Laura Appleton

Business acumen applied to technologies in various industries including information technology (computer hardware, software and services; most currently storage, virtualization and cloud computing - SaaS, Paas, Iaas), telecommunications (wireless, media distribution, infrastructure), biotechnology (drug development) and energy. Successfully designed/built new products, verified target markets, combatted competition and delivered on sales initiatives. Plus a past life in venture capital as Research Director for portfolio of start-ups!