Charles River Ventures, a venture firm with offices in Waltham, MA, and Menlo Park, CA, has named veteran technology executive Hassan Ahmed a senior advisor at the firm, according to a press release. Ahmed—who is the former CEO of Sonus Networks (NASDAQ:[[ticker:SONS]]), a Westford, MA-based provider of software for the telecommunications industry—will work at the firm’s Waltham office to advise partners on investments and provide guidance to the firm’s portfolio companies. Charles River Ventures was an early investor in Sonus Networks.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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