Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 9, 2004

WALTER BUCKLEY III – INTERNET CAPITAL GROUP INC (ICGE)

WALTER W. BUCKLEY III is co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Internet Capital Group, Inc. Prior to ICG, he was Vice President of Acquisitions for Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., where he led many of Safeguard's investments through the mid-1990s, including Diamond Technology; XL Vision, Inc.; ChromoVision; and Video Server. He also was responsible for developing and executing Safeguard's multimedia and Internet investment strategies. Before Safeguard, Mr. Buckley was President and co-Founder of Centralized Management Systems, Inc., a medical supply company, which he sold in 1987. Previously, he spent three years at CoreStates as a commercial loan officer in the bank's work-out area. Mr. Buckley was included in BusinessWeek's 2000 'eBiz 25,' an exclusive listing of the most influential people in electronic business, and the Greater Philadelphia Venture Group honored him with its 'Entrepreneurial Excellence Award' in June 2000. He received a BA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a general description of Internet Capital

Group?

Mr. Buckley: Internet Capital Group is a group of companies that provide

software and services to corporations and