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Mr. Birer brings to Auspice a strategic blend of financial and high technology industry knowledge. His experience ranges from independent consulting to managing research practices at Wall Street's fastest-growing investment banks. As Managing Director of Robertson Stephens' Information Technology Group, he built a $50 million practice and was recognized by Institutional Investor and Reuters as one of the top technology analysts in America. Prior to that, he was one of the founding members of Hambrecht & Quist's Internet Practice one of the earliest on Wall Street. His research and company coverage at Hambrecht & Quist served as the foundation of the company's Business and IT Services practice. Mr. Birer has more than 60 initial public offerings, secondary offerings and private company transactions to his credit. Earlier, he held various senior auditor, policy analysis and loan officer positions at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and KPMG Peat Marwick (formerly Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.). Mr. Birer has a BS in Business Administration (with emphasis on finance and accounting) from the University of California, Berkeley and is a CPA. | 