1 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-554-2603
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Joseph Spinelli, Daylight's co-founder and COO, is a leading authority on white-collar crime with more than 30 years of forensic experience. He joined a “Big Four” accounting firm as a principal in 1994, founding its forensic practice. During his 12-year tenure there, Joe was office coordinating partner for the Northeast and public services industry leader.

Before his Big Four experience, he spent eight years as New York State's first inspector general, leading fraud, abuse, waste and corruption investigations for all New York State agencies and authorities. Joe also served as assistant director of criminal justice for the state of New York, with responsibilities for the investigation of criminal complaints and fraud allegations throughout state government. His efforts resulted in a wide array of high-profile criminal convictions for fraud and corruption.

Prior to his appointment as Inspector General, Joe served as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in both the New York and New Haven field offices. Joe also served as independent private sector inspector general for Miami-Dade County and was an independent fiscal monitor during the post-Sept. 11 recovery effort at the World Trade Center, with investigative, compliance and monitoring responsibilities. He earned a bachelor's degree from Ricker College and a law degree at John Marshall Law School. In 2004, Joe was elected to the board of regents of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, an international professional association with 30,000 members.

787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
Phone: 212-728-8260
Fax: 212-728-9260
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Governor Mario M. Cuomo is of counsel to the Corporate and Financial Services Department and Litigation Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York. Mr. Cuomo specializes in litigation, corporate transactions, and special corporate investigations.

Selected Professional and Business Activities

Mr. Cuomo continues to pursue his wide-ranging interest in public policy. He accepts a limited number of lecture engagements each year, as well as some television and radio appearances. In his newest book, Why Lincoln Matters, Today More Than Ever, published in 2004 by Harcourt, Inc., Mr. Cuomo brings to life the contemporary relevance of Lincoln's message for today's hot-button issues. Mr. Cuomo also authored Reason to Believe, published in 1995, and republished in an updated version in 1996, describing the challenges facing us today and pointing the way to workable answers. Additional publications authored by Mr. Cuomo include More than Words (1993), a collection of some of his most famous speeches; The New York Idea: An Experiment in Democracy (1994), the success story of the Empire State; Lincoln on Democracy (1990), a volume Mr. Cuomo co-edited that brings together for the first time all of Abraham Lincoln's speeches, writings, and conversations on the central theme of American political life; Diaries of Mario Cuomo (1984), which describes his first campaign for Governor; and the Forest Hills Diary (1974), a description of the experiences that led him into public life. Editions of Lincoln on Democracy have appeared in Polish, Japanese and Hebrew.

Prior Experience

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Cuomo was elected New York State’s 52nd Governor in 1982 and won re-election in both 1986 and 1990, setting records for popularity in both contests. He was the longest serving democratic governor in the modern history of New York State and won the two largest electoral victories ever. In twelve years at the helm of the nation’s most populous state, Governor Cuomo steered the state through two recessions, balanced 12 consecutive budgets and created more than half a million jobs. He launched the largest economic development initiative in New York history, spurring private sector growth through billions of dollars of public investment in infrastructure enhancements and the creation of an unparalleled network of high-tech research facilities. During Mr. Cuomo’s tenure, foreign investment in New York almost doubled and thousands of new export opportunities were created for New York firms. He furthered the national debate on economic policy and trends through the findings of the Cuomo Commission on Trade and Competitiveness -- The Cuomo Commission Report (1988) and America’s Agenda: Rebuilding Economic Strength (1992).

A March 2007 Marist College poll of 641 registered voters were asked whether they thought various governors were good. Governor Cuomo, a Democrat, received a 74 percent favorable rating above those received by Governors Pataki, Carey and Rockefeller.

Mr. Cuomo entered private practice in 1958 with the firm Corner, Weisbrod, Froeb & Charles. He served thirteen years as an adjunct professor at St. John’s University School of Law and clerked for New York State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, under Judge Adrian P. Burke. Mr. Cuomo continued to practice law until 1975 when he was appointed by Governor Hugh Carey as New York’s Secretary of State. In 1978, he was elected Lieutenant Governor, a position he held until going on to win the governorship in 1982.

Mr. Cuomo reentered private practice at Willkie in 1995. He is the former Co-Chairman and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

555 California Street, Suite 2900
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-229-3050
Fax: 415-229-3010 

Richard joined FTVentures in 1999 and became Managing Partner in September 2004. He has 27 years of experience in the financial technology and services industry.

Prior to joining FTVentures, Richard was President and CEO of Electronic Payment Services, Inc. Previously, Richard was with Montgomery Securities where he had corporate finance responsibility for the computer services sector. Prior to Montgomery, he held executive positions with First Financial Management Corp. and First Data Management Company. Richard received a BS from Southwest Missouri State University and an MBA from Oklahoma City University. Richard serves on the boards of the following FTVentures portfolio companies: Capital H Group, Daylight Forensic & Advisory, Managed Objects, MedSynergies, Presidio Reinsurance Group and Trustwave, and was a board member of ValuBond (acquired by Knight Capital Group) and Verus Financial Management (acquired by Sage Group plc)

540 Madison Avenue, Suite 2600
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-682-4800
Fax: 212-682-4480 

Bob Huret co-founded FTVentures in 1998. He has 38 years of commercial banking and investment banking experience. Before establishing FTVentures, Bob was a senior consultant to Montgomery Securities, and was previously Senior Vice President Finance for Bank of California and Vice President Planning for First Chicago Corporation. Bob has participated in more than 100 bank and bank-related mergers, public offerings and joint ventures. Bob is also a founder of Newell Associates, a money management firm and Third Age Media, an internet portal. Bob received a BS from Cornell University and an MBA with distinction from Harvard University.

Bob's portfolio company board work includes:
Caplin Systems
Daylight Forensic & Advisory
Financial Engines
Mavent

Bob was previously a board member of Corillian (NASDAQ:CORI) and KVS (acquired by Veritas). Additionally, he is a board member of Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE:BOH). Bob serves as a trustee of Cornell University.