Board of Directors
John Sarkisian
John Sarkisian is the Founding Investor and Chairman of the Board of BrightScope.
He is also the current Chairman of Semtek Technologies after serving as the firm's Chief Executive Officer since 2003.
Semtek is a leader in card data capture and magnetic technology. John is the Managing Member of Del Mar Heritage LLC,
a real estate and development company that has focused on infill residential development in the San Diego area since 1995.
The company has completed construction and sales of projects in 2005 with a total value in excess of $100 million.
John is also the Chief Executive Officer of Pro Performance Sports, LLC. He supervises this manufacturer and distributor of innovative
sports training and recreational products which are sold through direct response advertising, Internet, sporting goods retailers,
and mass retailers. John received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and has completed substantial
coursework towards an MBA from San Diego State University.
Jim Caccavo
Jim Caccavo is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Steelpoint Capital Partners.
Jim is a proven entrepreneur with deep operating and financial experience. Prior to forming Steelpoint,
Jim was the Managing Director of Moore Capital Management's Private Equity Group. Before joining Moore in 1999,
he was president and CEO of Tickets.com. From 1988 to 1996, Jim was a founder and senior executive of Sullivan
Communications, helping to build it into a leading graphic arts company. He operated several business units for
Sullivan, including: software packaging and distribution; digital imaging; and a special effects business he founded.
Jim began his career in finance at Merrill Lynch and GTE Corporation. Jim holds a B.S. in Economics and Finance from the University of Scranton.
Oscar Ancira
Oscar Ancira is an independent director at BrightScope. Oscar spent much of his career at Delimex.
In 1992, he was named President of Delimex and oversaw the company's growth in sales from $22M to $85M until it was sold in 1997 to a private equity firm.
Since his retirement in 2001, Oscar has been active on a number of non-profit boards including the YMCA of San Diego County.
Oscar received a Bachelor's degree from Monterrey Tech and an MBA from National University.
Tim Tokarsky
Tim Tokarsky earned his BSc in Geophysics from McGill University.
Tim worked in IT at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and other Wall St. firms.
In early 1997 Tim joined the Micromuse executive team as VP, Application Development.
He also served as Senior VP, Business Development responsible for the company's product market strategy,
marketing, partnerships and acquisition activity. As part of the Micromuse executive team Tim helped oversee a
successful IPO and a rise in annual software revenues from less than $2 million to over $212 million.
Tim co-founded WysDM Software in 2002 and served as COO. WysDM was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2008.
Tim has served on multiple company boards and is a fellow of the McGill University Dobson Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Mike Alfred
Ryan Alfred