Company

Leadership Team

Meet the Vi3 leadership team, dedicated to innovation, intelligence, and insight.

Derek Spence
Executive Chairman

Derek Spence

Executive Chairman

Derek joined Vi3 as an investor in 2012 and became a board member in 2014 when Striker Partners assumed the lead investor role in the Company. Derek has significant financial, operational, and strategic business experience working with early stage venture and growth equity companies for the past two decades.

Derek is also a Managing Principal at Striker Partners, joining the firm in 1999 to help establish Striker’s investment strategy. He has primary responsibility for overseeing all of the investment activities of the firm, and spends much of his time working directly with portfolio company management teams to better position the businesses for long-term growth. Prior to joining Striker, Derek worked directly for the Office of the Chief Executive at Deloitte & Touche (“D&T”) in New York, analyzing and executing principal investment opportunities for the firm on a global basis. While at D&T, he played a key role in structuring, negotiating, and closing numerous transactions in various countries. Derek earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College and his M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Doug Olsen
Chief Executive Officer

Doug Olsen

Chief Executive Officer

Doug has more than 20 years of hands on leadership and global operating experience in strategic management, sourcing, optimizing efficiencies, turnarounds and corporate operations across retail and consumer products. He brings vast experience in turnarounds, EBITA improvement initiatives, interim leadership, international expansion and complex transformational programs. Doug has also served on several Boards of Directors as a non-executive director and executive director.

Doug earned his bachelor’s degree in business from Wilmington College and earned his MBA from Xavier University.

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Eric P. Johanson
Chief Technology Offier

Eric Johanson

Chief Technology Officer

Eric is the lead architect and designer of the Vi3 suite of products. Previously, Eric served as Principal Software Engineer at Newpoint Technologies, Inc. and Senior Software Engineer at C-Grams Unlimited. Early in his career, Eric was the lead architect and designer of an innovative and highly successful monitor and control software suite for the satellite communications industry. Eric earned his degree in software engineering from Daniel Webster College.

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