Mr. Robert Wadsworth is a 35-year veteran of the VC and PE industry.

He is a founding partner of HarbourVest Partners, the successor entity of Hancock Venture Partners, where he had last served as a senior partner overseeing global direct investment activity and a member of the firm's Executive Management Committee. Mr. Wadsworth’s prior experience additionally includes management consulting with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, where he specialized in the areas of operations strategy and manufacturing productivity.

At present, Mr. Wadsworth serves as a founding partner of both W3 Capital, LLC, a family investment firm and as a founding partner of New Harbour Partners, a small enterprise private equity firm. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of AGL Credit, Whisker Labs, Spiro, and Direct Commerce - all private enterprises. And while he is no longer an active member of HarbourVest, Mr. Wadsworth continues to serve on that firm's supervisory committee.

Mr. Wadsworth earned a BS (magna cum laude) in Systems Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Virginia in 1982 and an MBA (with distinction) from Harvard Business School in 1986. Mr. Wadsworth serves as a trustee of the University of Virginia Engineering School, St. Stephens and St. Agnes School and as a board member of Tenacity - a non-profit program supporting middle school children attending Boston public schools.