Investment Team

John Martinson
Managing Partner

Chris Sugden
 Managing Partner

Joe Allegra
 General Partner

Michael Balmuth
General Partner

Gary Golding
 General Partner

Ross Martinson
 Partner

Michael Kopelman
 Principal

Orlando Mendoza
Principal

Sever Totia
 Principal

Ryan Ziegler
Principal

Lenard Marcus
 Investment Manager

 

 

Business Development Team

Donna Usiskin
Director, Business Development

Tricia Bradley
Marketing Manager

Mike Cichowski
Business Development Associate

Tim Foster
Business Development Manager

Dahlia Kang
Business Development

Rob Finn
Business Development Associate

Tina Mazzilli
Marketing Database Administrator

Analysis Team

Tom Vander Schaaff
Vice President

Orlando Mendoza
Associate - Analysis

Joy Whitney
Research Analyst

Administration and Finance

Sandi Barber
Vice President LP Relations

Darry Oliver
Chief Financial Officer

Judi Bailey
Administrative Assistant
NJ / NY

Beth Myatovich
Administrative Assistant
PA / DE

Gayle Haug
Senior Accountant

Kristi Czartoryski
Executive Assistant

Mary-Elise Sheets
Office Manager
VA / MD

Kristi Czartoryski
Executive Assistant
Managing Partner / CFO

Eileen Covey
Accountant

Farrah Lanyi
Receptionist
Region Focus
Mid-Atlantic
New England

Sector Focus
Pharma IT
Education

Director
Cadient
eChalk
Health Market Science
iContracts
Octagon
Sentrx
Verilogue
John Martinson
Managing Partner
Lawrenceville, NJ
jmartinson@edisonventure.com
609-873-9201
Education
  • BS Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy
  • MS Astronautics, Purdue University
  • MBA Southern Illinois University
Background
  • Established Edison Venture in 1986
  • Raised 6 partnerships
  • Served on the Board of 40 companies
  • Past Chairman NVCA & Mid-Atlantic Capital Alliance
  • Co-Founder New Jersey Technology Council
Other Investment Experience
  • Assessment Systems
  • Axent
  • Best Software
  • Dendrite
  • Longview Solutions
  • Marcam
  • Mathsoft
  • POMS
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