Kevin J. Burns

Managing Principal, Lazard Technology Partners,
Director, Vocus

Mr. Burns co-founded Lazard Technology Partners in 1998 and leads the fund's software investment practice. He has led several LTP investments including SignalSoft, Compatible Systems and Terascape, and currently serves on boards including Intellitactics, Managed Objects, Cyveillance and Vocus. Mr. Burns has been actively involved as a director of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA) since 1998. In January 2005, Mr. Burns was elected by the board of directors to a 3-year term as President of MAVA. Prior to LTP, Mr. Burns was the founder, President and CEO of Intersolv, Inc. from 1982 to 1996. Over this period, Intersolv, Inc. developed and launched market-leading software products in the application development and management space and raised venture capital from leading investors including New Enterprise Associates and JH Whitney. The company grew from a startup to a worldwide leader in application development software with over $200M in revenue, over a thousand employees and customers in twenty-two countries. Mr. Burns was CEO of Intersolv, Inc. at the time of Intersolv's IPO in 1986. Subsequently, Intersolv, Inc. was acquired in 1998 by Microfocus, a publicly-traded UK company, in a transaction valued at approximately $630 million. Mr. Burns holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business finance from Ohio State University, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado.