Biography

John Mutch, managing partner of MV Advisors LLC, founded the strategic block investment firm that provides focused investment and strategic guidance to small and mid-cap technology companies in March 2003. John serves as the board Chair of Aviat Networks (NASDAQ: AVNW), a provider of IP solutions for wireless public and private telecommunications operators, and a director at Agilysys (NASDAQ: AGYS), a provider of information technology solutions. Prior to MV Advisors, he was appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy court to the board of directors of Peregrine Systems and also served as its President and CEO. Previously, John served as director for Maxwell Technologies, YuMe, RhythmOne, Steel Excel, Beyondtrust Software, where he was also CEO, Phoenix Technologies Edgar Online, Aspyra, Overland Storage and Brio Software. Additional executive roles included President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of HNC Software, a variety of executive sales and marketing positions at Microsoft. John holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.