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JOHN W. FORD
CEO
Chairman of the Board
John founded Insight
Investments Corp. in 1987, and continues to grow the company through his
foresight and keen understanding of industry trends. He began his career working
for a venture backed telecommunications startup company and later distinguished
himself in the National Accounts Division of IBM.
As CEO and Chairman of the Board of Insight Investments Corp, John focuses on
areas of management and growth, emphasizing to clients, employees, and vendors
the absolute importance of long term thinking in preserving lasting business
partnerships. His strength is anticipating technology changes and positioning
the company to take advantage of them.
John has a B.S. from University of California, Santa Cruz and an M.B.A. from
Arizona State University where he graduated with honors. He is married with four
children, one grandson, and is an active member of Legatas.
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RICHARD M. HEARD
President
Richard Heard’s commitment to Insight began in 1985. Initially involved in sales and
marketing, by July 1994, Mr. Heard was Insight’s CFO. With experience in all facets of
the company and industry, exceptional leadership abilities, and a true desire for success
in this highly competitive industry, Mr. Heard became president in 2004, with a seat on
Insight’s Board of Directors. During his tenure spanning over two decades, Mr. Heard
has been directly involved in maintaining the company’s financial strength and stability,
growth, development, and stature within the industry. Richard Heard oversees all three
Insight subsidiaries, still finding time for and enjoying direct customer and staff member
relationships and interaction. Married with two children, Mr. Heard holds a B.S. in
Economics; an MBA; Honored as an American Honda 2007 Premier Partner Award Winner
for ‘companies that demonstrate excellence in quality, value and customer service’,
Richard Heard remains committed to upholding Insight’s valued reputation for high
ethics and overall excellence, the core values that made Insight what it is today.
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DAVID WANG
Chief Financial Officer
David joined Insight
Investments, Corp. in 2006 with nearly 10 years of experience in finance /
operations.
As Chief Financial Officer of Insight, David oversees Insight’s accounting
and finance efforts. He also develops and maintains relationships with investors
and lenders. Prior to his appointment to Chief Financial Officer, David served
as Vice President of Strategic Planning.
Prior to Insight, David worked for Lehman Brothers’ Investment Banking
Division where he focused on M&A and corporate finance. He has also worked
as a logistics manager / process engineer for Procter & Gamble.
David received a B.S in Civil Engineering from the University of California,
Los Angeles and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. David is
married.
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ROB COTTER
Director of Engineering
Chief Technical
Officer
Rob joined Insight Investments in September 2005 as Director of
Engineering for the Integrated Systems division of IIC and was quickly given the
additional responsibilities of internal technology as Chief Technical Officer
for all of IIC. He has over 20 years experience in storage hardware and
software, networking, systems architecture and engineering. Prior to joining to
Insight, he was vice president of system engineering at NuView, Inc. where he
oversaw enterprise-level storage architecture solutions for customers
worldwide.
Before NuView, Rob worked at Network Appliance leading the system engineering
team for the Southwest region in growing the storage business from $27M to
$90M.
In addition to his experience managing the vendor-side of storage and
networking technology, Rob has also served in IT management roles directing the
architecture and operations of large IT infrastructures focusing on
"productizing" infrastructure services to increase availability while decreasing
operational costs.
Rob has a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an M.S. from
University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from University of California at
Los Angeles. He is married with two children.
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JEREMIAH M. FITZGERALD
General Counsel
Jerry joined Insight
Investments Corp. in 2004 with nearly 25 years of extensive domestic and
international legal and business experience, including technology transactions,
acquisitions, management, corporate governance, corporate finance, executive
compensation and employee benefits.
He was formerly senior vice president, chief legal officer, and corporate
secretary of Comdisco, Inc. As general counsel and a senior member of the
management team, he is responsible for all of the Company's legal and corporate
governance matters.
Jerry received his bachelor's from Xavier University, his master's from
Dominican University, and his J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago. Jerry is
married and has four children.
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JOSEPH O. HEALY
Director of Financial Services
Senior Vice
President
Joe joined Insight Investments in mid-2005 with over 25 years
in sales, sales management and financial management in the high tech
industry.
Joe heads the Financial Services division of IIC, leading sales teams across
the U.S. in creating solutions to customer and prospect acquisition challenges
in IT and medical equipment, and managing leasing throughout its lifecycle.
Most recently, Joe spent two years at an integrator focusing on enterprise
and commercial accounts. Prior to that, Joe spent five years at EMC Corporation
in district and area sales management of Fortune 1000 accounts and 19 years at
StorageTek in sales, financial management, and sales management.
Joe graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in
Finance. He is married and has four children.
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NEAL F. ROURKE
Director of Portfolio Management
Senior Vice
President
Neal joined Insight Investments in 2003 with 19 years of
experience in executive leasing and portfolio management, with the last 13 years
at Comdisco, Inc., in Rosemont, IL.
As Senior Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management for Insight,
Neal works with customers to determine investment strategies, set residuals on
new equipment acquisitions and generate remarketing opportunities from existing
lease portfolios.
Neal received a B.A. in Finance and Law from Illinois State University and an
M.B.A. from DePaul University in Chicago, IL where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Neal is married and has three children.
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