Board of Directors
Mr. Robert J. Colonna
Chairman of the Board
President and CEO
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
Robert J. Colonna is the president and founder of Innovative Systems. He was instrumental in the design of Innovative Systems' matching software and Marketing Information System (MkIS). Mr. Colonna holds BA and BS degrees from Lehigh University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Joseph Fairbanks, Jr.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
Joseph Fairbanks is retired sales and business executive with over 30 years of experience in building and leading successful sales and field operations organizations. He began his career with IBM in Philadelphia, where he spent 12 years and held various sales and sales leadership positions. His most recent position was as Global Sales, Support, and Services exec for the industry-leading engineering simulation software company, ANSYS, Inc. He is also a veteran of the US Navy where he served for eight years. Since his retirement, Mr. Fairbanks has joined the board of two veteran-focused nonprofits: Hire Our Heroes, a national organization focused on enabling successful career transition to private sector, and Veterans Place, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit focused on assisting homeless veterans in the area. Mr. Fairbanks holds a degree in Computer Science from West Chester University.
Mr. Wilson N. Krahnke
Chevy Chase, Maryland USA
Wilson N. Krahnke began his career as a C.P.A. with Arthur Andersen & Co. He subsequently held the position of chief financial officer of Hotel Investors Trust (an REIT). In recent years, Mr. Krahnke has served as a financial consultant to a variety of industries. Now retired, his volunteer activities include the Hospice movement and the ALS Association, where he served on the National Board. Mr. Krahnke holds a BS degree from Lehigh University.
Mr. Charles E. Leonard III
New York, New York USA
Charles E. Leonard is managing director of Coady Diemar Partners, LLC. From 2001–2004, Mr. Leonard served as chief executive officer and executive chairman of Solucient LLC, a leading healthcare information services company. He previously was president of VNU Marketing Information Services Group. He also served on the board of Solucient, Allrecipes.com, eonDigita, Omnicomm, and the National Science Foundation. Mr. Leonard holds BS and BA degrees from MIT and Middlebury College and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. John M. Schiller
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
John M. Schiller is a retired software industry executive whose nearly 40-year career focused on strategic alliances and sales. He began as an intern at Innovative Systems and later as vice president of sales, drove Innovative Systems' initial growth in the financial services industry. After Innovative Systems, Mr. Schiller served as vice president of business development for Transarc Corporation, which was then acquired by IBM Corporation. At IBM, he was the original founder of the WebSphere Business Development team and later became the director of strategic alliances. Mr. Schiller holds a BS from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Tepper School of Carnegie-Mellon University.