Home About Agenda Registration Speakers Presenting Companies Sponsors Speakers Andrew Field, Printing for Less, President and CEO Andrew Field launched PrintingForLess.com in 1996, and has since led a revolution in the commercial printing industry, tapping the power of the Internet to build one of the country's fastest-growing companies. Andrew's affinity for the printing business began when he learned to run a press in high school and got a job at a local print shop in his home town of San Mateo, California. From there he worked for print shops in Minneapolis and Los Angeles, until switching careers to sales and business management when he moved to Montana in 1989. He started a successful local automotive service business, then secured a regional distributorship for Wynn Oil Company, a worldwide manufacturer of specialty chemicals. The distributorship won Wynn Oil's coveted award for #1 in U.S. market penetration five out of six years from 1994 to 1999. After founding PFL in 1996, Andrew turned over operations of American Automotive Supply to his wife, Victoria, in 2001 so he could devote his efforts to growing his third startup company. Andrew was named Montana's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004 for his contributions to the local economy. He was recognized by Winning Workplaces and Fortune Small Business as a winner of the 2005 Best Bosses Award for innovative approaches that have created a high-performance workplace. Through his leadership of the company's operations and progressive business practices, he has built a dynamic culture that both empowers and inspires his employees for success. Andrew's leadership and maverick tendencies first showed in college (Washington University in St. Louis) where he organized a strike to protest the unhealthy dorm food. A competitive swimmer as a youth, he now dabbles in skiing and fly fishing, and enjoys floating the Yellowstone River. Andrew's devotion to his border collie, Jessie, was the inspiration for PFL's dog-friendly environment. What inspires him is the fine people he works with and the opportunity his company has created for them to live their dreams in Montana. Russ Sullivan, Senate Finance Committee, Staff Director Russ Sullivan has spent the last decade working for three different United States Senators. Since January of 2001, he has worked for Senator Baucus and since 2004 as Staff Director of the Finance Committee. Prior to joining the Finance Committee, Russ worked as Democratic Chief Tax Counsel at Finance for Senator Pat Moynihan. From 1995-1999, he was tax counsel and legislative director for Senator Bob Graham. Before coming to Capitol Hill, Russ worked as a tax attorney at the law firm of Vinson & Elkins Russ earned a degree in accounting from Baylor University and worked for KPMG in Dallas as an auditor for two years. He left accounting to obtain a law degree from the University of Texas. Russ provides foster care for challenged juveniles and is the founder of the WAVE-Reach program, a mentoring program serving students and their families in the Washington, D.C. area. Brad Feld Foundry Group, Managing Director Brad has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur for over 20 years. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures, a company that helped launch and operate software companies. He later became a venture affiliate of the predecessor to Mobius Venture Capital. Previously, Brad served as chief technology officer of AmeriData Technologies. AmeriData acquired Feld Technologies, a firm he founded in 1987 that specialized in custom software applications. Brad had grown Feld Technologies into one of Boston’s leading software consulting firms prior to the acquisition. He also directed the diversification into software consulting at AmeriData, a $1.5 billion publicly-traded company which was acquired by GE Capital in 1995. Brad currently serves on the board of directors of a number of private companies, including ePartners, Gold Systems, Judy’s Book, NewsGator, Rally Software, and StillSecure. In addition to his investing efforts, Brad has been active with several non-profit organizations and currently is chairman of the National Center for Women & Information Technology and sits on the boards of the Community Foundation Serving Boulder Country and the Colorado Conservation Trust. He has previously been a member of the board of directors of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization and he founded the Boston and Colorado chapters. Brad is a nationally recognized speaker on the topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship and writes widely read and well respected blogs at www.feld.com and www.askthevc.com. Brad holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Brad is also an avid art collector and long-distance runner. He has completed eight marathons as part of his mission to run a marathon in each of the 50 states. Jonathan Weber New West Founder and Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Weber is the founder, publisher and editor in chief of NewWest.Net, a local and regional online publication about the Rocky Mountain West. Based in Missoula, Montana, NewWest.Net combines traditional reporting and writing with various forms of participatory journalism, and has local sites in 8 communities around the region.Prior to launching New West, Weber was the co-founder and editor in chief of the Industry Standard. He also served eight years as a writer and editor at the Los Angeles Times. Weber is an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Montana and holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Wesleyan University. Bob Grady Carlyle, Managing Partner Robert E. Grady serves as managing partner for Carlyle’s U.S. venture capital group, Carlyle Venture Partners (“CVP”). In addition, Mr. Grady coordinates Carlyle’s global venture and growth capital effort, which has over $3 billion under management in eight funds. He serves on the investment committees of CVP, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners (“CAGP”) and Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (“CETP”). He is based in San Francisco. Mr. Grady is a former Director of Blackboard (NASDAQ: “BBBB”) and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Carlyle portfolio companies AuthenTec, Choice Media, Ingenio, Panasas, Secure Elements, Verari Systems, and USBX. Mr. Grady is the Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), which represents over 400 venture capital firms that account for 90% of the professionally-managed venture capital in the United States. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Grady was a Managing Director and member of the Management Committee at Robertson Stephens, the San Francisco-based technology investment bank. At Robertson Stephens, he served as lead investment banker on over 150 public market financings and M&A transactions, and was an active venture capital investor. Mr. Grady served from 1994 to 2004 on the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he taught a course on “Investing in Highly Regulated Industries.” Mr. Grady served in the White House from 1989-1993, as Deputy Assistant to President George H.W. Bush and as Executive Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1991-1993) and as Associate Director of OMB for Natural Resources, Energy and Science (1989-1991). He previously served as Chief Speechwriter and Senior Advisor for the successful 1988 Bush/Quayle Presidential Campaign (1988); Director of Communications for New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean (1983-1986); and Legislative Assistant and then Chief of Staff to U.S. Congresswoman Millicent Fenwick (1979-1983). Mr. Grady is an honors graduate of Harvard College and holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. John O'Donnell TechRanch Executive Director John O’Donnell is the founder and CEO of TechRanch, founder of the Bridger Private Capital Network (BPCN), chairman of the Montana BioScience Alliance, Montana State University College of Business advisory board member, and a graduate of Leadership Montana I. John has 20 years of experience in business development, sales, marketing, and operations in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments. Under his leadership, TechRanch has developed a varied portfolio of 40 new technology ventures in Internet/software, media, life sciences, and medical devices. TechRanch is nationally recognized as the leader in high-tech business development in rural, underserved markets. TechRanch has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NPR, and many regional newspapers. Prior to TechRanch, John was the director of business development at Seattle-based Onvia where he helped raise $90 million in private equity and assisted in a February 2000 IPO. He was a co-founder of a Seattle-based software company and ran a sales and marketing agency that worked exclusively with Costco Wholesale. John began his career in investment banking with Drexel Burnham after graduating from the University of Colorado in 1986.