Liaise was founded in Silicon Valley in 2008 by a pair of Aussies with a singular passion: to help people work faster, smarter and more easily with others. We’ve achieved this goal by developing what we call Business Interaction Management—a fundamental rethinking of how people actually interact and work with one another. Today Liaise stands poised to have a profound impact upon the future of individual and organizational productivity, while becoming a leading force in the $34 billion collaboration market.

Ray Villeneuve
CEO and President/Member of the Board
Responsible for overall strategy and execution, Ray joined Liaise in 2009 with more than 20 years of executive experience in leading Silicon Valley technology companies.  Before joining Liaise, Ray was CEO at MonoSphere (acquired by Quest - NASDAQ: QSFT) a predictive analytics software company focused on optimizing IT infrastructure; VP Marketing at NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) the global leader in networked storage and software; CEO of MindShare Associates a national technology sales and marketing services company; VP WW Field Operations at ichat (acquired by Avaya - NYSE: AV) the leading chat software company for consumer and business websites.  He earned MBA and BSME degrees from Temple University Fox School of Business and the University of Michigan, respectively.

Sidney Minassian
Co-Founder/Chief Liaison/Member of the Board
Sidney is responsible for Liaise’s strategic partnerships and business development. As an entrepreneur, leader and evangelist, Sidney has helped create markets, raise capital and reshape how businesses operate. Before founding Liaise, he was co-founder and CEO of Think Software, providing innovative work management solutions to a wide range of industries including Banking and Financial Services, Telecommunications, Professional Services and Government. Prior to his contribution to the technology industry, Sidney was Founder and CEO of Montage Advisory—a project and risk management consultancy. He also served as Senior Consultant with KPMG and as a Senior Risk Management Officer with the Industrial Bank of Japan (Australia).  Sidney holds a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

Alon Novy
Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer/ Member of the Board
Alon leads Liaise's technology developments and implementations, and is jointly responsible for defining and delivering the company’s business strategy. As a seasoned innovator, Alon has successfully spearheaded the research, design and development of a wide range of software applications, in addition to the creation of more than 20 commercial systems. Prior to Liaise, Alon was co-founder of Think Software, and senior technology consultant to such firms as Deloitte, KPMG and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He holds a BSc in Information Technology from the University of New South Wales.

Norry McAllister
Strategic Advisor – Strategy and Enterprise Sales
With more than 20 years of achievement in Sales Management at HP, Norry’s experience spans Europe, Asia, the US, and other international markets—providing Liaise with vast knowledge and the proven ability to “make things happen”. His leadership into building, growing and maintaining both direct and channel sales is crucial as we expand our worldwide sales and distribution network.

Barak Berkowitz
Strategic Advisor – Strategy and Marketing
With over 20 years of experience in technology business strategy and marketing, Barak has been a leader in some of the most innovative companies in Silicon Valley including Six Apart, the global leader in blogging software, and OmniSky, the wireless Internet innovator. He's also served at Disney, Logitech and Apple. Barak currently runs his own consultantcy, MarketCentrix, where he brings a unique blend of entrepreneurial skill and strategic insight into his role at Liaise.

William A. Bartee
Member of the Board /Southern Cross Venture Partners, Managing Director
Bill is a founding Managing Director of Southern Cross Venture Partners, a private venture capital firm focusing on software, telecommunications, and Internet services companies. He has more than 20 years experience as both a successful entrepreneur (having founded three technology firms) and as an asset and strategic advisor for early-stage technology firms. Bill holds a B.S. in Business/Economics and MBA from Old Dominion University, and a JD from the University of Richmond School of Law.

John Scull
Member of the Board /Southern Cross Venture Partners, Managing Director
John is a founding Managing Director of Southern Cross Venture Partners, a private venture capital firm focusing on software, telecommunications, and Internet services companies. Prior to Southern Cross, John had a successful
20-year operational career with leading-edge technology companies such as Apple Computer, where he helped launch the Macintosh personal computer, and started and grew the company's Desktop Publishing business to over US$1B in revenues. John Scull holds an MBA from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Oklahoma.