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Chris Wand is a principal at Mobius Venture Capital. He joined the fund in August 1999 as an associate partner in the company's Colorado office. Before joining the fund, Mr. Wand was the director of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development at one of the firm's portfolio companies, MessageMedia (formerly known as First Virtual Holdings). At MessageMedia, Mr. Wand was an integral part of the company's series A through series E private equity fundraising efforts, initial public offering, acquisition of four private companies, and SEC compliance. He was also instrumental in the transformation of its business from being the first secure Internet payment system to being a leader in the email messaging services industry. Prior to MessageMedia, Mr. Wand was a management consultant at LEK Consulting, where he focused on mergers & acquisitions advisement and general strategy consulting to Fortune 500 clients in a variety of industries including high-tech, media and entertainment, communications, OEM electronics, industrial products and agri-business. Mr. Wand holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University | 