Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jim Geiger founded Cbeyond in 1999 and continues to serve as the company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Today, Cbeyond generates over $450 million in annual revenue providing over 58,000 small businesses throughout the United States with innovative IT and communications tools.
Prior to founding Cbeyond, Mr. Geiger was Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Intermedia Communications. He also lead Digex, Intermedia's complex web-hosting organization, since acquisition and until just prior to its carve-out IPO.
Before he joined Intermedia, Mr. Geiger was a founding principal and CEO of FiberNet, a fiber based metropolitan area network provider, which was sold to Intermedia in 1996.
In the 1980's Mr. Geiger held various sales and marketing management positions at Frontier Communications, Inc. He began his career at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) and received a bachelor's degree in accounting and pre-law from Clarkson University.
In addition, Mr. Geiger serves on the board of directors of the Marist School, an independent Catholic School of the Marist Fathers and Brothers, the executive board of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and ReachLocal, a publicly held company headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, focused on online advertising and search optimization for small businesses. Most recently, Mr. Geiger has been selected to the board of councilors of the Carter Center in Atlanta, an organization that is committed to advancing peace and health worldwide.
Director, Madison Dearborn Partners Madison Dearborn Partners
Douglas C. Grissom, Director - A.B., Amherst College; M.B.A., Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Prior to joining MDP, Mr. Grissom was with Bain Capital, Inc. in private equity, McKinsey & Company, Inc., and Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Grissom concentrates on investments in the communications sector and currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Cbeyond Communications, LLC, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, Intelsat Holdings Ltd., and the Childrens' Inner City Educational Fund.
D. Scott Luttrell is the founder and CEO of LCM Group, Inc., a Tampa based investment company specializing in funds management and financial consulting services, alternative asset, private equity and real estate investing.
Mr. Luttrell served from 1991 through 2000 as principal and senior officer of Caxton Associates, LLC, a New York based diversified investment firm. Luttrell's responsibilities with Caxton included Senior Trading Manager, Director of Global Fixed Income and a senior member of the firm's portfolio risk management committee.
Luttrell has diverse investment experience in private equity, foreign exchange, fixed income and the alternative investment asset class. Luttrell serves on the Board of Directors of several private companies.
Mr. Luttrell was a member at the Chicago Board of Trade from 1978 through 2002, where prior to formation of LCM Group, Inc. in 1988, he was involved in various trading and investment activities as an officer and partner of Chicago based TransMarket Group and related entities.
Mr. Luttrell received his college degree in Business Administration/Finance from Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas.
Mr. Luttrell is active in various community service organizations, including serving as the Chairman of the Board of the Tampa Metropolitan YMCA and a Board of Director member of Young Life Southeast Region and Honduras Outreach International. Luttrell is founder and trustee of The Light Foundation, a Tampa based charitable foundation.
President and Chief Executive Officer Paychex, Inc.
Paychex, Inc.
Martin Mucci assumed the role of president and chief executive officer of Paychex, Inc. on September 30, 2010. He succeeded Jonathan J. Judge, who served in the role from October 2004 through July 2010.
Mr. Mucci joined Paychex as Senior Vice President of Operations in October 2002. In this position, he was responsible for all operations and customer service for the company's 536,000 payroll and human resource services clients, as well as the company's product management and information technology functions. Managing $2 billion in annual revenue from clients and responsible for the movement of over $500 billion dollars annually in client funds, the operations team is comprised of more than 8,000 employees in 85 locations across the U.S.
Prior to joining Paychex, Mr. Mucci was the CEO of Frontier Telephone of Rochester and president of telephone operations for Frontier Communications, with responsibility for sales, operations, customer service, and financial performance of Frontier's 34 local telephone companies.
Mr. Mucci holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York and received a master's degree in business administration through the Executive Development Program at the University of Rochester's William E. Simon Graduate School of Business.
In 2008, Mr. Mucci joined the Board of Directors of Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBEY), a leading IP-based, managed services provider of communications packages and IT services to small businesses. Cbeyond is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently chairman of the St. John Fisher College Board of Trustees, and also serves as chairman of the Catholic Family Center Board of Governors. He is a past chair of the Rochester Walk to Cure Diabetes to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Additionally, Mr. Mucci is a past chair of the Rochester Business Alliance Board of Directors, and a past member of the United Way of Greater Rochester Board of Directors and Finance Committee.
Former President, Cisco Systems Cisco Systems Capital
Mr. Rogan has been retired since 2009. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Rogan served as President for Cisco Systems Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and as Vice President at Cisco Systems. He previously served as Vice President, Treasurer for Cisco Systems. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Rogan was the Assistant Treasurer at Apple Computer, Inc. and held various treasury-related positions with General Motors. Mr. Rogan has a B.S. degree from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Senior Vice President – Government Affairs, General Counsel & Secretary, PepsiCo PepsiCo
Larry Thompson is Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary for PepsiCo. He is responsible for PepsiCo's worldwide legal function, as well as its government affairs organization and the company's charitable Foundation.
Mr. Thompson assumed his position in October 2004. He most recently served as a Senior Fellow with The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., and his government career includes serving in the U.S. Department of Justice, where his role as Deputy Attorney General included supervision of overall operations. In 2002, Attorney General John Ashcroft named Mr. Thompson to lead the National Security Coordination Council. Also in 2002, President Bush named Thompson to head the Corporate Fraud Task Force. He led the Justice Department's Enron investigation.
Previously, Mr. Thompson was a partner in the Atlanta, Georgia law firm of King & Spaulding. From 1982-1986, Mr. Thompson served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In that role, he directed the Southern Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force and served on the Attorney General's Economic Crime Council. In July 1995, Mr. Thompson was appointed Independent Counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development Investigation by the Special Panel of U.S. Circuit Court Judges appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court. In April 2000, Mr. Thompson was selected by Congress to chair the Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control.
Mr. Thompson serves on the Board of Directors of various Franklin, Templeton and Mutual Series Funds, the United Negro College Fund, and the National Center for State Courts. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of The Arch Foundation for the University of Georgia and is an elected Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers. He is also the recipient of the Edmund Jennings Randolph Award for outstanding contributions to the accomplishment of the Department of Justice's mission, Outstanding Litigator Award by the Federal Bar Association, and the A. T. Walden Award for outstanding accomplishments to the legal profession by the Gate City Bar Association, Atlanta, Georgia. Recently, the publication Ethisphere described Mr. Thompson as "one of the most respected and admired general counsel in business today." He holds a B.A. from Culver-Stockton College, an M.A. from Michigan State University, and a law degree from the University of Michigan. In 2004, Mr. Thompson added another chapter to his academic career as a visiting professor of law at the University of Georgia Law School.
Kevin Costello is President of Ariba, Inc. In his role, he has executed the strategy and vision that has transformed Ariba into the leading global provider of cloud computing and commerce management solutions. Mr. Costello is charged with directing all of Ariba's integrated global commercial units including sales, marketing, professional services, channels and The Ariba Network. He is regarded in the market as a leader in the Software as a Service space with a focus on providing solutions that deliver immediate benefit through network enabled capabilities. Mr. Costello brings over 25 years of consulting and advisory experience in helping companies improve their competitive position through the use of technology, strategy and services that deliver sustaining results.
Prior to joining Ariba, Mr. Costello served in multiple senior management positions during his 18 year tenure with Andersen Business Consulting. His role as a Global Managing Partner included responsibility for supply chain, advanced technologies and customer relationship management solutions.
Mr. Costello holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of Illinois and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Senior Vice President, Global Customer & Channel Leadership The Coca-Cola Company
During her 27 year tenure at The Coca-Cola Company, Bonnie has held various senior leadership roles in sales, marketing and management including: Senior Vice President, Global Customer & Channel Leadership; Vice President, Customer Strategy; Vice President, Southeast Area; Vice President, McDonald's Account; and Assistant Vice President, Education Market. In 2004, Bonnie was given responsibility for a $1.6 billion portfolio of global customers, new business acquisition and the development of growth strategies for all key channels, working in close partnership with The Company's franchised bottling partners around the world.
In January 2011, Bonnie accepted a special assignment to help The Company launch a new global initiative called "5 BY 20" that will enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women by 2020. This initiative aims to create more jobs and business expertise across the Company's unparalleled value chain, with a focus on improving the capabilities of women who own or operate small businesses in developing countries. By growing the small business enterprises across their value chain, The Company intends to advance the economic well-being and sustainability of thousands of communities around the world.
A strong advocate for women in leadership, Bonnie was a founding member of The Company's Global Advisory Councils for Customer and Commercial Leadership, Women's Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility. Her appreciation and passion for the critical role of business around the world has made her an effective voice for successful, sustainable and ethical business practices. She is a frequent public speaker on this subject.
Bonnie graduated from Wheaton College (Illinois) with a B.A. in Education and later received her M.B.A. in General Management from Emory University in Atlanta. She currently serves as a trustee of Columbia Theological Seminary and is the immediate past chairperson of The Georgia Independent College Association. She has also served on the boards of Gordon Foodservice, The Network of Executive Women, The March of Dimes, and the Wheaton College Board of Visitors. Bonnie and her husband, Steve, enjoy entertaining family and friends at their homes in Atlanta and Texas, playing golf together and serving in various leadership roles at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. They have one son, Daniel, who is married to the former Jessica Fry.
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