Mr. D'Andrea is a co-founder and partner at Valhalla Partners, a Virginia- based venture capital firm that manages greater than $440 million in capital and invests primarily in technology companies. Mr. D'Andrea brings an extensive business background to Martek's Board having served as chief financial officer for Yurie Systems, Inc., which was acquired by Lucent Technology in 1998, and several other technology companies over the past twenty years. Mr. D'Andrea also previously held a variety of positions with and gained valuable international business experience working at Marriott Corporation and Xerox Corporation.
Mr. D'Andrea holds a Masters in Business Administration from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Service and International Politics from The Pennsylvania State University. He is active in the greater Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area business community and has served in a variety of capacities for the Tech Council of Maryland and the University of Maryland's Technology Advancement Program. |