Joe Heller

Mr. Heller, Board Member, specializes in structuring and negotiation of private investments, sales, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, strategic planning and operations of small businesses.

From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Heller was Vice President at Arbor Management, LLC, an investment management company, where he was responsible for an investment portfolio consisting of 31 direct investments in small businesses, most of which were early stage technology companies. His responsibilities included identifying investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, negotiating and administering investments in private equity, public securities, and managed funds. Mr. Heller was also a VP of Finance and a member of the board of directors of Extended Family Care, a publicly held home healthcare company, of which Arbor was an investor. Mr. Heller structured the sale of this company to Star Multicare Services, Inc.

From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Heller served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Analysis for Arbor National Mortgage Corp., a publicly traded mortgage banking company. In this capacity, he coordinated activities with investment bankers and financial analysts in conducting Arbor National's public offering. He also helped structure the sale of Arbor National to Bank of America. Prior to his tenure at Arbor, Mr. Heller was an Associate at Winstar Services, Inc., a boutique merchant bank, where he was responsible for analyzing small business investment opportunities and assisting in mergers and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Mr. Heller was also an analyst for Morgan Stanley & Company and a Senior Accountant at Ernst & Young.

Mr. Heller currently serves as a Director on several Boards of high tech start-ups including Veridify. Mr. Heller is a Certified Public Accountant and has an MBA in Finance from Fordham University and a BS in Accounting from Purdue University.