Board of Directors
Bruce Hansen
Bruce Hansen is Chairman of the Board at BrightScope. He brings over two decades of experience innovating in
the information and analytics business, with a particular focus in payments and financial services. In 2002,
Bruce co-founded and led ID Analytics as its Chairman and CEO from inception until its sale to LifeLock in
March 2012. At ID Analytics, Hansen raised $45 million in venture financing and built the company from
concept-stage into a high growth, profitable firm serving over 280 enterprise clients and 5 million
consumers. Prior to founding ID Analytics, Hansen was President at HNC Software Inc. (NASDAQ: HNCS), a $1
billion+ global provider of analytic software solutions for financial services, telecommunications and
healthcare firms. HNC was acquired by Fair Isaac (FICO) in 2002. Prior to HNC, Hansen held executive roles
at the Center for Adaptive Systems Applications (CASA), Citicorp (now CitiGroup), Automatic Data Processing,
Inc. (ADP) and Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan Chase). Recognized throughout the industry for his
leadership, Hansen was named Ernst &Young's 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year for San Diego. That same year,
Hansen was also selected as one of four National Finalists for the E&Y U.S. Entrepreneur of the Year. Hansen
works with start-up incubator EvoNexus, served for many years as Chairman for the San Diego Software
Industry Council, and is also a past member of the San Diego American Electronics Association (AeA)
Technology CEO Board.
John Sarkisian
John Sarkisian is the Founding Investor of BrightScope. John also chaired the Board of Directors
from inception through the company’s 3rd round of funding in September 2012. John is the Chief Executive
Officer of Pro Performance Sports, LLC. The company is the industry leader in delivering innovative athletic
training products, instructional content and programming to athletes worldwide under the brand name SKLZ.
John formerly lead Pat and Oscar's restaurants as well as Semtek Innovative Solutions, a company providing
credit card security technologies. John received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University
of Michigan.
Jim Caccavo
Jim Caccavo is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Steelpoint Capital Partners.
Jim is a proven entrepreneur with deep operating and financial experience. Prior to forming Steelpoint,
Jim was the Managing Director of Moore Capital Management's Private Equity Group. Before joining Moore in 1999,
he was president and CEO of Tickets.com. From 1988 to 1996, Jim was a founder and senior executive of Sullivan
Communications, helping to build it into a leading graphic arts company. He operated several business units for
Sullivan, including: software packaging and distribution; digital imaging; and a special effects business he founded.
Jim began his career in finance at Merrill Lynch and GTE Corporation. Jim holds a B.S. in Economics and Finance from the University of Scranton.
Mike Alfred
Ryan Alfred