Jackie Kimzey
Jackie Kimzey joined Sevin Rosen Funds in 1999 after nearly 20 years as an executive at wireless carrier and service provider companies. He brings a keen understanding of what it takes for a promising venture to evolve into a successful business and company. He has held management positions at the semiconductor manufacturer Mostek and was also co-founder and CEO of wireless provider ProNet. He helped develop proprietary products, generated "turn-around" strategies, recruited top executives, and played both key roles in mergers and acquisitions.
"At Sevin Rosen Funds, we recognize that it takes several years of hard work for companies to mature."
At SRF, Jackie applies his experience and entrepreneurial perspective to young companies in the wireless and software arena, including airBand, GlobeRanger, Tangoe,and Verified Person.
Jackie has admired SRF since his days at Mostek, which was founded by L.J. Sevin, also a founder of SRF. The strengths and values that appealed to him then remain strong at SRF. "One of firm’s great assets has been our approach: we don't just make investments, we build businesses,” he comments.