RICHARD M. BURNES, Jr.

Rick was a co-founder of Charles River Ventures in 1970 and has played a major role in the firm's development into one of the country's major venture firms. Rick is currently a Director of Cayman Systems, Concord Communications, InteQ, Passport Corp., Taqua Systems, SpeechWorks, and Voter.com.

In recent years, Rick has focused on investments in the fields of communications and information services. Cascade, Chipcom Corporation, Epoch Systems, Abacus Direct, Summa, Concord Communications, Prominet and Aptis are among the successful investments he has recently led on behalf of Charles River Ventures.

Apart from venture capital, Rick has been active in community organizations. Currently he is a Trustee of Boston's nationally recognized Science Museum and vice chairman of Sea Education Association. He is a past Chairman of the Board of the Middlesex School, and a major fundraiser for that institution.

Rick holds a BA degree in History from Harvard College and an MBA degree from Boston University. He and his wife Nonnie, a judge in the Massachusetts Superior Court, have three children.