Garett Wiley

Current

Board of Directors at Breaking Media
Managing Director at 798 Group, LLC
Advisor at ChinaNetCloud

Advisor at Xworld
Board of Directors at Logicworks, Inc.

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Past

Co-founder / General Manager at Red 5 Software (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Co-founder / VP, Corporate Development at Red 5 Studios, Inc.
Co-founder / VP, Corporate Development at NewRiver, Inc.

Co-founder / VP, Institutional Services at NewRiver, Inc.
Co-founder / General Partner at Wachusett Holdings, Inc. / Wachusett Advisors

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Education

Boston University School of Law
Wesleyan University

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Connections

363 connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

Garett Wiley’s Summary

Garett Wiley’s Specialties:

All aspects of early stage company development and growth from zero stage to pre-IPO / acquisition: general management, financing, business planning, product development / management, sales, marketing / PR, organizational development, partnerships, international operating strategies, including India and China.

Garett Wiley’s Experience

Board of Directors

Breaking Media

(Publishing industry)

November 2009 — Present (2 months)

Breaking Media publishes a network of next-generation business-to-business digital publications targeting young and influential professionals: Above the Law, Dealbreaker, Fashionista, and Going Concern. Because of our authentic, inside-the-industry tone and content, Breaking Media reaches over a million affluent, decision-making professionals per month. Privately funded.
Managing Director

798 Group, LLC

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Strategic advisory firm focused on emerging digital media, entertainment, and technology companies with a special focus on Asia. Privately funded.
Advisor

ChinaNetCloud

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

ChinaNetCloud is China's first cloud computing company, providing on-demand servers across our NetCloud and IDCs throughout China.
Advisor

Xworld

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Stealth mode company in the global business directory space.
Board of Directors

Logicworks, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)

Logicworks delivers complex managed hosting solutions to high-growth customers in need of maximum uptime for critical applications and content. Through its High-Availability Hosting and "No Transactions Lost" Database Services, Logicworks offers unmatched technology expertise to a diverse client base, including Fortune 500 companies and SMEs. Privately funded.
Co-founder / General Manager

Red 5 Software (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

(Computer Games industry)

September 2006 — August 2008 (2 years )

Red 5 Studios is an independent developer of massively-multiplayer online computer games with co-headquarters in Orange County, California and Shanghai, China. Funding from Benchmark Capital and Sierra Ventures.
Co-founder / VP, Corporate Development

Red 5 Studios, Inc.

(Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

January 2006 — March 2008 (2 years 3 months)
Co-founder / VP, Corporate Development

NewRiver, Inc.

(Financial Services industry)

September 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 5 months)

NewRiver is a leading provider of electronic communications solutions to the brokerage, mutual fund and insurance industries. Funding from Lazard Technology Partners and Pequot Capital.
Co-founder / VP, Institutional Services

NewRiver, Inc.

(Financial Services industry)

January 1999 — August 2004 (5 years 8 months)
Co-founder / General Partner

Wachusett Holdings, Inc. / Wachusett Advisors

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

September 1995 — December 1998 (3 years 4 months)

Wachusett Holdings / Wachusett Advisors is a boutique, Internet-focused merchant bank. Funding from Itochu International (C. Itoh) / CTC.

Led and managed investments in early stage Internet-related companies.

Garett Wiley’s Education

Boston University School of Law

J.D. , Corporations Law, International Law, Intellectual Property Law , 1992 — 1995

Activities and Societies:

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Science & Technology Law.
Wesleyan University

B.A. , Ethnographic Film , 1985 — 1989

Additional Information

Garett Wiley’s Websites:

Garett Wiley’s Groups:

Entrepreneur's Organization - Shanghai Chapter (Board of Directors)
American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
International Game Developer's Association (IGDA)
MIT Enterprise Forum / Stanford VLAB
OCTANe
Massachusetts Bar Association