Starweaver's seasoned senior executives come from disciplines including business strategy and information technology, investment banking and turnaround management, financial and strategic communications, and executive coaching and recruitment.

Paul Siegel

Helen Bennett

Paul Siegel
Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Paul@starweaver.com

Paul is an accomplished executive with over 16 years of investment banking, management consulting and venture capital experience. Paul is responsible for mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategy, and he leads the Starweaver team on all engagements.

Prior to forming Starweaver, Paul launched, and for three years managed MediVault, Inc., an ASP in the clinical informatics and self-service human resources sector. He raised the initial round of angel capital, served as the company's President, managed a staff of 15 and grew the company to breakeven within two years. From 1991 through 1995, Paul was a partner in International Development Partners, Ltd., an international private equity investment firm that managed high net worth individual investments and provided investment and banking services.

Paul serves on the board of the MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City and several private companies including AtBalance and PeopleBusinessNetwork. Paul was a founding member of the International Policy Roundtable and is active in handgun control as a director of the Brady Leadership Council.

Paul has been active in numerous industry associations including the Information Industry Association, American Medical Informatics Association, New York New Media Association, the Wharton Club of New York City and the Association for Corporate Growth. For several years, Paul chaired the Information Industry Association's annual venture capital conference. He has spoken widely at industry technology conferences

Paul received his M.B.A. from the Stern School of Management at New York University and his B.A. with high honors from the University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in the Ben Franklin Scholar Program and the mathematics honors society.

Helen Bennett
Vice President of Strategic Communications
Helen@starweaver.com

Helen is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of strategic marketing and communications experience in developing, managing and implementing media, public relations and investor relations campaigns. As Vice President of Strategic Communications, Helen is also responsible for alliance-building and partner relationships.

Before joining Starweaver, Helen co-founded and served as Vice President of Complete-e Strategies, Inc., a business strategy and management consulting boutique in New York City, where she guided a major international company in extending and innovating its brand on the Internet. Prior to joining Complete-e, Helen was a Group Account Director at IF! Interactive, where she led the agency's major accounts in the insurance, financial and retail industries.

Previously, Helen worked as a consultant to health industry companies developing their web sites. She was the Director of Communications at MediVault, Inc. where she was responsible for all aspects of corporate marketing and public relations as well as Internet and Intranet content development.

Earlier in her career, Helen served as Manager of Media and Communications at New York & Company (previously known as the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau) where she worked with members of the international press to promote New York City. Helen also worked as a Press Representative and Audience Development Specialist for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Before joining MoMA, Helen was the Director and co-founder of a well-regarded art gallery in New York City.

Helen earned her M.S. degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She received her B.A. degree with honors from Barnard College.