Roland Schumann
Chairman @ Sierra Angels
Reno, United States
Roland Schumann is a startup investor at Sierra Angels in Reno. Roland Schumann is the Chairman at Sierra Angels. He is a former military intelligence officer, having served both on active duty and in the reserves. Trained in unconventional warfare and electronic intelligence gathering, he also has practical experience in airborne operations, human intelligence (HUMINT), counter-intelligence, andcounter-terrorism. He has performed risk analyses in Latin America for the US government and in the United States for commercial and government interests.Mr. Schumann is also recognized as a data security expert. He co-founded SwapDrive to enable businesses to store their mission-critical data online in secure data centers located away from their regular company offices. As the Chief Operating Officer at SwapDrive, Roland is a key player in the development of policy and strategic plans. He was formerly a senior associate at Booz, Allen & Hamilton where he provided technical risk management services to the company's clientele. Prior to this position, he was a senior project manager and system developer for the Thomson Corporation, overseeing complex technical projects for companies such as Merrill Lynch, West Publishing, and Andersen Consulting. Mr. Schumann has authored three technical books related to the Internet, "EcoData: Using Your PC to Obtain Environmental Information", 1st & 2nd Editions (published by Government Institutes) and "The Energy Guide to the Internet" (published by McGraw-Hill) and has been featured on MSNBC and TechTV. He received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Colorado-Boulder and a M.S. in Information Systems from George Washington University.
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About Sierra Angels
Founded in 1997, Sierra Angels is a premier angel investment group in Northern Nevada. Headquartered at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, they are located in one of the most business-friendly states in the country.Sierra Angels is the premier angel investment group in the Northern Sierra region. They provide early stage investments in promising technologyventures and support the entrepreneurs they fund with mentoring and connections.Sierra Angels' fifty members are former startup founders and senior operating executives experienced in financing and developing emerging enterprises. They are active investors who have assisted greater than sixty companies to date in a variety of industries with a preference for capital efficient technology companies.Sierra Angels takes a leading role in collaboratively investing with other angel groups in the region and with earlier stage VCs. They also participate actively in the community to facilitate technology-based and entrepreneurial-driven economic expansion in Nevada.
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Li Han Chan
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Roland Schumann
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