Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 10, 2002
ALISA NESSLER is President and CEO of Lane 15. Ms. Nessler is also a
participant in AV Labs' Venture Fellows Program, where seasoned
technology executives apply their business knowledge to start, run, and
grow companies. Most recently, Ms. Nessler was President and CEO of
Appliant.com, a Web infrastructure management company based in Seattle,
where she was responsible for recruiting the senior management team,
guiding the initial product vision, bringing products to market, raising
venture financing rounds, and successfully cultivating both technology
and sales-oriented strategic partnerships. Her previous experience also
includes serving as President and CEO of Haystack Labs Inc., an Austin-
based, venture-backed company that was acquired by Trusted Information
Systems in 1997. Ms. Nessler initially joined Haystack Labs Inc. as Vice
President of Marketing. She also spent 12 years in sales, sales
management, and marketing management at BMC Software and IBM. Prior to
joining IBM, Ms. Nessler was a Development Manager at The Systems
Center, Inc., which is now part of Computer Associates. Early in her
career, she was a Programmer for Texas Instruments and the Harris
Corporation. Ms. Nessler earned a BS in Math and Computer Science from
the University of Texas at Arlington. Profile
overview?
Ms. Nessler: Lane 15 Software is a privately funded company. We're based
in Austin, Texas. We were founded in
