Jim Pavlik concentrates on investment opportunities
in the business services sector for Baird Venture Partners and
has over eight years of venture capital and corporate finance
experience. Jim has invested in and worked with numerous early-stage
ventures and is currently a member of the board of directors of
Pinstripe, Inc. and ThermoTek, Inc. Jim has recently been active
in both China and India, focusing on potential offshore services
opportunities for Baird Venture Partners' portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Baird Venture Partners in 2003, Jim was with
Madison Dearborn Partners, one of the largest private equity investors
in the industry, where he focused on evaluating, structuring and
managing early-stage venture investments in the communications
services industry. Jim began his career with Salomon Smith Barney,
where he participated in numerous equity and fixed income financing,
merger, and acquisition transactions. He received a BA in Economics,
summa cum laude, from Duke University and an MBA with distinction
from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
