Gene Riechers

Board Member, Valhalla Partners, L.P.

Gene is recognised as one of the top value-added investors and board members in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region. He has over twenty-five years of experience in senior leadership roles at venture capital firms and technology companies in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region.

Prior to co-founding Valhalla Partners, Gene was the founder and Managing Director of FBR Technology Venture Partners ("FBRTVP"). The FBRTVP Funds produced seven IPO's including webMethods, the most successful software IPO in history.

Gene is a Director of Rivermine Software, RealOps, Inc., LeftHand Networks, EnterpriseDB, and Parature. He is also a Director of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association and a co-founder of The MINDSHARE Programme, a leading organisation for technology entrepreneurs in the Greater Washington area.

Prior to founding FBRTVP, Gene spent 16 years in senior operating roles with technology companies, including four early-stage ventures, all of which ultimately went public.

Gene received a Masters in Business Administration from Loyola College (Executive Programme) and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University.

Past investments include webMethods, Proxicom, LifeMinders, CareerBuilder and Call Technologies (3Com).

Gene, his wife and children reside in McLean, Virginia.