Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Drew has more than 25 years of software startup experience as a strategy, product management and marketing executive.

Since 2001, he been an investor and advisor to early-stage technology ventures, including Mainframe 2, Eucalyptus, Framehawk, AppCentral and Readyforce. Drew was also an early investor in insurance software provider Guidewire (NYSE:GWRE) and revenue management vendor Model N (NYSE:MODN).

Previously, Drew was with Ariba, where as VP of Product Management he managed a team of 35 product managers across five product lines with annual revenues of $500m. Later, as VP of Corporate Strategy, he defined product strategy and drove M&A activity.

He was formerly VP of Marketing for TradingDynamics, which was acquired by Ariba in November 1999.

Earlier in his career, Drew held marketing & technical positions at Neuron Data, News Corporation, Zanza Software and Cambridge Technology Group.

Drew holds a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.