CEO Laura is a founder and CEO of Ventana. Laura has worked closely with clients over Ventana’s 40-year history. Prior to Ventana, Laura was a group manager at Digital Equipment, responsible for planning and advanced automated testing. In 2007, the Boston History and Innovation Collaborative honored Laura as a Champion of Innovation for work in
Chairman David is Ventana’s Chairman. He is internationally recognized for System Dynamics and optimal control modeling. David’s focus is developing systems for business strategy optimization and enterprise-wide decision support. His approach emphasizes the testing of models with incomplete and approximate data. David’s 50 years’ of experience includes successful engagements in R&D management, global marketing strategies,
CTO, Senior Modeler Tom joined Ventana in 1997 and has 30 years experience in applying models for the economic implications of global climate change, strategic electricity sector testing of pollution reduction strategies, and natural gas supply and demand. His business consulting includes models of next-generation technologies, international consumer markets and commodity supply and demand. Tom
Head, Vensim Development & Support Tony is responsible for Vensim. Tony’s career has included simulation development using both System Dynamics and discrete event techniques. He has extensive experience in computer simulation, software and GUI design and development. He has applied simulation techniques to war-gaming, manpower, capacity planning, and maintenance issues.
Head, Ventity Development & Support Larry for 50 years has been leading software product development with a focus on simulation and decision support. Larry joined Ventana in 2010 to lead Vensim development, and then led the design and implementation for Ventity, supporting Object Oriented System Dynamics. He was the lead author for the award of
Head, Operations & Finance Mary is Treasurer of Ventana, and is responsible for planning and operations. She came to Ventana in 1985 from a position as operations manager of a software consulting firm. Mary began her career at Digital Equipment where she worked in logistics planning, supervision, and education.
Modeler Adem has 10 years experience in dynamic modeling. Most recently, he helped a major multinational electronics corporation simulate the carbon footprint of their products. Prior to joining Ventana, Adem co-developed the En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator and built other system dynamic models to help decision makers better understand inter-dependencies in complex public policy challenges–including climate
Manager Technology & Data Analytics Mike is an experienced engineer and System Dynamics modeler with over 15 years of work spanning clean energy, technology commercialization, and strategic modeling. His Dissertation work developed an integrated approach to model the financial and technical aspects of novel chemical processes. His prior experience includes leading feasibility modeling and prototyping
Manager, Strategic Projects & Data Analytics David has 10 years of experience in model-based data analytics, simulation, and System Dynamics to his role at Ventana. With a background in analytics at Booz Allen and USMCR, David brings experience in model development, testing, and data integrattion, contributing to projects across sectors including transportation, energy, and national
BS, Computer Science Northeastern