Blaise Heltai
Founder, Genus2 Technology

Blaise Heltai is the principal at Genus2 Technology and was previously a Partner at NewVantage Partners.  His focus is on the applications of technology to business transformation, emerging technologies, multi-channel strategy, and Internet delivery.  Blaise was previously an executive at the FleetBoston Financial Group, where, as the Managing Director for eBusiness, and Corporate e-catalyst he led the company through a fundamental transformation of e-enablement, integration, and rationalization of Internet initiatives for all lines of business - consumer, commercial, and government - in the US and internationally.

Blaise had also led Customer Relationship Management (CRM) initiatives for FleetBoston, as well as managing customer data analysis, direct marketing, market research, and R&D functions for Fleet and Bank of America.  He was CEO of fileTRUST, which produced secure online document storage and sharing service.  He has held positions at Bell Laboratories and at AT&T Consumer Products where he led efforts ranging from assessing demand for new telecom services to inventing, developing, and managing Interactive TV and online services.

Blaise has been published and widely quoted by the national print and broadcast media as a recognized expert in areas such as e-business, online banking and investing, public policy issues, payment technologies, video on demand, and emerging technologies.  He has won numerous awards including Internet Week’s Top 100 of 2001, MassEcomm Top 10 Executives, Microsoft Innovation Award, and Best in Show at the Consumer Electronics Show.

He has served on the board of directors of MECA Software, Integrion, and numerous non-profits.  He has been on the advisory boards of S1 Corporation, PostX, and FTVentures and is past President of the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange (MITX).  He has also served on the National Academy of Science e-government panel and on the College Advisory Committee for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1984.