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Management Team

James Watson, Chief Executive Officer

James "Watty" Watson is a co-founder of Enfrastructure, the predecessor of TechSpace, and serves as its chief executive officer. Previously, James was president of Koll Development Company where he was responsible for commercial real estate operations in the Western United States and Mexico. Koll has developed more than 75 million square feet of commercial real estate. A graduate of the University of Southern California, where he earned a bachelor's degree in public administration, James is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). In addition, he is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and has served on its National Board of Directors. In 1993, James was appointed by Governor Wilson as State Racing Commissioner on the California Horse Racing Board. sdfsd


Victor Memenas, Chief Operating Officer

Victor is responsible for operational oversight of all TechSpace campuses. Victor was formerly TechSpace's vice president of western operations, responsible for the management of sales, campus operations and client services for the Orange County campus. Prior to that, as director of strategic alliances, he was responsible for all product management and business development activities. Prior to joining TechSpace, Victor handled new business development for Compuware Corporation. He holds a bachelors degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from Wayne State University.


Joanne Owyang, Chief Financial Officer

Joanne is responsible for all accounting, corporate compliance, and financial analysis at TechSpace.  Prior to this, Joanne was an investment analyst for Thinktank Holdings LLC, a private equity management firm.  Prior to Thinktank, Joanne was a financial analyst for Dimensional Fund Advisors, an institutional fund manager with $123 billion under management.  Joanne received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.



Board of Directors

Greg Giraudi, Director

Greg Giraudi has been Buy.com's Chief Operating Officer since November 2006 and General Counsel since October 2003. Before joining Buy.com, Mr. Giraudi was an attorney in the Business & Technology Departments of the law firms of Dorsey & Whitney LLP and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP. Prior to that, Mr. Giraudi spent more than six years in various engineering and project management roles at Fluor Corporation, a publicly held engineering and construction firm. Mr. Giraudi received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego.


Neel Grover, Director

Neel Grover was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Buy.com in May 2006. He has served Buy.com as its President since September 2003 and as a member of the Board of Directors since November 2001. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer from October 2004 to May 2006.  From March to September 2003, he served as President of BuyNetwork Inc., the former parent company of Buy.com.  Prior to this, Neel was with ThinkTank Holdings, a private equity management company, most recently as a General Partner. Prior to joining ThinkTank Holdings, he was a Senior Associate in the Business & Technology Departments of the law firms Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison and Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. Neel received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law, Order Of The Coif, and his B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Irvine where he was captain of the Men's Tennis Team.


U.T. Thompson, III, Esq., Director

  • Co-Founder, CT Realty Corp.
  • 10 years experience in real estate law as a practicing attorney and an additional 25 years experience as a general partner and investor in numerous commercial real estate ventures.
  • Founder and past Chairman of the Board of Pacific National Bank, Newport Beach, California.
  • B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his JD from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
  • Licensed real estate broker and attorney at law in CA.

Scott Blum, Founder

Scott Blum, entrepreneur and technology leader, has founded several successful technology companies in his career. He is currently Chairman of Buy.com. His production company, Scott Blum Productions, creates and packages the popular high-definition programs BuyTV and YogaToday. He is also Managing Partner of ThinkTank Holdings LLC, a holding company founded in 1999 located in Jackson, Wyoming. ThinkTank's portfolio companies include Buy.com, Yub.com, Sell.com, TechSpace, Thinkbig Media, and YogaToday. Revelocity was sold to NeoForma (NASDAQ: NEOF) in December 2002, ChannelWave was sold to ClickCommerce (NASDAQ: CKCM) in January 2005, and Commerce5 was acquired by Digital River (NASDAQ: DRIV) in December 2005. By age 21, Scott sold his first company, MicroBanks, a company that manufactured technology enhancement products for IBM PS/2 and Macintosh personal computers. This provided him with the capital to start Pinnacle Micro (NASDAQ: PNCL), a leader and pioneer in the optical and recordable CD industries. Scott's third company, Buy.com , set the record for fastest growing company in U.S. history.


James Watson, Chairman

James "Watty" Watson is a co-founder of Enfrastructure, the predecessor of TechSpace, and serves as its chief executive officer. Previously, James was president of Koll Development Company where he was responsible for commercial real estate operations in the Western United States and Mexico. Koll has developed more than 75 million square feet of commercial real estate. A graduate of the University of Southern California, where he earned a bachelor's degree in public administration, James is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). In addition, he is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and has served on its National Board of Directors. In 1993, James was appointed by Governor Wilson as State Racing Commissioner on the California Horse Racing Board.


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