Ed entered the venture capital industry in 1984 and joined the River Cities team in 1999. He heads River Cities’ Raleigh office where he maintains an extensive network of contacts through the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.
During the five years before joining River Cities, Ed served as executive vice president and director of the corporate general partner of a private equity/venture capital partnership in North Carolina. Previously, Ed was a principal with a venture capital firm with offices in Virginia and North Carolina. Ed began his career in the Information Systems Sector of the Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida. Initially serving as a design engineer, Ed went on to spend twelve years in engineering management and product-line management positions. He has extensive experience on a number of boards of directors of private and public companies. He has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC) and is a past President of the Southern Regional Association of Small Business Investment Companies. He has also been a speaker and panelist at NASBIC Annual Conferences and other industry events. Ed holds a BSEE from Northeastern University, an MSEE from Florida Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Stetson University.
Ed also serves on board of the Atlanta Venture Forum and is also the current chair of the board of Follow the Child Montessori school in Raleigh, NC.
