Mr. Dunn brings over 10 years of professional experience in venture capital, corporate finance, strategic planning, operational management, technical management and business incubation with top-tier firms.  Mr. Dunn has led business units, projects and investments in enterprise software and Internet infrastructure organizations.  He is an active member of the Silicon Valley and Pacific Northwest technology and venture capital community.  Mr. Dunn has worked closely with Consystant Design Technologies, Learning.com, NetMotion Wireless and SnapNames.

Mr. Dunn joined Empire Ventures from Pacific Venture Capital, LLC, the wholly owned venture capital subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, where he was a Director. In his role with the company’s in-house private equity/venture capital/corporate development group, Mr. Dunn led venture capital investments in telecommunications and energy companies as well as an institutional limited partner, managed corporate development functions and led strategic planning efforts.   Mr. Dunn developed an active syndicate of financial investors and was a consultant to many top-tier venture firms.

From 1999 to 2000 Mr. Dunn was the Director of Strategy and Venture Technology at Plural, Inc. (a Wall Street based software consultancy and incubator recently acquired by Dell Corporation).  Mr. Dunn spearheaded the consultancy’s new venture incubation and strategic consulting capabilities, acted as business, financial and technical lead on various portfolio companies and public company clients, developed business incubation process implemented by entire organization, syndicated incubated portfolio companies to venture capital community for follow-on financings and managed team of 10 professionals.   

From 1997 to 1999 Mr. Dunn held management, financial and technical positions with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.  Mr. Dunn led the Midwest region’s efforts in strategic management consulting with an emphasis on Internet technologies within Fortune-500 companies.  Mr. Dunn consultant with clients on areas of; strategic technology planning, corporate development, business development and product development.  Mr. Dunn’s area of focus was later-stage buyout and rollup opportunities for Fortune 500 clients.  Representative clients include Best Buy, West Publishing Group, American Express, Wells Fargo and the State of Minnesota. 

Previously, Mr. Dunn was the Manager of Internet Solutions at GE Capital Consulting, from 1993 to 1997, where he created and expanded a new business unit to focus on providing technical and business solutions via Internet technologies for internal and external clients, built an organization of 50+ technical and business consultants with a focus on Internet technologies.   Mr. Dunn led all business and corporate development efforts for the group.  He also assisted in structured finance and acquisition due diligence for other GE business units.  Representative clients included 3M, Cargill, Pillsbury, LifeUSA, Honeywell, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Minnesota and other GE global business units.   

Mr. Dunn received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Urban Studies from Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, Illinois) in 1993 and he is an active member of the community and local school foundations.