Board of Directors

Anthony Lee
Board Member - Altos Ventures
Anthony Lee is a General Partner of Altos Ventures, focusing on investments in the areas of infrastructure, Internet and enterprise software. Anthony currently serves as a director of NetBase, CrownPeak, Demandbase, GuardianEdge, and Xignite. He also serves as a board observer with several other Altos-funded companies.

Before joining Altos Ventures in 2000, Anthony led marketing efforts for three start-up companies. He served as Vice President of Marketing for Evolve (EVLV, later acquired by Primavera) where he developed and executed a turnaround strategy that positioned Evolve as the leading provider of professional service automation (PSA) software and resulted in a successful IPO. Anthony also served as Vice President of Marketing for social search pioneer Clip2.com and co-founded Signature Wines, a national distributor of private-labeled wines. Previously, Anthony was a strategic consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he worked with clients in the telecommunications and pharmaceuticals industries.

Anthony serves as a director of the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC). He is also a director of Compumentor, the world's largest non-profit distributor of computer software and hardware and a member of the Board of Trustees of FSC, a Princeton NJ-based global student organization. He is a founding member of the Full Circle Fund, a venture philanthropy group, and a charter member of the Pacific Council of International Policy. Anthony received his MBA from Stanford University and earned a BA in Politics and Economics from Princeton University.

Don Butler
Board Member - Thomvest Ventures
Thomvest Ventures Don Butler is the President of Thomvest Ventures Inc. Don began his career with the investment-banking firm of Lehman Brothers, where he was a member of the energy and high technology industry groups in New York and San Francisco. In this capacity Don assisted in completing transactions ranging from initial public offerings to mergers and acquisitions. Don worked thereafter with the consulting and investment firm Asia Pacific Ventures, where he assisted numerous technology companies in business development in the East Asian markets. Don received a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese from UCLA and Master’s degrees in East Asian Studies and Political Science from Stanford University.

Mike Seashols
Board Member
Mike's experience includes work with some of Silicon Valley's large public organizations, emerging high-growth businesses, and a number of startup companies. Mike's career combines a strong mathematics and engineering background, significant assignments in both sales and marketing roles, and numerous CEO positions. He has spent the better part of his career in database software and related fields, where he was the initial vice president of sales and marketing at Oracle, founder and CEO of Versant, CEO of Documentum, and Chairman and CEO of Evolve, all of whom he led to successful IPO's. Mike spent 11 years with IBM after graduating with a mathematics degree from Manchester College. Mike enjoys the roles of board member, mentor, business strategist and operational executive. He has contributed to the creation of over 20 companies and businesses, both private and public. Mike has managed or mentored over 30 CEO's during some aspect of their careers.

Ly Tran
Board Member
Ly is currently vice president of business development and co-founder of AtHoc, where he holds responsibility for creating new business opportunities and market penetration strategies for AtHoc. Prior to AtHoc, Ly worked in global mergers and acquisitions for Chase Manhattan Bank and in emerging markets private equity for Citicorp and the Vietnam Fund Ltd., where he led investment initiatives in Asia Commercial Bank, Vietnam's largest private bank, and in the Ana Mandara, Vietnam’s leading resort. Ly received an MBA from Harvard University and a BA from Princeton University. He is a term member in the Council on Foreign Relations.

Jonathan Spier
Board Member
Jonathan co-founded NetBase and leads the company’s business and sales strategy. His leadership has helped the company transition from a start-up to a world-class software provider that helps solve some of the most complex innovation problems faced by the Fortune 500.

Prior to Accelovation, Jonathan worked for Ariba where he managed teams responsible for the core technology underlying Ariba’s business-to-business e-commerce platform. He also managed several key partner relationships. Jonathan holds an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School and a BA in computer science with honors from UC Berkeley.

Michael Osofsky
Board Member
Michael is the inventor of the technology powering NetBase’s product solutions. His unique background spans computer science and innovation science, and due to his experience in both areas, he came up with the idea of applying the speed and reach of technology to innovator’s everyday information needs.

Prior to NetBase, Michael worked for Ariba, where he led multiple product development efforts. Michael holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he founded the MIT Innovation Club, whose 200+ members learn about the science and practice of innovation. Additionally, Michael holds a BA in computer science from UC Berkeley.