Charles River Ventures Names Mike Ahearn Recruiting Partner.Business Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001 Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures (CRV CRV Curve CRV Crew Return Vehicle (NASA) CRV California Redemption Value CRV Cassa Di Risparmio Di Vignola (Italian bank) CRV Call Reference Value (telecommunications) ), one of the nation's leading early-stage venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] , today named Mike Ahearn recruiting partner. In this role, Ahearn will focus on providing CRV's portfolio companies with guidance on critical recruiting and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. issues, including executive search, compensation, organizational structure  This article has no lead section.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, one should be written. and staffing. "The success of great companies hinges on the people behind them. At Charles River, we invest in the people behind great ideas and no one understands this more than Mike," said Joe Tibbetts, administrative partner and managing director of CRVelocity for Charles River Ventures. "Mike has made a career of guiding companies through the strategic recruiting and human resources issues that have made them successful. We value his seasoned insights and are proud to work with him as he helps us build the technology leaders of the future." Ahearn joined CRV in May 2000 with more than 20 years of experience in human resources and executive recruiting for emerging and high-growth technology companies. Since May, he has directed the firm's CRVelocity Executive Recruiting and CRVelocity Human Resources services. In that role, Ahearn has advised CRV portfolio companies on strategic issues such as defining and planning for executive openings, assisting with selection of appropriate recruiters, recruiting and retaining key executives, staffing, developing strategies and effective human resources programs, and providing industry data about current compensation and benefits best practices. Prior to Charles River, Ahearn served as a partner with TMP TMP (thymidine monophosphate): see thymine. Executive Search where he successfully completed dozens of officer-level searches and provided clients with long-term executive compensation planning and planning facilities services. Before joining TMP, Ahearn was vice president of human resources at Intuit from just after its IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. in 1993 through 1997, during which time he helped the company grow from 100 to 4,000 employees. Ahearn also held a number of executive human resources management positions at Claris, Inc., Apple USA and Norton Company. Ahearn earned his BA from Amherst College Amherst College, at Amherst, Mass.; founded 1821 as a college for men, coeducational since 1975. A liberal arts institution, Amherst maintains a cooperative program with Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and the Univ. of Massachusetts. and his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Boston College. About Charles River Ventures Founded in 1970, Charles River Ventures (CRV) is one of the nation's oldest and most successful early-stage venture capital firms with $2 billion under management. CRV is dedicated to helping exceptional entrepreneurs turn their ideas into the next category leaders in the data communications and software & services sectors. To build these companies, CRV provides entrepreneurs with access to a unique combination of financial backing, startup operations expertise and strategic business services. Over the past 10 years, CRV funds have been ranked among the industry's top performers. This superior investment record includes leading companies such as Cascade, Chipcom, CIENA, iBasis, Sonus Networks, SpeechWorks International and Vignette. CRV has offices in Boston, MA and Menlo Park, CA. For more information visit www.crv.com. Note: Charles River Ventures and CRVelocity are service marks of Charles River Ventures, Inc. Other company and product names may be service marks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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