Board of Directors
Melvin J. Buckman
Valerie S. Gaydos
Stephen Harris
Mark C. Heil
Richard Levin
Henry Ian Pass
David Resnik
Melvin J. Buckman, President
McCausland, Keen & Buckman
Melvin J. Buckman is one of the five individuals who founded PIF (then known as Pennsylvania Private Investors Group) in 1990, and he has served as president ever since. By profession, Mr. Buckman is a lawyer, having practiced, during his career, with the U.S. Small Business Administration, General Electric Company,... (full bio)
Valerie S. Gaydos, Executive Director
Fifty First Associates
Valerie S. Gaydos has been involved with many start-up companies in the areas of operational development and strategic planning. She has been an investor and advisory board member gathering vital business information and locating experts, financing and key resources, which allow entrepreneurs to implement their ideas and grow a solid business. Valerie... (full bio)
Stephen Harris
TDH/MidCoast Ventures
Mr. Harris is a Founder and a Vice President of Private Equity Management Company and a General Partner of the TDH III partnership. He is also a founding Managing Principal of MidCoast Capital, LLC, a merchant bank focusing on the acquisition of private equity fund secondary interests as well as... (full bio)
Mark C. Heil
Cerenova Fund Marketing LLC
Mr. Heil is the founder of CereNova Fund Marketing, LLC which provides capital raising and marketing services primarily to venture and buyout funds. Mr. Heil has worked on successful capital raising campaigns totaling over half of billion dollars for private equity funds (venture, growth capital, mezzanine, venture debt, buyout). Through... (full bio)
Richard Levin, Chairman
Blue Ribbon Services
Richard Levin is currently Chairman of the Private Investors Forum (PIF); serves as President of Hartford Financial Corp., a full service Finance and Leasing Company and plays an active roll in Blue Ribbon Services, a Mass Transit Management company. In addition, Richard has invested in several “early stage” companies in the... (full bio)
Henry Ian Pass
Henry I. Pass Law Firm
Henry Ian Pass, Esq. is a commercial litigation and transactional attorney with offices in the Philadelphia suburb of Bala Cynwyd, PA. A native of Boston Massachusetts, Henry is a 1972 cum laude graduate of Boston University’s College of Liberal Arts with distinction in Political Science and a 1975 cum laude graduate of Temple University School... (full bio)
David Resnik
Centrell Group
David has made a career with technology startups which he either founded our co-founded leading to several successful exits to both public and private companies. His passion for startups is combined with the desire to create quality job opportunities and has been key in the development of over a hundred... (full bio)
