John C.Occhipinti

John Occhipinti has over 14 years of experience in enterprise software technology， marketing， and sales. As Managing Director of Woodside Fund， John dedicates his expertise to the development of ventures in the enterprise software sector. John serves on the Board of Directors of Intalio （Business Process Management infrastructure software）， VeriWave （Wireless LAN test equipment）， and Tacit Software （Enterprise Expertise Automation software）.

Prior to joining Woodside Fund， John was an early executive at Netscape Communications. Initially， John led a team that drove the company’s first significant revenues， helping launch Netscape through its initial public offering. Later， John ran Netscape’s Electronic Software Distribution and Strategic Channel Sales groups. During his tenure at Netscape， John worked closely with hundreds of early stage entrepreneurs helping build web-based e-commerce and enterprise software applications. Prior to Netscape， John worked at Oracle Corporation， marketing and selling large-scale enterprise database technologies.

John has an MBA from the University of California， Berkeley， Walter A. Haas School of Business， and a BA from the University of California Berkeley. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at Trinity School. For leisure， John enjoys tennis， skiing， golf， and spending time with his family.