Jeff Nolan

VP, Corporate Development at NewsGator Technologies, Inc.

Jeff Nolan is the VP of Corporate Development and also leads NewsGator’s Software-as-a-Service business.

Jeff was previously the CEO of pioneering mashup company Teqlo and prior to that led SAP’s Apollo strategy group.

Jeff served as a general partner at SAP Ventures for almost a decade where he led investments in internet infrastructure technology, open source, and what has become web 2.0. With a lifelong interest in technology and its impact on business and society, the Bay Area native has a technical background and a natural curiosity about far too many areas to list. Jeff serves as Chairman of the Board for Students Rising Above, a San Francisco based organization that provides tuition assistance and mentoring for disadvantaged youths who despite all the odds want to pursue a college education.

Jeff also writes a very popular blog called Venture Chronicles where he writes about technology, innovation, management, public policy and pretty much anything else that he finds interesting.