The Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at CU-Boulder has appointed Kirk Holland, a general partner with Vista Ventures, a Broomfield venture capital firm, to its advisory board.
The Deming Center is a joint program of the Leeds School of Business and the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Holland has experience in business development, sales and marketing, engineering and operations with companies including Procter & Gamble and Sprint Corp. He also was an investment banker in the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Internet and Enterprise Software Group, where he was involved in equity offerings and mergers and acquisitions.
Most recently, Holland was a vice president at internet.com Venture Funds, where he led several software and information technology investments. He received his bachelor's of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington and a master's in business administration from Stanford University.
The 35-member advisory board consists of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, service providers in fast-growth companies and consultants and researchers involved with entrepreneurial organizations. The board provides communication with the entrepreneurial business community, the Leeds School of Business and the College of Engineering and Applied Science. It also helps advise the Deming Center, provides expertise and is a source of professional contacts and job opportunities for students.