Meet Our Board of Directors

Damon Rawie

Mr. Rawie is a Managing Director with Advantage Capital Partners ("ACP"). ACP is a private equity and venture capital firm that has raised over $950 million in institutional capital that focuses on investing in promising companies in connection with federal, state and local economic development efforts. Based in Austin, Texas, Mr. Rawie heads ACP's overall investment operations. In this role, his responsibilities include managing the members of the firm's investment group and coordinating ACP's investment strategies.

In addition, Mr. Rawie is an active multi-stage investor for ACP. He evaluates potential investments, performs due diligence and structures transactions. His investment experience covers a variety of industries including telecommunications, new media, business services and software. Mr. Rawie also provides administrative, financial, and strategic planning support to portfolio companies and serves as a director of several ACP companies.

Prior to joining ACP in 1999, Mr. Rawie worked in investment banking and operational consulting. Mr. Rawie was previously a Manager at China International Capital Corporation ("CICC"), a Morgan Stanley/China Construction Bank joint venture investment bank in Beijing. Before working with CICC, Mr. Rawie was a management consultant at Price Waterhouse and an investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities.

Mr. Rawie holds an M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University.