The Community Behind The Communities.
Mike Walsh, CEO and Founder, drives vision and corporate innovation for Leverage Software. As a pioneer in Online Communities, Mr. Walsh has been instrumental in developing revolutionary business applications for social networking including sales lead generation, word of mouth marketing, employee recruitment, and brand building. Prior to founding Leverage Software, Mr. Walsh was co-founder and Vice President of Sales at mvion and Vice President of Sales and Business Development for ProjectArena which develops professional services automation applications to improve productivity and profitability of services organizations. Mr. Walsh holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and MBAs from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and Columbia University.
Joseph Kleinschmidt, CTO and Founder, brings a wealth of product development and management experience to Leverage Software. Mr. Kleinschmidt's broad background includes experience in the financial, biotech, energy, internet, and multimedia industries, and he has worked with a variety of firms from small software start-ups to larger organizations such as Lucent and Macromedia. Past experience includes leading the development of mission-critical financial risk management software, advising energy companies on their technology needs in the face of deregulation, and developing industry-leading scientific research software for Axon Instruments (acquired by Molecular Devices) in use by large pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Mr. Kleinschmidt holds a degree from Northwestern University.
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