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Ron Elwell is a Venture Partner in the Wellesley Hills, MA office of Bessemer Venture Partners, specializing in the wireless sector. He joined BVP in August 2003, bringing over 20 years of industry experience to the firm. He has since guided BVP's investments in Advanced Recognition Technologies, where he served as Chairman of the Board until the company's acquisition by Scansoft, and Mforma. Mr. Elwell also serves on the board of GoTV.
Until early 2003, Ron was CEO of Octave Communications, a maker of teleconferencing equipment in which BVP invested. He led the company's international expansion and developed its wireless strategy, guiding it to an acquisition by Voyant Technologies. Ron joined Octave from Lernout & Hauspie, where he became President of the Enterprise Telephony Group after the acquisition of Dictaphone. At Dictaphone, he held a number of executive positions including Managing Director of Canadian Operations, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development, and Senior Vice President and General Manager of Communication Recording Systems and International Operations. Mr. Elwell is a graduate of Bucknell University. | 