Managing Director at Saint Paul Properties Management
St Paul, Minnesota, United States
Ear4Music
Advisory Board Member | Music Production Company
2000 to 2009
Space Center
Corporate Counsel | Commercial Real Estate and Operating Companies
April 1987 to April 1988
University of St. Thomas Alumni Board
Board Member | Alma Mater Alumni Association
1994 to 1997
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Space Center
Board Member | Family Business Office
1993 to 2013
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Revation Systems
Board Member | Telehealth Technology Company
2005 to 2011
Midwest Wind Finance
Board Member | Alternative Energy Finance Company
2007 to 2010
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
The Guthrie Theater Foundation
Board Member (Investment Committee and Finance Committee Member)
2002 to 2008
Visionshare (now Ability)
Board Member | Secure Healthcare Communication Provider
2003 to 2007
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Atrix
Board Member | Manufacturer and Distributor
1999 to 2007
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Saint Paul Midway Chamber of Commerce
Chairman | Board Member
1997 to 2006
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Gel-Del Technologies
Board Member | BioTech Company
2004 to 2004
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Firstcom
Board Member | Telecommunications Company
January 2000 to January 2001
Viamedics
Board Member | Surgical Bay Instrument Manufacturer
January 2000 to January 2001
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Devnet
Board Member | Telecommunications Infrastructure Provider
January 1998 to January 2001
Greater New York City Area
Space Center, Inc.
Board Member, Vice President and Director of Operations | National Real Estate Company
February 1993 to April 1998
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Space Center Ventures
President and CEO | Family Office, Private Equity, Venture Capital
1998 to 2013
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Multiband
Board Member | Internet, Phone, and Cable Provider
January 2000 to January 2002
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Avenet
Board Member | Content Management SaaS Technology Company
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
SyncMyAd LLC
Chairman, Board Member | Ad Syndication Company
2010 to 2011
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Magnum Technologies
Chairman | Network Management Software Company
2003 to 2009
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Netbriefings
Board Member | Internet Conferencing Company
January 2000 to January 2006
University of Minnesota Law School
Adjunct Professor
Minneapolis, MN
Venture Bank
Board Member | Executive Loan, Audit, Funds Management, Management and Compensation Committees
2001 to October 2018
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Homes For Heroes
Chairman | Advisory Board | Marketing Technology Company
2012 to 2014
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Rapid Diagnostek
Chairman | Diagnostic Medical Device Technology
2006 to 2014
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
University Enterprise Laboratories
Chairman, Board Member | Biotech Incubator
2010 to 2013
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Town & Country Club
Board Member | Birthplace of Golf in Minnesota
2007 to 2009
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Southgate Commerce Center
Vice President and GM | Retail, Office and Industrial Development
1988 to January 1993
Saint Paul Properties Management
Manging Director
Private Directors Association Minneapolis | St. Paul
Founder and President
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
The Vomela Companies
Vice President
December 2013 to October 2020
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
Board Member, Past Chair and President
2012 to January 2020
Twin Cities
What company does Paul Knapp work for?
Paul Knapp works for Ear4Music
What is Paul Knapp's role at Ear4Music?
Paul Knapp is Advisory Board Member | Music Production Company
What industry does Paul Knapp work in?
Paul Knapp works in the Real Estate industry.
📖 Summary
Advisory Board Member | Music Production Company @ Ear4Music From 2000 to 2009 (9 years) Corporate Counsel | Commercial Real Estate and Operating Companies @ Space Center From April 1987 to April 1988 (1 year 1 month) Board Member | Alma Mater Alumni Association @ University of St. Thomas Alumni Board From 1994 to 1997 (3 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | Family Business Office @ Space Center Space Center is a 100 year old family business office whose primary holdings are more than 16 million square feet of large warehouses located in major markets across the country. From 1993 to 2013 (20 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | Telehealth Technology Company @ Revation Systems Revation Systems develops customer service software, virtual phone system solutions and secure messaging applications. From 2005 to 2011 (6 years) Board Member | Alternative Energy Finance Company @ Midwest Wind Finance Midwest Wind Finance specialized in arranging turbine supply, the placement of Production Tax Credit equity financing, and securing conventional and mezzanine financing for community wind projects. From 2007 to 2010 (3 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member (Investment Committee and Finance Committee Member) @ The Guthrie Theater Foundation The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is an American center for theater performance, production, education and professional training. By presenting both classical literature and new work from diverse cultures, the Guthrie illuminates the common humanity connecting Minnesota to the peoples of the world. From 2002 to 2008 (6 years) Board Member | Secure Healthcare Communication Provider @ Visionshare (now Ability) VisionShare's solutions enable healthcare and financial services customers to share confidential information over the Internet and private networks with greater security and control, and less risk and expense. From 2003 to 2007 (4 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | Manufacturer and Distributor @ Atrix Atrix manufactured and distributed computer and telecommunication tools, ultra high quality copier vacuums, copier monitoring and control devices, and injection molding machine monitoring devices. From 1999 to 2007 (8 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaChairman | Board Member @ Saint Paul Midway Chamber of Commerce Significantly improved reporting systems, sourced a new Operating Executive. Served as Chair in 2003. From 1997 to 2006 (9 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | BioTech Company @ Gel-Del Technologies Gel-Del uses innovative protein-based fabrication technologies to design and manufacture biomaterials that mimic the body's tissue for use in artificial blood vessel grafts, dermal tissue fillers, and coronary stent and catheter coatings. From 2004 to 2004 (less than a year) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | Telecommunications Company @ Firstcom Firstcom was a reseller of U.S. West's Centron XL local dial tone. It merged with Enhanced Office Communications to become a provider of local, long distance and Internet access to second and third-tier office properties in the Twin Cities. From January 2000 to January 2001 (1 year 1 month) Board Member | Surgical Bay Instrument Manufacturer @ Viamedics ViaMedics designed and marketed patent-protected, technologically advanced medical devices in the cardiovascular market and other markets on an opportunistic basis. From January 2000 to January 2001 (1 year 1 month) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | Telecommunications Infrastructure Provider @ Devnet Devnet provided local, long distance, pcs, cellular, internet and cable services to 45 million square feet of Class A office properties around the country. From January 1998 to January 2001 (3 years 1 month) Greater New York City AreaBoard Member, Vice President and Director of Operations | National Real Estate Company @ Space Center, Inc. Transitioned this privately-held diversified family business office to an entirely new management team and business focus. Today Space Center owns more than 16 million square feet of warehouse properties across the country. From February 1993 to April 1998 (5 years 3 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaPresident and CEO | Family Office, Private Equity, Venture Capital @ Space Center Ventures Space Center Ventures is an early- to mid-stage venture capital fund with 27 investments on the East Coast and in the Twin Cities. SCV has generated first quartile returns. From 1998 to 2013 (15 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | Internet, Phone, and Cable Provider @ Multiband Vicom, through its subsidiaries Corporate Technologies USA and Multiband, Inc., provides a full range of communication systems and subscriber services for commercial, professional and institutional users. From January 2000 to January 2002 (2 years 1 month) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | Content Management SaaS Technology Company @ Avenet Avenet is an industry-leading provider of state-of-the-art website creation and content management systems. Avenet's proven, easy-to-use Website technology empowers organizations to rapidly deploy and effectively maintain customized, interactive and robust Web sites. Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaChairman, Board Member | Ad Syndication Company @ SyncMyAd LLC SyncMyAd broadcasts multifamily advertisements across the internet. From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaChairman | Network Management Software Company @ Magnum Technologies Magnum's suite of leading edge software tools performed the critical real time network and system analysis that is needed to quickly resolve today's complex IT problems. From 2003 to 2009 (6 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | Internet Conferencing Company @ Netbriefings Netbriefings.com provided live, on-demand, and interactive web conferencing services, which allowed its corporate customers to communicate with large, geographically dispersed internal and external audiences. From January 2000 to January 2006 (6 years 1 month) Adjunct Professor @ University of Minnesota Law School I developed and teach: The Principles and Practice of Corporate Governance and best practices for maintaining a high performing board of directors Minneapolis, MNBoard Member | Executive Loan, Audit, Funds Management, Management and Compensation Committees @ Venture Bank Venture Bank is a ~$400 million community bank focused on serving business clients.Member of Compensation, Audit, funds Management and Management Committees. From 2001 to October 2018 (17 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaChairman | Advisory Board | Marketing Technology Company @ Homes For Heroes Homes For Heroes provides solutions that enable residential brokers across the nation to help present and former military personnel find homes less expensively.Chair 2012 - 2014. From 2012 to 2014 (2 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaChairman | Diagnostic Medical Device Technology @ Rapid Diagnostek Rapid Diagnostek has developed a patented, inexpensive, easy to use sensor appropriate for detecting bacteria, viruses, spores and pathogens. The technology offers remarkably faster and less expensive results than existing technology.Chairman 2006 - 2014. From 2006 to 2014 (8 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaChairman, Board Member | Biotech Incubator @ University Enterprise Laboratories UEL’s vision is to provide wet lab space for emerging biotech companies emanating from the U of M or elsewhere, and thereby generate jobs and improve the quality of Minnesota life.UEL has successfully renovated and filled its first 125,000 square foot wet lab / office building and now intends to expand the building to accommodate additional biotech tenants in furtherance of the UEL vision. From 2010 to 2013 (3 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member | Birthplace of Golf in Minnesota @ Town & Country Club As the first “country club” in Minnesota, Town & Country Club was more of a social organization inspired by the clubs in Saint Paul that were formed as a nucleus of the annual Winter Carnival. A residence on Lake Como was the first clubhouse in 1887. The Club moved to its present home at the Marshall Avenue Bridge on the Mississippi River in 1890. Today, this “country club” is in the heart of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. From 2007 to 2009 (2 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaVice President and GM | Retail, Office and Industrial Development @ Southgate Commerce Center Designed and initiated development of Southgate Commerce Center, Inc., a 215-acre retail, office, and industrial development.Arranged $7 million Tax Increment Financing District, acquisition financing and refinancing, land sales, and leases. Marshalled marketing, architectural, construction, engineering, environmental, legal, and lending projects.Negotiated acquisition of 576,000 square foot warehouse. From 1988 to January 1993 (5 years) Manging Director @ Saint Paul Properties Management Founder and President @ Private Directors Association Minneapolis | St. Paul The Private Directors Association is a national, non-profit association of CEOs, owners, executives and directors of private companies. PDA provides a national network where executives interested in board service can private companies looking for exceptional board candidates.PDA's mission is creating, sustaining and enhancing private company value through the active use of Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards. We advocate for best practices in the formation and governance of private companies. Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaVice President @ The Vomela Companies From December 2013 to October 2020 (6 years 11 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBoard Member, Past Chair and President @ NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) I was recruited to join MN NACD and successfully recruited new board members and staff. I served as Chair and President in 2012 and 2013 and continue to serve as a Director. From 2012 to January 2020 (8 years) Twin Cities
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