Kaleil Isaza Tuzman

As President and Managing Partner of Recognition Group, LLC, Tuzman has overall responsibility for the company's corporate restructuring advisory practice, as well as its proprietary investment activities. In his role at Recognition Group, Tuzman has served as an interim CEO for troubled companies in the software, technology services, media and business services fields. Prior to founding Recognition Group, Tuzman was the co-founder and CEO of govWorks, Inc., a leading software services firm serving the state and local government marketplace. govWorks (now called govONE Solutions, Inc.) was a pioneer in the e-government field, and has been backed by over $60 million in venture financing.

Tuzman navigated govWorks through a re-organization in the turbulent markets of late 2000, ultimately resulting in a sale of the company to First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC). Prior to founding govWorks, Tuzman founded Enicial Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in Latin American and Hispanic-focused technology companies. He remains a General Partner in Enicial Ventures. Tuzman was previously with Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he worked for five years in the Investment Banking and Equities Risk Arbitrage areas in the New York office.

Tuzman has appeared in numerous national media outlets, including CNN, NBC News, CNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Barron's and Charlie Rose. Tuzman is also active in the realms of public policy and Hispanic issues. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an advisor to the World Bank's Gateway Development Project, a sponsor of the David Rockefeller center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, and a board member of the MicroMentor Program of the Aspen Institute. He is also a member of the Board of Junior Achievement.

Tuzman graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in Government and a Certificate in Latin American Studies. He is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. His upcoming book, provisionally titled Beyond Success and Failure: The Evolution of an Entrepreneur, will be published in 2003.