performance by developing and collecting operational metrics, by standardizing global structure and processes, and by streamlining and enhancing IT infrastructure. His business experience includes several years as a consultant with A.T. Kearney where he participated and led strategic and market analyses, operational improvements and performance optimization efforts. Dr. Chun spent seven years as Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at a biotech subsidiary of Photon Research Associates, Inc., developing and commercializing molecular modeling software and services, through collaborations with academic and industry researchers and liaison with a major software distributor. Prior to that, he spent nine years in aerospace engineering, performing dynamics and controls modeling, simulation, and assessment for spacecraft and aircraft. Vincent’s education includes a PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. He has published 18 journal articles, and has served as peer reviewer for several professional publications.

Roger Yang

Director

Roger Yang is a Director at Allied Minds, Inc. in our Los Angeles office. Roger has extensive experience in technology assessment and planning, implementing integrated business and supply chain solutions as well as negotiations. He has worked both in industry and management consulting and was most recently with the turnaround and restructuring firm AlixPartners. His experience spans industries as diverse as High Tech and Aerospace to Consumer Packaged Goods and Energy around the world. Earlier in his career, Roger worked for Philips Lighting as a manufacturing engineer where he managed projects in their U.S., Mexico, and China facilities. Roger holds a Masters of Science in Industrial Administration with an emphasis on Operations and Strategy, from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

David Park

Associate

David Park is an Associate of Allied Minds, Inc. He has extensive experience in opportunity assessment, research, marketing, and business plan development. Before joining Allied Minds, David led product launches and other strategic initiatives as a Business Sponsor at Donovan Data Systems, the leading system and services provider to the advertising industry. Previously, he consulted for Fortune 100 companies in financial services, aerospace, and pharmaceuticals. Prior to management and technology consulting, he led projects at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation as a member of their Leadership Development Program. David earned an MBA and an MSIS at Boston University Graduate School of Management, as well as a CSS in Accounting and Finance at Harvard University, and a BA in International Relations at Tufts University.