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Walter is co-founder, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Internet Capital Group. Prior to ICG, Walter was vice president of acquisitions for Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., where he led many of Safeguard's investments through the mid-1990s, including Diamond Technology, ChromoVision and Video Server. He also was responsible for developing and executing Safeguard's multimedia and Internet investment strategies. Before Safeguard, Walter was president and co-founder of Centralized Management Systems, Inc., a medical supply company, which he sold in 1987. Previously, he spent three years at CoreStates as a commercial loan officer in the bank's work-out area. Walter was included in Business Week's 2000 "eBiz 25," an exclusive listing of the most influential people in electronic business, and the Greater Philadelphia Venture Group honored Walter with its "Entrepreneurial Excellence Award" in June 2000. In addition to serving as Chairman of the Board for ICG, Walter sits on the boards of ICG Commerce, and Marketron. He is also Chairman of the Starfinder Foundation, a non-profit organization. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., political science | 