BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Strategic Vision

Katrin Burt

Katrin Burt is a member of Intersouth Partner’s information technology investment team. Katrin joined Intersouth Partners in 2004, serving as an analyst for two years before joining the information technology investment team. As an analyst, she worked across the firm to aid in both the analysis of potential new investments as well as the growth of Intersouth’s existing portfolio companies. Katrin joined Intersouth from London-based HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. Katrin has served on the selection committees for CED’s Venture and Tech conferences and lectures at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. She holds a B.A. from Oxford University. She received an M.B.A. from Duke University and an M.S. in Microsystems and Nanotechnology from Cranfield University.

James J. Gibson

James J. Gibson is Executive Vice President and CFO of RTI International. He began his finance career at Ernst & Ernst in 1976 in New Jersey. In 1980, he joined Hughes Aircraft Company in Southern California holding a number of financial-related positions of increasing responsibility. In 1985, he joined the corporate office of Rockwell International Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he held various executive level positions including assistant corporate controller. Gibson is a CPA and licensed attorney, with an undergraduate B.S. degree from State College of New Jersey-Ramapo, an M.B.A. from The University of Southern California, and J.D. degree from Duquesne University. In addition to his active participation in many professional associations, he is a member of the board of directors of Nextreme Thermal Solutions and an advisory board member of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

John Goehrke

John Goehrke is the CEO and President of siXis, Inc., which he helped to spin out of RTI International. John brings over 25 years of sales, marketing, and general management experience to siXis. Most recently, as COO of Luna Innovations, he was part of the executive management team that successfully completed an Initial Public Offering of the company in June, 2006. Previous to Luna Innovations, John was CEO of Luna Technologies, a VC funded start-up, where he led the company to profitability and a successful exit in the form of an acquisition. Before joining Luna, Goehrke was the General Manager of Acterna’s Access Division, based in Germantown, MD. Prior to that he was the General Manager of Acterna’s Fiber Optics Division based in St. Etienne, France. John began his career in sales and marketing for American Photonics, a VC funded start-up which was successfully sold to Siecor Fiberlan. He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.