Henry Ancona
Director/Board Member at Verne Global, Inc.
Profile
Henry Ancona has over 30 years of management experience with large and small global technology-based companies.
He currently serves as an executive advisor, board chair/member, and angel investor to technology companies.
Henry brings strategic, operational, and leadership development experience to his advisory and board service.
He was President at Pegasystems and CEO at Evidian, a cybersecurity software company that he founded.
Earlier, Henry held senior management positions both in Europe and in the US at Digital Equipment (DEC).
As Executive Advisor, Henry teams with CEOs and Boards on a broad range of strategic, operational, people, financing, and board issues to achieve growth and profitability.
His clients include companies in healthcare, AI, and software businesses.
Henry has served on the Board of Directors of many private and public technology companies.
He currently serves as Board Chairman at Medisafe, a digital health company, and Board member at BlueConic, a customer data platform company, at Frase, an AI-based software company, and at Verne Global, an Icelandic data center company.
He is also an angel investor in software and software-enabled businesses such as HubSpot and Carbonite.
Henry holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and BS and MS degrees from MIT in Computer Science.
Henry is fluent in French and Italian and has lived in Europe and the Middle East.
Henry Ancona active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Verne Global, Inc.
 Verne Global, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Part of Digital 9 Infrastructure Plc, Verne Global, Inc. is an American company that provides data center services. The company is based in Washington. The company was founded by Gabe Cole. The CEO is Jeff L. Monroe. | Director/Board Member | 21/07/2016 |
BlueConic Holding, Inc.
 BlueConic Holding, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BlueConic Holding, Inc. engages in the provision of customer data platform. Its customers include Hearst Newspapers, Moen, T-Mobile, ING, America’s Test Kitchen, and American Kennel Club. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Companyon Ventures Management LLC
 Companyon Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Companyon Ventures Management LLC (Companyon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Thomas John Lazay and Parthib Srivasthsan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 01/12/2019 |
| Worldboston, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Henry Ancona
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Frase, Inc.
 Frase, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Frase, Inc. engages in the development of artificial intelligence answer engine optimization platform. The company was founded by Tomas Ratia and Francesco Liuzzi in 2016 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 31/10/2022 |
MediSafe, Inc.
 MediSafe, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services MediSafe, Inc. develops a cloud-synced mobile medication management system. The firm is a cloud-based application that monitors an individual's medicine intake to prevent potentially fatal incidences of under-dosing or overdosing. It helps address the global issue of medication non-adherence. The company was founded in August 2012 by Rotem Shor and Omri Shor and is headquartered in Nofit, Israel. | Chairman | 31/01/2022 |
BlueConic, Inc.
 BlueConic, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services BlueConic, Inc. operates an online customer engagement platform that helps brands optimize cross-channel marketing opportunities. Its solutions include improve look-alike, decrease bounces, increase depth of engagement, tailor experiences, better retargeting and enrich CRM. The company was founded by Bart Heilbron and Martijn van Berkum in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2021 |
Verne Global Ltd.
 Verne Global Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Verne Global Ltd. provides computing solutions in an optimised environment, built upon renewable resources. It offers HPC cloud and colocation and NVIDIA DGX ready solutions. The firm serves the earth sciences, engineering, financial services, life sciences, and scientific research industries. The company was founded on March 18, 2008 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 30/09/2021 |
CVP Management, Inc.
 CVP Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance CVP Management, Inc (Converge Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Nilanjana Bhowmik and Maia Heymann. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 31/12/2019 |
Training of Henry Ancona
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| PEGASYSTEMS INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 19 |
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Computervision Corp.
 Computervision Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Computervision Corporation is a private company that supplies electonic product definition solutions for company computer systems. The company is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Technology Services |
Avention, Inc.
 Avention, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Avention, Inc. provides business information solutions. Its products and services include data services, onesource features, onesource reports, onesource data vision, onesource business browser, onesource isell, and marketing ecosystem connectivity. The company was founded on April 28, 1999 and is headquartered in Concord, MA. | Technology Services |
SupplyScape Corp.
 SupplyScape Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SupplyScape Corp. provides software and consulting services to secure the value and safety of the global pharmaceutical supply chain. It offers Nexus, product security, and trade financial solutions. It provides services to manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and pharmacies. The company was founded by Shabbir Dahod and Lucia Deus in 2003 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA. | Technology Services |
Active Endpoints, Inc.
 Active Endpoints, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Active Endpoints, Inc. provides cloud-based software technology solutions services. It focuses on offering solutions that enable users to design, build, manage, deploy and maintain service-based applications. The company was founded by Frederick Holahan and Chris Keller in October 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA. | Technology Services |
QUMAS Ltd.
 QUMAS Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services QUMAS Ltd. specializes in the development of regulatory compliance management solutions for business enterprises and organizations. Their platform solution areas encompass quality management, policy training and certification, research and development, enterprise scanning, business intelligence, change control, and deviation management. It serves clients in the financial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors. The company was founded by David Grimes, Paul W. Hands in 1994 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland. | Technology Services |
rPath, Inc.
 rPath, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services rPath, Inc. provides next-generation system automation technologies. It automates software system construction, deployment, configuration and maintenance across physical, virtual and cloud environments. The company was founded by Erik W. Troan and Billy Marshall in 2005 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Technology Services |
BlueConic Holding, Inc.
BlueConic Holding, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BlueConic Holding, Inc. engages in the provision of customer data platform. Its customers include Hearst Newspapers, Moen, T-Mobile, ING, America’s Test Kitchen, and American Kennel Club. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
EZ Prints, Inc.
 EZ Prints, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services EZ Prints was founded in 1998 to provide digital photofinishing solutions from the ground up. Its suite of products and services allows you to use your existing web site to sell custom photo products. Use them a la carte or deploy them seamlessly together to create a true end-to-end solution with very little startup time and no investment in inventory or technology. | Consumer Services |
Sentillion, Inc.
 Sentillion, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sentillion, Inc. provides healthcare management software services. It offers solutions for sign-on, user provisioning, clinical workstations and virtualized remote access. The firm provides implementation services such as project planning, installation, training, integrated testing, deployment and technical support services. The company was founded in 1998 by Robert Seliger and is headquartered in Andover, MA. | Technology Services |
Kubi Software, Inc.
 Kubi Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kubi Software, Inc. provided business software solutions. Its product enabled sales people to coordinate and manage revenue-centric and sales-related activities from their email client, to shorten sales cycles. The company also offered a compelling platform for integrating with enterprise applications. It was founded by Julio Estrada in 2001 and was headquartered in Lincoln, MA | Technology Services |
Signiant, Inc.
 Signiant, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Signiant, Inc. provides intelligent file movement software for content creation and distribution for the media and entertainment industry. Its products include Media Shuttle, Flight, Manager+Agents. Its software suite optimizes existing enterprise network infrastructure and media technologies to ensure secure digital media exchanges and workflow efficiency. The company was founded by Robert Browne in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA. | Technology Services |
CVP Management, Inc.
CVP Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance CVP Management, Inc (Converge Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Nilanjana Bhowmik and Maia Heymann. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Verne Global, Inc.
Verne Global, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Part of Digital 9 Infrastructure Plc, Verne Global, Inc. is an American company that provides data center services. The company is based in Washington. The company was founded by Gabe Cole. The CEO is Jeff L. Monroe. | Technology Services |
Verne Global Ltd.
Verne Global Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Verne Global Ltd. provides computing solutions in an optimised environment, built upon renewable resources. It offers HPC cloud and colocation and NVIDIA DGX ready solutions. The firm serves the earth sciences, engineering, financial services, life sciences, and scientific research industries. The company was founded on March 18, 2008 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
MediSafe, Inc.
MediSafe, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services MediSafe, Inc. develops a cloud-synced mobile medication management system. The firm is a cloud-based application that monitors an individual's medicine intake to prevent potentially fatal incidences of under-dosing or overdosing. It helps address the global issue of medication non-adherence. The company was founded in August 2012 by Rotem Shor and Omri Shor and is headquartered in Nofit, Israel. | Health Services |
BlueConic, Inc.
BlueConic, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services BlueConic, Inc. operates an online customer engagement platform that helps brands optimize cross-channel marketing opportunities. Its solutions include improve look-alike, decrease bounces, increase depth of engagement, tailor experiences, better retargeting and enrich CRM. The company was founded by Bart Heilbron and Martijn van Berkum in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
Companyon Ventures Management LLC
Companyon Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Companyon Ventures Management LLC (Companyon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Thomas John Lazay and Parthib Srivasthsan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Frase, Inc.
Frase, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Frase, Inc. engages in the development of artificial intelligence answer engine optimization platform. The company was founded by Tomas Ratia and Francesco Liuzzi in 2016 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
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