Charles A. DiLisio - President & Senior Advisor

Before starting , Mr. DiLisio was a Senior Manager with KPMG Peat Marwick's Strategic Consulting Practice. Mr. DiLisio was involved in both external, market-capture/growth strategies and internal capacity / resources growth strategies for many of KPMG's Silicon Valley high technology clients. Mr. DiLisio next took a position as Corporate Development Manager for Acurex Corporation and was responsible for identifying and evaluating acquisitions for their Electronic and Environmental Systems Divisions. Prior to Acurex, Mr. DiLisio was Associate Director of Dataquest's merger and acquisition affiliate, DQ Alliances. There he managed and assisted high technology mergers and acquisitions negotiations and provided clients with market analyses, strategic positioning strategies, and corporate valuations. Charles has advised many Fortune 500 companies on strategic corporate development, marketing and acquisition and divestiture strategies and tactics.

Mr. DiLisio's Bachelor of Science degree is in Quantitative Business Analysis, summa cum laude, from Arizona State University. He also holds the MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles' Anderson Graduate School of Management. His specialization there was in Business Strategy and Finance.

Professional Associations

Association for Corporate Growth, Silicon Valley Chapter (Past President)
Semiconductor Equipment Materials International (SEMI)
Institute of Management Consultants American Marketing Association, Silicon Valley Chapter Strategic Leadership Forum, San Francisco Chapter

Professional Articles and Presentations Authored

" Is Bigger Better?", SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium, January 10-13, 1999

"Post-Acquisition Integration — Strategic Process or Acquisition Afterthought", Middle Market Mergers and Acquisitions Forum, November 11-13,1998

"Show Me the Strategy - Behind Your Acquisition", SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium, January 4-7, 1998

"Bridging the Integration Gap", Asian/American Ventures-A Survey and Commentary on Business Performance After Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures, March 1992

"Venture Capitalists Must Refine Methods", San Jose Mercury News, June 3

"A Call for Innovation in Venture Investing", Venture Capital Journal, June 1990 "The European Challenge", Upside Magazine, November 1990

"How Rule 144a May Shape Venture Capital's Future", Venture Capital Journal, November 1990