Chad Salinas, CEO
Chad has built and harvested 4 technology firms resulting in 3 successful trade sales and an asset sale.  Chad manages investments in messaging, networking, security, storage, and web services. Previously, he was founder and CEO of Salinas Group, the nation’s largest privately-held pure-play network security services firm.  Chad enjoyed earlier success in building and selling a business that integrated the disparate e-mail systems of several Wall Street banks.   At the beginning of his career, Chad co-developed the first and only e-mail gateway allowing users of HP computers to send e-mail through MCI Mail. 

Chad holds a BA in Economics from New York University (NYU).  Chad also holds graduate credentials in both business and technology disciplines -- MBA in Finance: NYU’s Stern School of Business and Computer Security: Stanford University. 

Kim Lee
Kim Lee comes to Najdorf from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter where she directed the efforts of the Corporate Development group.  Previously, she was an investment banker with DLJ.  Prior to that, she was Vice President in the Global Finance division of CitiGroup (formerly Citicorp).  She sits on the boards of several technology firms.  She has been an active leader in Asian Women in Business (AWIB), New York New Media Angel Investors (NYNMIA), New York Software Industry Association (NYSIA), and National Association for Female Executives (NAFE).

Kim Lee holds a BA from Columbia University, and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

John W. Williams
John W. Williams is a software industry veteran who has led numerous startup companies. At Najdorf, John focuses primarily on performing technical due diligence and determining market viability of cutting edge technologies. John currently serves on the boards of CryptoCert and AthertonNetworks. Previously, John was Chairman CEO of BigCat Software an expert system software firm organized around the online multi-player gaming market. Prior to that, he served as Chief Technology Officer on the Gruenfeld project. Early in his career, John enjoyed big wins with the Dragon and Ruy projects.

John hails from Harvard University and the Defense Language Institute at Monterey.

Bill Acheson
Bill Acheson has a broad background in entrepreneurial technology ventures servicing Fortune 500 clients. Prior to joining Najdorf, Bill was a co-founder and executive at WorldNow, the largest network of local sites, serving traditional broadcasters such as ABC, Fox, and NBC. Bill also served on the management team of solutions provider Kinderhook, where he was nationally recognized by Microsoft to participate on the Knowledge Management Advisory Council. He served as a senior advisor to clients such as Citibank, AIG, JPMorgan, and Sony.

Heng Ren
Heng Ren has been working for product development division at Microsoft and eBay. Later he founded several businesses in developing web applications, such as easyhourjobs.com, a web application for posting and searching temporary jobs.