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Tom led an investment group that acquired Oasis Systems in November 2010. Prior to Oasis Tom was founder and CEO of American Security Ventures, a firm that specialized in raising capital and managing acquisitions for Homeland Security and Biometric Industries. Tom was also CEO of Viisage Technology, which was a publicly traded security company notable for commercializing facial recognition technology. Tom and his team were credited with the company’s turnaround, increasing Viisage’s market value to a $300 million company. For more than 20 years, Tom held a number of senior finance and executive positions at Digital Equipment Corporation (now HP Corporation) including VP of Finance & Administration for the company’s $6 billion U.S. Field Operations and Vice President the company’s $2.0 billion and 5,000-person Federal Systems Group. Tom has served as director for a number public and private companies and faith based organizations. Tom was awarded a Bronze Star as Vietnam combat veteran with the 1st Infantry Division.

Neelima Grover is the CEO and Founder of The QED Group, an Arlington-based consulting firm founded in 1998. She is passionate about bringing about transformational change (with a special focus on women and girls) through technology driven and capacity building of local organizations that serve their communities. She has dedicated her life to bringing about this change and believes that as a leader her role is to be a catalyst for growth. Under her leadership, QED has grown into an internationally renowned organization known for its work in monitoring and evaluation, performance management and learning. Since its founding, QED has monitored more than $4 billion in global programs in close to 100 countries and completed more than 1500 program evaluations for 27 clients. A social scientist by training, Neelima is a strategic thinker, a thought leader and innovator who brings a passion and vision for exploring new solutions to improve the impact, efficiency, and reach of global development programs. Branching out beyond traditional monitoring and evaluation approaches, Neelima has developed successful new methods for harnessing the power of data and technology to increase transparency, accountability and organizational learning, contributing to and helping shape U.S. Government foreign assistance policy. Neelima plays a key role in helping strategize on projects with a special focus on incorporating data use and technology. QED’s work takes place at the intersection of data analytics, network mapping, rapid prototyping, project data visualization, and other tools-providing strategies to incorporate technology solutions to inform better and timely decision making, resulting in organizational and programmatic efficiencies and guiding efficient resource allocation. Neelima has received numerous awards and recognition in her professional career from organizations including News India, Entrepreneur Magazine, Brava Awards, Smart CEO, Moxie Award and has been featured in business leadership shows such as Executive Leaders Radio. Neelima is also a member of the External Advisory Board for the Data Science & Analytics program at Georgetown University. She also serves as a Mentor for Girls in Technology in the DC metro region.

Andrew Maner is the Chief Executive Officer at Avantus Federal. Andrew Maner attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.