Joel Lanik — Director
Mr. Lanik is a Principal at Frontier Capital where he is responsible for developing, analyzing, executing and monitoring investment opportunities. He was recently the Vice President of Finance & Strategy at LURHQ, a leading provider of managed IT security services, where he was responsible for all financial, strategic planning, legal and HR operations. Prior to this operating role, Joel was with Frontier Capital where he was instrumental in the successful deployment of Frontier Fund I. In addition, Joel was a Senior Financial Analyst with investment bank Lloyd & Company. Joel is a Chartered Financial Analyst who holds a bachelors degree in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia where he was a Shermet Scholar and graduated with Distinction.

Cheryl Cook — President and Director
Ms. Cook is a co-founder of BIA and currently oversees production and delivery of BIA’s research, training and information collection offerings. Previously, Ms. Cook served as Vice President–Resource Planning and General Counsel of Consolidated Rail Corporation and Chief Operating Officer of Trainlogic, Inc., a company focused on web-based training. Ms. Cook received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a JD from Villanova University and a BA from Pennsylvania State University.

Liam Donohue — Director
Mr. Donohue is a co-founder and General Partner of .406 Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm. Prior to founding .406, Mr. Donohue was a founding General Partner of Arcadia Partners, a fund focused on investments in tech-enabled education companies and a founding investor in BIA. Mr. Donohue has also served as a Principal at Foster Management Company and as a Director for Booz Allen Hamilton, where he opened and directed the firm’s Budapest office. Mr. Donohue holds a BS in Chemistry from Georgetown University and an MBA from Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business. In addition to BIA, Liam also serves as a director of Woodpellets.com, EnergyHub and WellAWARE Systems. He is also on the Advisory Board of Dartmouth’s Tuck Center of Private Equity and Entrepreneurship.