AV Entrepreneur Hours

Chris Pacitti joined Austin Ventures in 1999 and focuses on software investing. Chris has worked with such AV portfolio companies as Bazaarvoice, Credant, FameCast, FiveRuns, ON Networks, Permeo Technologies, Pluck, Powered, Troux, Vovici and Worksoft. Previously, Chris was with TL Ventures, where he was a vice president. Prior to TL Ventures, Chris was a co-founder and chief operating officer of a technology start-up company that pioneered several industrial applications for a novel oxidizing chemistry.

 Chris received his BA in economics from Johns Hopkins University. He is a member of the Microsoft Venture Capital Advisory Board and previously served on the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas board.

Thomas Ball, partner, joined Austin Ventures in 2005 and focuses on software and Internet investing. Most recently, Thomas was CEO and co-founder of Openfield Technologies and Razorgator Interactive Group. While there he helped grow Razorgator to the premier secondary ticket provider and marketplace. Prior to Openfield, Thomas was the Chairman, CEO and Founder of eCoupons (acquired by Lifeminders, NASDAQ: LFMN). Thomas also has experience in private equity investing and strategy consulting from his time as a Principal at Discovery Capital and as an Engagement Manager at Mitchell Madison Group.

Thomas received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BS in Finance with honors from the University of Florida.

Mike Dodd, venture partner, joined Austin Ventures in 2008 and focuses on early and expansion-stage software and web-enabled business and consumer services. Most recently, Mike was SVP of Corporate Development with Omniture, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMTR), a publicly traded analytics and online business optimization software company. While there Mike led the identification, acquisition, and integration efforts around Omniture’s acquisition of two domestic and two international companies which totaled approximately $500 million in consideration. Prior to Omniture, Mike was Senior Vice President and General Manager at MyFamily.com , a consumer online content subscription business. He was also a Partner with Europatweb, a venture capital firm where he worked with companies such as Liquidity Services Inc (NASDAQ: LQDT) and MyFamily.com, and a technology investment banker with Robertson Stephens in San Francisco.

Mike received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in finance from Syracuse University.

Dan Doman joined Austin Ventures in 2009 as the Director of Business Development for the venture capital practice. In this role, he will work closely with the investment partners to source proprietary deal flow. Most recently, Dan was an associate at Austin-based venture capital firm G-51 Capital. Dan spent his business school summer internship in a consulting role with Bazaarvoice, an AV portfolio company. Prior to business school, he worked as an analyst at a fixed-income hedge fund in Chicago and as a product manager in an Illinois-based consumer durable goods manufacturer.

Dan received his MBA from Boston College and his BA in Economics at Northwestern.