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Ernest is a Director with Nationwide Mutual Capital, where he focuses on investments in enterprise software and business services. He currently serves on the boards of Xceedium, Metallect and SpineMatrix, in addition to working closely with portfolio companies BDNA Corporation, ISD Corporation, and Lombardi Software. Prior to joining Nationwide Mutual Capital, Ernest managed the investment process across numerous transactions for Reservoir Venture Partners, a venture capital firm targeting seed and early stage technology companies with an emphasis on information technology and biosciences, and Innovation Works, a seed stage investment organization. Prior to Reservoir, Ernest spent over 9 years in senior technology management operating roles. He has held leadership positions with venture-backed Internet startups (e-Steel and Autodaq Corporation), a high growth public enterprise software company (Interwoven), and a Fortune 1000 corporation (LTV Steel) in marketing, sales, R&D and manufacturing. In addition, Ernest has served with two top consulting firms, Booz Allen & Hamilton and NezTech Corporation. Ernest received an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he focused on entrepreneurial finance, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, with a minor in economics, where he graduated magna cum laude while earning the Michael L. Wolfe Prize for creativity in engineering. | 