The network
Board Members
The Capital Network is led by a Board comprised of accomplished and respected entrepreneurs, investors and sponsors.
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Janet Kraus, Chair Janet is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School. She was the co-founder and CEO of Spire, a new type of media company-one that was created specifically to serve the needs of busy, discerning consumers around the world. As CEO, Janet drives Spire's vision and culture. She came to Spire by way of Circles (the leading provider of concierge services), the company she co-founded with Kathy Sherbrooke and recently sold to Sodexho Alliance. As the CEO of Circles, Janet oversaw the company's growth strategy, including the creation and ultimate spin-off of Spire as a stand-alone company. Prior to co-founding Circles, she served as the Director of Values and Vision for The Body Shop. She was a finalist for the 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was recognized as one of Boston Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40. While earning an MBA at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Janet’s knack for entrepreneurship became evident as she spearheaded the financing and building of the first multimedia center with access to the Internet. |
