Howard Stevenson

David Amis has been involved in angel investing, capital matchmaking and start-ups since 1989.  At the age of 23, he founded a small firm, which consulted with over 25 start-up stage companies.  In 1996 he led the buyout of Venture Capital Report (UK) , the first and most successful angel introduction service in the world and served as Managing Director  for one year.  In 1997, he founded Amis Ventures (USA), which connects entrepreneurs and private investors to facilitate seed, start-up, an expansion capital deals. Professor Howard Stevenson is Sarofilm-Rock Professor of Business Administrtion at Harvard University; (this chair was established to provide a continuing base for research and teaching in th field of entrepreneurship.)  He has authored, edited or co-authored six books.  He was a founder and first president of the Baupost Group, Inc. which manges partnerships investing in liquid securities.  He is currently a director of Bessemer Securities Corporation, Camp Dresser & McKee, Landmark Communictions, Sheffield Steel, Gulf States Steel, and The Baupost Group, Inc. as well as a trustee for several private trusts and foundations.  He is listed in Who's Who in America.  He is a president of Sudbury Valley Trustees, a trustee of the Boston Ballet, and a member of the Harvard Club of new York City.