Alessandro Piol

Bio

Alessandro is a co-founder of Vedanta Capital. He was formerly a General Partner with Invesco Private Capital ("IPC") where he was responsible for investments in information technology, a sector in which he has been active since the late 1970's. While at IPC Alessandro was involved in numerous transactions that led to successful IPO's or sales. He led investments in Arbortext (PTC), CADIS (ITWO), Cast Iron Systems, Digital Persona, LogLogic, ONI Systems (CIEN), Placeware, Portal Software (ORCL), Torrent Networking (ERIC), and Verisign (VRSN), among others. Prior to joining IPC, Alessandro spent 10 years with AT&T Corp. where he divided his time between operating and investment positions. In 1991, he co-founded AT&T Ventures, the venture capital arm of AT&T where he led the fund's investments in several new media and communications companies, including BBN Planet (VZ), Classic Sports Network (DIS), Multex (TRI), Redgate Communications (TWX) and Spectrum Holobyte (HAS). He was a co-founder and VP of Marketing of Pixel Machines, an AT&T-backed venture in the graphics computing business and was later director of Strategic Partnerships for AT&T Computer Systems. Before his tenure at AT&T, Alessandro spent several years in the software industry, developing system software and compilers. He was a founding director of the New York New Media Association, and is a director of several private technology companies. Alessandro received an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1985. He received an MS and BS in Computer Science from Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science, where he was elected to the Eta Kappa Nu honor society.