Rick Pleczko, Chairman, President and CEO

Rick Pleczko is the president and CEO and co-founder of Idera, Inc.. Prior to Idera, Inc., Mr. Pleczko held senior executive positions in a number of leading software companies including LBMS, Platinum Technology, Mission Critical Software, and most recently NetIQ Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise systems and security management solutions where he served as senior vice president of worldwide marketing. A 25+ year veteran of the systems and database management software industry Mr. Pleczko has held positions ranging from software engineer and DBA to CEO.

John Thornton, General Partner, Austin Ventures

John Thornton is a general partner at Austin Ventures and has been with them since 1991. He is actively involved in managing the firm's overall operations and focuses on software investing. Previously, Mr. Thornton was with McKinsey & Co., where he served clients in the U.S. and Europe . He has worked with companies such as Active Power, Dazel, Metasolv, Mission Critical, Vignette, Motive, Pentasafe, and Waveset. Mr. Thornton received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and his BA summa cum laude from Trinity University , where he graduated first in his class. He is a founding board member of the Austin Entrepreneur's Foundation and a trustee of Trinity University and the Austin Museum of Art.

Michael S. Bennett, President Solarwinds

A 30-year veteran in the network and systems management industry, Michael has successfully led a number of private and public high-tech companies as CEO, including SolarWinds which he took public in 2009, Mission Critical Software until its acquisition by NetIQ Corporation, Permeo, Learmonth & Burchett Management Systems and Summagraphics. As a venture partner at Austin Ventures, Michael co-founded AlterPoint in 2001, a leading provider of intelligent network change and configuration management solutions. Michael is a two time recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the communications and software category.

Keith Kreuer

Keith Kreuer has over 22 years of experience building software and services companies. Mr. Kreuer was a co-founder of PentaSafe Security Technologies where his most recent position was director of global services. Prior to PentaSafe, Mr. Kreuer was president and CEO of Penta, Inc., a Houston-based applications development and systems integration firm that he co-founded in 1991 and COO at VeriCenter Inc, a Houston-based Managed Service Provider. He has also held management positions at Ernst and Young, Generator Systems and Exxon USA . Mr. Kreuer serves on the Board of Directors of Target Hunger and is a charter member of the IT advisory committee for North Harris Community College.

Mike Clark

Mike Clark, has extensive experience as an early stage entrepreneur. Mr. Clark co-founded PointSecure, Inc. where he served as the company's chief executive officer and vice president of business development. Prior to PointSecure, Mr. Clark co-founded PentaSafe Security Technologies, Inc. where he served as vice president. His duties included strategic planning, sales management, partnership development, and strategic acquisition identification. Mr. Clark was named a finalist in the 1999 Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" awards program. Prior to PentaSafe, Mr. Clark was a sales executive with BindView Development Corporation, a Houston-based systems management software company.

Rod Endo, Secretary

Rod Endo is a co-founder of Idera, Inc.. Prior to Idera, Inc., he was a co-founder of PointSecure, Inc. where he performed various roles within the company's business, including CEO and COO . Prior to PointSecure, Mr. Endo worked as a senior financial analyst for Compaq Computer Corporation and was responsible for the management and oversight of the Compaq's OEM relationships. Prior to Compaq, Mr. Endo held various positions in product marketing and business development. Mr. Endo has also performed gene therapy research at Scripps Research Institute.