“Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work” Vince Lombardi

Mani Kulasooriya co-founded Monvia and serves as Managing Partner. Mani is an entrepreneur and executive with more than ten years of business experience. Before founding Monvia, he served as Senior Manager of Business Development at Yahoo!, Associate Vice President at Citigroup eCiti, and founded CrossFunds. He earned his B.S. in Engineering from Tulane and holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Jim O’Connor is an executive with six years of Internet product management experience. Prior to joining Monvia as Managing Partner, Jim served as Director of Product Management for Yahoo! Finance and as an investment banker with Chase Manhattan and Rothschild North America. He earned his B.S. in Science, Technology, and International Affairs from Georgetown University.

Jorn Wossner is an executive with nine years of Internet Sales and Marketing experience. Prior to joining Monvia as Managing Partner, Jorn was Senior Manager of Ad Solutions at Yahoo! and led the monetization effort on Y! Finance's Investment Section, My Yahoo! and most recently Yahoo!'s Community Products. He holds a B.Sc. in Philosophy from the London School of Economics and has an MBA and M.Sc. from Boston University's School of Business and its College of Communication.