Anderson, Dave

Class of '10
Voltage Security, Senior Director, Marketing

Dave Anderson currently serves as the Senior Director, Marketing for Voltage Security, where he is responsible for developing market strategy, delivering new technology solutions to market, and managing global campaigns and programs for Voltage's data protection and information security solutions.  Prior to Voltage, Dave led product marketing and program strategy for McAfee, and previously for SAP's governance and risk management solutions. 

Dave has 20 years experience within business strategy, marketing, and product development at leading technology and services firms, including SAP, ArcSight/HP, KPMG, and VeriSign, and has worked extensively across Asia and Europe in delivering market and industry security solutions.  His expertise focuses on strategy and planning, marketing, and operational governance.

Dave graduated from the Fuqua School of Business, Global Executive program in 2010, and received his BA from Whittier College in Business Administration in 1993, with an emphasis in international management and economics.  He has been published in multiple industry and technical journals, and is a frequent speaker on risk management, corporate governance, security, and strategy.  He currently resides in Mountain View, California. 

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Arias, David

Class of '03
Swimways Corporation, President/Owner

David Arias is the President and part owner of Swimways Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of recreational consumer products based in Virginia Beach, VA. He is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company, creating a work environment that promotes success and commitment, and controlling the finances to maintain and increase profits.  Prior to becoming President, David was responsible for all aspects of product development, pricing and promotion, and also directed the creative staff, outside sales force and internal sales support.

David is very involved in numerous activities within the non-profit arena and is committed to serving those in the local community. He is an active Board member of the United Way of Hampton Roads and former Chairman of the Tocqueville Society. During his tenure, he increased public and business awareness of the organization along with generating new pledges and funds.  David is a Board Member of the Virginia Aquarium and a member of their Marketing Committee.  He is a Corporate Board Member of Heritage Bank in Norfolk, VA and also sits on the Audit Committee. He is a board member of the Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Hampton Roads Civic Leadership Council.  Professionally, he is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and the Toy Industry Association. David is most proud that Swimways was named the 2011 Best Small Business to work for in Hampton Roads Inside Business Magazine and the winner of Operation Smile's humanitarian company of the year.

David holds a BA in Economics and Spanish from Hampden-Sydney College and a Masters of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He is happily married to Valerie, a Duke alumna, and has three children:  Megan, a senior at Duke University, Jason, a freshman at Vanderbilt University and Carly, a sophomore at Norfolk Academy. David and his family enjoy residing in his hometown of beautiful Virginia Beach.

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Bakita, Tom

Class of '04
Aviat Networks, Senior Marketing Manager

Tom Bakita is the Senior Marketing Manager for IP Core initiatives at Aviat Networks. The solution enables high speed (4G) internet access to mobile devices. In this role Tom works closely with service providers around the world and travels internationally to support accounts and opportunities. Prior to joining Aviat Networks, Tom worked at Cisco Systems for 10 years as product line manager and software development engineer for mobile wireless systems. Prior to Cisco Systems, Tom worked at IBM Corporation for 10 years in a variety of mainframe-based software development and marketing roles. While at IBM Tom, lived for some time in London, England, supporting European accounts. Tom holds a BS in computer science from the Lyman Briggs School at Michigan State University and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He has enjoyed executive education in Marketing Management at Harvard Business School and a short course in cooking at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Tom and his wife, Rali, have two children, Alex (12) and DiDi (10), and reside in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Barlow, Bruce

Class of '87
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Senior Director, Market Research

Bruce leads a full service market research business unit (with P/L responsibility) within the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, a trade association of 960 small, non- profit electric utilities owned by the consumers they serve. Collectively NRECA's member co-ops serve 12% of the US population and 75% of the nation's land mass.  In addition to legislative advocacy, the Association provides a wide range of services to its member systems including comprehensive employee benefits, education and training, technology research and development, consulting, and market research.   Bruce's group uses an evolving variety of qualitative and quantitative research techniques across both consumer and business audiences to provide insights to inform the critical business decisions made by NRECA and its member co-ops.  A significant portion of Bruce's work involves anticipating and tracking changes in consumers' circumstances, attitudes, and behaviors and advising co-ops how to best adapt to remain successful in this shifting landscape.  This role has taken on more importance in recent years with the changes afoot in the electric power industry.

Bruce has spent over 25 years wrestling with services marketing issues.  Prior to NRECA, he worked in a similar capacity in the financial services industry at Nasdaq, Sallie Mae, and Riggs National Bank.  Bruce's experience and skills set includes consensus building, product development,  service line enhancement,  marketing strategy development,  customer satisfaction and service quality measurement, web site usability testing, social media usage, focus group and workshop facilitation, consultative sales, and creative problem solving.   He enjoys the wide breadth of topics explored in his professional life and is happy to have found a job that matches his attention span.  
 
In addition to the MBA from Fuqua, Bruce holds a BS in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University. He is happily married to Kathy a classmate from Cornell. They have two children, Nicole, a junior at Old Dominion University, and Stephen, a senior at Bishop Ireton High School.  They live in suburban Washington DC.  In his spare time, Bruce studies and instructs Tae Kwon Do.  His is also an avid fan of  Bishop Ireton Crew, Washington Capitals hockey, and Duke Basketball.

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Bingaman, Peter

Class of '00
Technology Solutions Marketing, Principal and Founder

Peter is an accomplished global technology marketing leader who has generated over $125 million in profitable revenue growth for companies such as IBM, Nortel, LexisNexis and Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising. As a principal and founder of Technology Solutions Marketing, Peter now helps mid-size technology companies build greater marketing discipline and capability that will enable his clients to significantly accelerate the growth of their respective companies. Prior to founding Technology Solutions Marketing, Peter was Vice President of Global Marketing for Nortel Networks, Executive Managing Director for LexisNexis and Vice President of Product Marketing at IBM. Prior to IBM, Peter spent several years in Europe managing Saatchi & Saatchi's pan-European network supporting the Hewlett-Packard account.

Peter is a former board member of the Wilton Little League and Wilton Education Foundation. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Bucknell University in 1986.  He received his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business in 2000.

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Bolin, Dave

Class of '04
TyraTech Inc., Director of Regulatory Affairs

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Butler, Jay

Class of '10
Capital One Financial Services, Senior Business Analyst

Jay Butler is a Senior Business Analyst at Capital One Financial Services in Dallas, TX.  He currently works in Capital One Auto Finance on the Credit and Business Strategy team.  He and his team are responsible for setting credit policy and pricing, as well as analyzing credit and market risk for the Auto Finance business in both the dealer and direct lending channels.  Prior to moving to Auto Finance, Jay spent time as a business analyst in Capital One's U.S. Card business, working in Card Collections Strategy and Analysis.

Jay is extremely committed to serving his local community.  He volunteers his time as a facilitator and mentor at SMU with Leadership Edge Inc., a non-profit organization focused on providing leadership training and mentoring to college students in order to equip them to be leaders in their communities.  Jay also actively serves in Dallas' Habitat for Humanity.  Originally from Cape Cod, MA, Jay remains connected to his home community by serving on the board of the Patrick M. Butler Charitable Fund, a fund within the Cape Cod Foundation that raises money for roughly two dozen local charities, scholarships and foundations.

Jay graduated with a BA from Duke University in 2009, having majored in Public Policy and minored in Economics.  In 2010, he earned a Masters in Management Studies from Duke's Fuqua School of Business.  In his spare time, Jay enjoys playing any sport (currently hockey, tennis and golf), reading, and playing guitar.

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Carpinella, Ron

Class of '05
Equifax, Inc., Vice President - ID Management

Ron Carpinella joined the alumni council in 2007. Carpinella has worked in the technology, marketing and advertising industry for nearly twenty years, including over a decade in internet technology and the online media industry. An authority on identity management and user-centric identity eco-systems, he has been an active contributor to public and private efforts to better secure the internet and individual identities online. Recently he has been part of the efforts in developing President's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) work with both commercial and government partners to establish a more secure internet and its supported systems. He is a veteran of Google, the U.S. Navy, CMGI, J. Walter Thompson, FCB. In his current position, Carpinella is building Equifax's Identity Management tools for industry and consumers. In his spare time, he serves as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve and in municipal government. He is passionate about flying, Porsches, and shows his 1959 convertible at shows around the south.

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Chappell, Scott

Class of '94
BIA Digital Partners, Partner - Private Equity Investor

Scott Chappell is a partner with BIA Digital Partners, a private investment firm with over $280 million of capital under management. BIA provides subordinated debt and equity capital to middle-market companies operating in the media, communications, information services, and business services industries. Scott joined BIA Digital Partners in 2001 and has served as a board member on ten of BIA’s portfolio companies. Prior to BIA, Scott was an investment banker with Thomas Weisel Partners in New York and with First Union Securities (now Wachovia Securities) in Charlotte. Scott received a B.S. in Business Administration with Honors from the University of Georgia and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, where he was a Fuqua Scholar. Prior to Fuqua, Scott was a Senior Consultant with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in Atlanta. Scott is married with three children and lives in Charlotte, NC. He enjoys participating in and coaching sports including lacrosse, basketball, and soccer. He and his wife teach a 5th grade Sunday School class. He remains involved with both Fuqua and the University of Georgia.

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Coats, Cari Haught

Class of '03
C2 Advisors, Inc., President

Cari H. Coats is president of C2 Advisors, Inc. providing advisory services that leverage Coats' extensive executive-level management, strategy, governance and succession, and marketing experience. Coats is also managing partner of SeaChange Venture Philanthropy, a global VP firm that mobilizes high growth entrepreneurial ventures, private foundations and non-profits for sustainable social impact, as well as serves on the adjunct faculty and manages the entrepreneurship program at the nationally-recognized Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. Coats works extensively with entrepreneurial and social entrepreneurship ventures, as well as sources of investment capital and venture philanthropy.  Prior positions Coats has held include chief operating officer with CNL Real Estate Advisors, chief strategy officer with CNL Financial Group, Executive Vice President of the NBA-franchise Orlando Magic and Producer/Co-Host of the nationally syndicated television show PM Magazine. Coats is Chairman of the board of Bajalia International Group, a fair-trade wholesale distributor of artisan-quality goods sourced from more than 20 under-developed nations across the globe.  Additionally, she serves on the governing body for Athena PowerLink Orlando which provides peer-to-peer mentoring to high potential women-owned businesses.  Coats community and civic involvement, particularly with charities focused on children and underserved populations, is longstanding and far-reaching.  Coats is a graduate of the Global Executive MBA program at Duke University.  Her undergraduate alma mater is the University of Central Florida where she received her B.A. in Communications-Radio/TV.  Coats is married to Russell Coats.  They reside in Orlando, FL with their twin, 15-year-old daughters, Kate and Maddie.

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