Paul Barth co-founded NewVantage Partners in 2001. Paul brings decades of experience as a consultant to the nation's largest companies. He is a recognized thought-leader and practitioner in leveraging information as a strategic asset and in emerging approaches and best practices in data management. Dr. Barth was founder and CTO of Tessera Enterprise Systems, a nationally-known systems integration firm formed in 1995. He became CTO of iXL Enterprises, a leading international Internet integration firm, following the merger of Tessera/iXL in December 1999. He holds a PhD in computer science from MIT, and a MS from Yale University. Paul was formerly vice president of technology at Epsilon Data Management (an American Express company), and held senior technology positions at Thinking Machines and Schlumberger.

Randy Bean, Managing Partner/Founder

Randy Bean co-founded NewVantage Partners in 2001. Randy brings decades of experience as a line-of-business executive and general manager, a strategic planning and IT professional, and leader of marketing and business development functions. Randy was senior vice president and general manager with Harte-Hanks Data Technologies, and member of the leadership team which grew the firm from $9M to $150M during a 10-year tenure. He was a founder and vice president of market development for Wheelhouse Corporation, and held IT and strategic planning positions during 8 years with Bank of Boston. He holds a BA from Washington University in St. Louis, attended executive programs at Amos Tuck/Dartmouth and Darden/University of Virginia, and has lectured at Tuck.

Executive Advisory Board

Lynda Applegate

Lynda Applegate is the Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, teaching courses in entrepreneurial management, and technology and innovation. Lynda is Chair of the HBS Entrepreneurial Management Unit, and is an internationally recognized expert and author on business and technology innovation. Her most recent articles include “Exploiting Disruption to Jumpstart Innovation”. Lynda has served on numerous commissions and blue-ribbon panels, and is the recipient of the Robert F. Greenhill and Berol Awards for innovation in research and teaching.

Tom Davenport is visiting professor at Harvard Business School and the President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College. Tom has also taught at the University of Chicago, Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, and the University of Texas at Austin. He has written, co-authored or edited twelve books, including the best-seller Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning. He holds an MA and PhD from Harvard University, and was ranked the third most influential business and technology analyst in the world. He is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review.

John Fiore is Enterprise CIO and Executive Vice President for Mellon Bank of New York. He previously served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Executive Vice President for State Street Corporation during a ten-year tenure, and was a Partner and Director with Coopers & Lybrand. John was recognized by CIO Magazine in the 1999, 2000, and 2002 "CIO 100".

Harvey Koeppel is Executive Director of the Center for CIO Leadership, a collaboration of IBM and leading academic organizations. He previously served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Global Consumer Group for CitiGroup from May 2004 through June 2007, and as a consultant led the integration of acquisitions including Travelers Insurance for CitiGroup, and projects for JP Morgan Chase.

Steve Sheinheit was recently named Chief Strategy and Technology Officer for QBE Insurance Group. Steve was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for MetLife. Prior to joining MetLife, Steve held the position of Executive Vice President and Corporate CIO for Chase Manhattan Bank. He is a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program and holds an MBA in operations research from Baruch College and a BS in computer science from City College of NY.

Mel Taub was Corporate Technology Officer (CTO) for CitiGroup, where he chaired the CitiGroup Information Technology Leadership Council, until his retirement. Mel was previously Chief Information Officer (CIO) for CitiGroup Global Corporate and Investment Bank, Senior Executive Vice President and CIO for Salomon Smith Barney, and held senior executive positions with Merrill Lynch, EF Hutton, and Shearson Lehman during his career on Wall Street. He currently advises the FBI and National Counter-Terrorism Center on their technology strategies and initiatives. He holds an MS in Operations Research from New York University.