Joe joined Grotech as a General Partner in 2002. Mr. Zell has an extensive, 20-year operating background in communications and data networking, including nine years with US West Communications (which is now Qwest Communications), where he was instrumental in building US WEST's !NTERPRISE Networking Division and was the president of the division for four years. He was most recently chief executive officer of Convergent Communications. Prior to US WEST, he held a variety of management positions at WilTel, LDXNet, United Technologies Communications, MCI Communications and Xerox Corporation. At Grotech, Mr. Zell focuses on investment opportunities in the communications, networking, software and outsourcing sectors. Mr. Zell currently serves or has served on the following boards: Aztek Networks, BroadSoft, buySAFE, Hatteras Networks, iVivity, SkyeTek, USinternetworking and Ziptronix. Mr. Zell graduated Magna Cum Laude from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. |