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Address: 123 eMain Street - Louisville, KY 40202
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Mark Crane
Executive Director
Mark Crane serves as the Executive Director of The Enterprise Corp.
He is a Louisville native and a graduate of Waggener High School and
Purdue University. Mark began his professional career in the IT department
at PNC Bank. In 1987, Mark left the corporate world to join The Cobb
Group - one of Louisville’s small, emerging entrepreneurial companies.
During Mark’s ten years with The Cobb Group (which founder Doug Cobb
sold to Ziff-Davis in 1991), he moved through the ranks as a writer,
product team manager, and eventually Executive Vice President in charge
of the company’s largest business unit. One of the keys to The Cobb
Group’s success were its strategic partnerships with computer industry’s
top companies, including Microsoft, Sun, Netscape, and Apple. During
the last few years of Mark’s tenure at Cobb, he was the company’s
main ambassador and deal-maker with those strategic partners. He maintains
contact with many of the folks headquartered in the Bay Area, Seattle,
and Boston.
In January of 1998, Mark rejoined Doug Cobb as General Manager of
Greater Louisville Inc., The Metro Chamber of Commerce. In September
of 1999, Doug asked Mark to take the helm of The Enterprise Corporation,
Greater Louisville’s key development arm for emerging, fast-growth
entrepreneurial enterprises.
Contact Info:
Phone: 502.625.0047
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Fax: 502.625.0061 |
 Vik
Chadha
Commercialization Director
Prior to joining the Enterprise Corp, Vik worked as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence
at bCatalyst where he had the unique opportunity to view emerging
industry trends and assist in the process of identifying, evaluating,
and funding innovative startups. He performed comprehensive due diligence
on early-stage companies including evaluation of technology adoption
life-cycles, competitive analysis, and business and financial model
viability.
Vik serves as director, member of the executive committee and chairman of the
presentations committee of the Venture Club of Louisville.
From 1995 to 2001 he worked as a senior consultant at GE Consumer
Products (formerly GE Appliances). In 1997 he was a founding member
of the Internet team that created a system to sell microwave ovens
over the Internet. Launched in 1998, this was the first of its kind
in the industry.
He is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Passion4Art,
one of the largest online communities of visual artists in the world,
with over 2,000 registered artists from 65 countries.
He has served as a member of the IEEE and the New York Academy of
Sciences. He has a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering (major
in Computer Engineering) from Virginia Tech, VA and a Bachelors degree
in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Manipal Institute
of Technology, India.
Contact Info:
Phone: 502.625.0152
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Fax: 502.625.0061 |
 Ellen
Oakley
Executive Assistant
As the Executive Assistant, Ellen is responsible for the daily administrative
duties of the Enterprise Corp team -- particularly those of the Executive
Director, Mark Crane. She serves as the back-up to the Commercialization
Directors and provides information to those inquiring about the Enterprise
Corp. She also assists the Vogt Fund Manager with various administrative
needs.
Prior to joining The Enterprise Corp, Ellen worked at TechRepublic,
Inc. -- a fast-paced entrepreneurial web-based business. She spent
7 years working with Mark Crane at The Cobb Group/Ziff Davis Journals
as Executive Assistant/ Marketing Coordinator for tradeshows and communications.
Prior to that, she worked for First American Bankshares in Washington
DC.
Ellen is a Louisville native who is thrilled to be part of the Enterprise
Corporation team. She is a U of L fan and enjoys family time, gardening,
travel and golf.
Contact Info:
Phone: 502.625.0047
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Fax: 502.625.0061 |
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