With a track record of five successful startups in the past 12 years,
Andy Palmer specializes in founding and accelerating the growth of
early-stage companies. In early 2005, Palmer partnered with Dr.
Stonebraker to found Vertica®. Prior to co-founding Vertica, Palmer
served as the senior vice president of operations at Infinity
Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ : INFI) , where he was a member of the initial
startup team. At Infinity, he was responsible ...
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With a track record of five successful startups in the past 12 years,
Andy Palmer specializes in founding and accelerating the growth of
early-stage companies. In early 2005, Palmer partnered with Dr.
Stonebraker to found Vertica®. Prior to co-founding Vertica, Palmer
served as the senior vice president of operations at Infinity
Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ : INFI) , where he was a member of the initial
startup team. At Infinity, he was responsible for information
technology, informatics, operations, finance, human resources, and
organizational development as the company raised over $140 million in
financing, grew to more than 100 employees, and put its first compound
into the clinic for the treatment of cancer. Prior to joining Infinity,
as a member of the startup team and vice president of sales and
marketing at Bowstreet, Palmer led the creation and execution of all
early sales, marketing, and professional services initiatives as the
company grew from 3 employees to more than 300 employees. Before
joining Bowstreet, Palmer was the first vice president of marketing at
pcOrder.com (NASDAQ: PCOR), where he was directly responsible for
dramatic revenue growth and rapid customer acquisition in preparation
for a successful initial public offering as the company grew from 5
employees to more than 250 employees. Prior to joining pcOrder, Palmer
served as marketing director for pcOrder's parent company, Trilogy
Software, Inc.
Palmer earned an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
College and bachelor's degrees in English, history, and computer
science from Bowdoin College.
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