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2008 Judges

Judges are a panel of distinguished professionals and national leaders from the corporate, venture capital and education communities.

Finalist judges include:

Carole Anderson . VP, American Society on Aging
Jay DeCoons
Partner, Highland Capital Partners
James P. Firman, Ed.D.
President & CEO, National Council on Aging (NCOA)
Don Jones
VP, Business Development, Qualcomm
Nancy U. Kamei
Senior Director, Intel Capital
Ladan Manteghi
President, AARP Global Network
Scott Moonly
Johnson & Johnson Development Group
Emilio Pardo
Chief Brand Officer, AARP
Simmi Singh
Converge Partners
Vance Vanier, MD
Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures

Previous Finalist Judges Have Included:

Frank Batten, Jr.
Chairman and CEO of Landmark Communications
Jennifer Fonstad
Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Michael Goldberg
General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures
Bill Elkus
Clearstone Ventures
Ilya Oshman
Vice president, General Manager, Pfizer Strategic Investments Group
Andy Donner
Physic Ventures
Laura Weber Rossman
Chief Marketing Officer, Longevity Alliance
Jon Staenberg
Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners
John L. (Launny) Steffens
Founder and Managing Director of Spring Mountain Capital, L. P.
Brad Vale
Vice President, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation
David Yarnel
Managing General Partner and co-founder of BEV Capital

Previous Screening Judges: The semifinalist business plan entrants will have the opportunity to gain feedback from a distinguished panel of industry experts and leaders.  Previous screening judges have included:

Brad Burkett
Managing Director, Investment Banking Services, Navigant Capital Advisors
Gloria Cavanaugh Gloria Cavanaugh Consulting
Jeff Capaccio Carr & Ferrell, LLP
Mark Bonham
Pix2Print
Steven Schmoll
Council on Aging
Sandra Timmermann, Ed.D, Director, MetLife Mature Marketing Institute
Jeff Pilisuk Shaklee Corp.
Peter Ziebelman Palo Alto Venture Partners
Susan Ayers Walker Managing Director, SmartSilvers Alliance

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