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Bill (William) Payne

William H. Payne

 	Mr. Payne is an engineer, entrepreneur, angel investor and educator.  

In 1971, he started Solid State Dielectrics, Inc. (SSD), a capacitor dielectric materials company. Eleven years later, he sold the company to DuPont. Since then, Mr. Payne has accomplished the following o Invested as an angel in over 50 startup companies o Served on five university advisory boards o Taught over 80 workshops and seminars on angel investing in five countries. o Provided over 120 man-years of service on private company and non-profit boards of directors o Acted as the president of the United States Advanced Ceramics Association, the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers, and the American Ceramic Society. o Served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence to the Kauffman Foundation o Assisted in the founding of four angel groups in the US o Served on the founding committee of the Angel Capital Association (US) From 1995 to 2007, in his role as an Entrepreneur in Residence with the Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City), he worked on educational programs for entrepreneurs and their investors, including www.eVenturing.com and the Power of Angel Investing seminar series. He was also actively engaged in the formation and startup of the Angel Capital Education Foundation and the Angel Capital Association. Bill graduated with BS and MS degrees in Ceramic Engineering from the University of Illinois, where he has served on the Dean’s Board of Visitors of the College of Engineering. All together, Bill has over 120 years of Board service for private companies and not-for-profit organizations. He currently serves as advisor to several start-up companies. His eBook, the Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels is available on his website at www.billpayne.com. He and his wife Ann are residents of Henderson, Nevada. ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS o University of Illinois - College of Engineering - Dean's Board of Visitors  Entrepreneurial Engineering Center Advisory Board – Chairman 2000 o University of Washington - Ceramic Engineering - Industrial Advisory Board o Alfred University - Center for Advanced Ceramics - chair, External Advisory Board  John F. McMahon Award and Lecture - Alfred University (1990) o Cal. Poly (Pomona) - Chemical Engineering - Industrial Advisory Council o University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Entrepreneurship Center – Advisor o University of Arizona – 2004 Anheuser Bush Entrepreneur in Residence  McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, Eller College of Management ANGEL INVESTING Mr. Payne has been actively involved in angel investing since 1980. He has funded over 50 companies and mentored over 100, he is a founding member of four angel organizations: Aztec Venture Network, Tech Coast Angels, Vegas Valley Angels, and Frontier Angel Fund. HANS SEVERIENS AWARD This is the highest award in angel investing in the US and is awarded in memory of Hans Severiens, founder of the Band of Angels in Silicon Valley (1994) who died in 2004. The Angel Capital Association (ACA) announced on April 16th that William H. Payne has been named the 2009 recipient at the ACA Summit in Atlanta. The award honors individuals whose actions demonstrate leadership in advancing the role of angel investing, in expanding entrepreneurship, and whose accomplishments influence and benefit the angel investment industry.

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