Donald Walker Overview
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- Arbor Partners
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Managing Directo...
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B2B
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Donald Walker General Information
Biography
Mr. Donald Walker serves as Managing Director at Arbor Partners. He served as a Board Member at CMS Technologies He served as Vice President of Sales and as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Comshare from 1974 to 1996. During this time, he successfully directed the company through the well-publicized transitions from timesharing to mainframe software and then from mainframe to client/server software. He was a key player in the introduction of executive information systems (EIS), a new software category that grew to a significant market leadership position. He was also instrumental in moving Comshare into vertical specialization by leading its thrust into decision support and supply chain management software for the retail industry. His successful integration of two acquisitions and his proven track record of partnering with other software companies helped Comshare to increase market share while creating barriers for the competition. He is a private investor in several start-up companies. He was a seed investor in Network Express, which went public in 1994 and serves on the Boards of Directors for CMS Technologies, Bluespring Software, Bulbs.com, Cohesia, Sircon Corporation, and Knowlagent. He is also an advisor to The University of Michigans Wolverine Venture Fund and a former Board member of the New Enterprise Forum. He attended Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he studied business. He received a BA in Philosophy from St. Pauls College in Washington, DC.
Contact Information
Address
- 130 South First Street
- Ann Arbor, MI 48104
- United States
Donald Walker Positions (1)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Arbor Partners | Investor | Managing Director | Ann Arbor, MI | Venture Capital |
Donald Walker Lead Partner on Deals (4)
Donald Walker has been the lead partner on 4 deals. Their latest deal was with Bulbs.com, a distributors/wholesale company. The deal was made for on 23-Oct-2001.
Company | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Deal Status | Industry | Location |
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Bulbs.com | 23-Oct-2001 | Later Stage VC (Series C) | Completed | Distributors/Wholesale | Worcester, MA | |
Intradiem | 03-May-2001 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | Marietta, GA | ||
Bulbs.com | 17-Jan-2000 | Early Stage VC (Series B) | Completed | Distributors/Wholesale | Worcester, MA | |
CMS Technologies | 01-Feb-1998 | Early Stage VC | Completed | Network Management Software | Farmington Hills, MI |
Donald Walker Network (43)
Board Members (9)
Name | Company | Representing | Location | From |
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Mathew McConnell | Intradiem | Intradiem | Marietta, GA | |
Mark Koulogeorge | Intradiem | MK Capital | Marietta, GA | |
Intradiem | JMI Equity | Marietta, GA | ||
CMS Technologies | Arbor Partners | Farmington Hills, MI | ||
Intradiem | Self | Marietta, GA |
Portfolio Executives (34)
Name | Company | Role | Deal date | Location |
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Gregg Walker | Bulbs.com | Vice President of E-Commerce | 23-Oct-2001 | Worcester, MA |
Wendy Rose | Bulbs.com | Vice President of Operations | 23-Oct-2001 | Worcester, MA |
Bulbs.com | Chief Executive Officer & President | 23-Oct-2001 | Worcester, MA | |
Bulbs.com | Vice President of Business Development | 23-Oct-2001 | Worcester, MA | |
Intradiem | Chief People Officer | 03-May-2001 | Marietta, GA |
Donald Walker FAQs
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