SPRINGBOARD LAUNCHES NEW COUNCIL OF NATIONAL ADVISORS

Springboard Enterprises has appointed a prominent and influential group of CEOs, investors and business leaders to serve on a newly established Council of National Advisors. The Council will serve as strategic advisors for the organization, Springboard's portfolio companies and our 360 alumnae.

National Advisors include:

Pamela Contag, founder, Chair/CEO Cobalt Biofuels and Co-Founder Xenogen (Alumna)
Lauren Flanagan, Founder/CEO SCIO Corp., Co-Founder/ Managing Director Phenomenelle Angels Fund I (Alumna)
Ellen Hancock, President/COO of Acquicor & former CEO/ President, Exodus Communications
Christie Hefner, CEO and President, Playboy Enterprises
Mary Kelley, Managing Partner at INVESCO Private Capital
Holly Kleinert, Kleinert consultants
Melissa Koeppel, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
Lauri Kien Kotcher, Managing Director and Head of Marketing for Equity Research at Lehman Brothers
Geraldine Laybourne, Founder and CEO, Oxygen Media
Lore Harp McGovern, entrepreneur, investor and Chairman, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, MIT
Pat Mitchell, CEO of Museum of Television and Radio and former CEO of PBS
Toby Moskovits, Managing Director of Cammeby's Capital
Betsy Myers, former ED Center for Public Leadership/ Harvard's JFK School & former Director, White House Office of Women's Initiatives and Outreach
Carol Nichols, Senior Vice President and Regional Executive for Bank of America
Sharon Patrick, CEO, Sharon Patrick Company, former CEO/ co-founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Jacqueline Reses, Partner, Apax Ventures
Heidi Roizen, Managing Director, Mobius Venture Capital
Muriel Siebert, CEO, Siebert Financial
Bernee Strom, entrepreneur, The Strom Group
Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO, Citizens Communications
Amy Wildstein, Fund Manager, Boldcap Ventures LLC.