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Mr. Gilson is the founder of BelleHavens, where he serves as president and chairman of the board. He is also the founder and managing director of Banyan Ventures, an early-stage investment firm. Prior to founding Banyan Ventures, Mr. Gilson served as president and COO of Campus Pipeline, Inc. There, he helped grow Campus Pipeline from a backyard start-up to the market leader in portal technology and services in the international higher education market. In late 2002, Mr. Gilson helped execute a successful merger between Campus Pipeline and SCT Corporation. Mr. Gilson joined Campus Pipeline from McKinsey & Company, the global management-consulting firm, where his work focused on strategy and new business development. Mr. Gilson has an MBA in strategic and entrepreneurial management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated a Palmer Scholar, and he also holds bachelors’ degrees in economics and political science from the University of Utah. | 