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A Bias for Execution

The Monterey Venture Partners team is made of operational professionals with a bias for execution and a passion for excellence.  Our partners bring a mix of experience in startups and Fortune 500 companies; with backgrounds in law, finance, marketing, sales, banking, services, manufacturing and the Internet.

Our Team Members

• Peter Townshend, JD (mail / bio)

• David Worrell (mail / bio)

• Marshall Frank (mail / bio)

• William Manby (mail / bio)

• Franz Helbig (mail / bio)

Deep Industry Knowledge

Great companies push the envelope.  And MVP is right there with a team of industry insiders and technology innovators.  The MVP advisory board is composed of leading academicians and successful industry executives, with wide ranging expertise in Environmental, Food, and Energy sciences, including:

• John Kohler, Redleaf Group

• Alan Latanner, Blue Iguana Networks

Backed by Our Community

MVP has key relationships with more than 30 academic and research institutions around the Central Coast.  These institutions, with annual budgets of over $500 million, support MVP with expertise, research, and human resources that give us an edge when evaluating -- and assisting -- new businesses. (Visit UC-MBEST to learn more about the central coast.)