Board of Directors

Roger Ganser Chairman Roger, currently the chairman of the NAIC/BetterInvesting board, is the semi-retired managing partner and founder of Venture Investors LLC, the general partner of five early stage venture capital funds with a primary focus on companies formed around university research. He will serve as chairman of the ICLUBcentral board.

Doug Gerlach Vice President-Secretary Doug is the vice president of strategic business management at ICLUBcentral. He founded the financial portal Investorama.com (later acquired by ICLUBcentral) in 1995 and co-created the original BetterInvesting.org website soon after. He served for nine years as a director of BetterInvesting’s Computer Group Advisory Board and is a popular speaker at BetterInvesting events across the country.

James Thomas Director A former software design engineer for Microsoft, Jim joined BetterInvesting in 1995 and by 1998 was teaching classes for the Puget Sound Chapter. In 2003 he became associate director for the chapter and two years later was named the chapter’s vice president of education. He’s also a frequent presenter at the BetterInvesting National Convention and in 2006 received the Dick Dwyer Service Award. Jim’s experience also includes serving as a computer systems analyst for the Washington State Public Health Laboratory. He brings an extensive knowledge of investing and accounting software products to the ICLUBcentral board.

Bryce Klempner Director A consultant in McKinsey & Co.’s Private Equity Practice, Bryce was previously served as vice president of marketing and business development at ICLUBcentral and regularly led investing classes at national and regional events. In his role at McKinsey & Co., Bryce is focused on counseling funds and limited partnerships on all aspects of the business, from strategy and organization to specific investments and portfolio companies.

Kamie Zaracki CEO Kamie is the CEO of BetterInvesting. She joined BetterInvesting from The Conference Board, a global nonprofit organization where she had served as director of associates service since 2006. She previously held several leadership positions at AT&T.