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James McDevitt
 As President and CEO of Authoria, Jim directs the strategy, operations, and growth of the leading provider of comprehensive talent management solutions.
Jim joined the company in November 2008, bringing 27 years of management and technology-industry experience, including a track record of identifying business opportunity, driving company growth, and delivering customer success. Additionally, Jim has significant skills in enhancing the market growth, customer commitment, and overall operational efficiency of several public software companies. Jim is excited at the prospect of expanding Authoria’s leadership position in the fast-growing talent-management market.
Prior to joining Authoria, Jim served as Chief Operating Officer of CDC Software, a global provider of enterprise software solutions and services. Earlier, he held several executive roles with Geac Computer Corp., a provider of enterprise business applications, and was Chief Financial Officer of Clarus Corporation, a business-to-business procurement-solutions provider.
Jim holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance from Bentley College.
Jim is moving back to Boston, after enjoying many years of excellent golf in the Atlanta area.
Tod Loofbourrow
 Tod founded Authoria in 1997 and served as President and CEO until November 2008. As Chairman, Tod is responsible for Authoria's long term vision. Collaborating closely with Jim McDevitt and the Board, Tod plays an active role in defining future company strategy and serves as a frequent speaker on talent management industry trends.
Tod came to high technology early, authoring his first of four books on technology at the age of 16. He taught at Harvard University for eight years, where he created and delivered the university's first courses in Internet commerce and in knowledge-based systems. Tod has served on several boards of directors including Neuralware and Cyclists Fighting Hunger.
Tod received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University – where he served as editor-in-chief of the Harvard International Review – and has performed graduate work at both Harvard and Oxford University.
His passions include cycling for cancer research, competitive rowing, blues guitar, and building great companies.
Stephen Lifshatz
 Steve is charged with overseeing Authoria's financial direction and is
responsible for finance, accounting, facilities, and treasury management.
Before joining Authoria, Steve served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Lionbridge Technologies,
a $450-million publicly held software company. Steve played an active role in the tremendous growth of Lionbridge, from securing VC funding through the company’s IPO and secondary
offerings. Steve built a worldwide finance organization and managed 12 acquisitions, led the company through SEC reporting changes such as Sarbanes-Oxley, and served as the
company’s liaison with the investment community.
Prior to this, Steve served as Vice President and CFO for The Dodge Group, an international software company, and as Vice President and Controller for Marcam
Corporation, from its inception as a $3-million startup to a $325-million publicly held software company.
Steve holds a B.A. in accounting from Skidmore College.
For many years, Steve has been wanting to spend more time behind his camera.
Deborah Louis
 Debbie leads the day-to-day operations for Authoria’s solutions while continuing to
expand Authoria’s global operations strategy. Her responsibilities include On-Demand Operations, Customer Support, IT, Security and Bangalore Operations.
Prior to joining
Authoria, Debbie served as vice president of e-business operations for Centra Software, a publicly-traded online business collaboration company. Debbie was also vice president of
worldwide operations for Natural Microsystems (NMSS), a publicly-traded communications and technologies systems company. Before joining NMSS she worked at Lotus Development
Corporation for ten years. In 2008 she was honored by Mass High Tech as one of its Women to Watch, an annual selection of female leaders and innovators in science and technology.
Debbie holds a bachelor's degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA and is a member of The Boston Club.
Debbie’s family is
originally from Japan and she enjoys her collection of Asian art.
Jim Walsh
 Jim is responsible for Authoria’s Security and Technical Operations, heading efforts to ensure Authoria’s SaaS solution is delivered securely and reliably for all of our customers.
Prior to joining Authoria, Jim was Vice President of OnDemand Services at Saba and Vice President of ASP Solutions at Centra Software. As a twenty-two year industry veteran, Jim’s career also includes progressive technology management positions at Concentra Managed Care, BankBoston and Cincinnati Milacron.
Jim received his B.S.C.S from Boston University.
Jim is a lifelong sports enthusiast and in his spare time enjoys sports of all kinds.
Walter Mello
 Walter Mello is responsible for overseeing the global customer support organization and maintaining Authoria’s reputation for superior customer service.
Walter came to Authoria in December 2008 after 31 years in the hardware and software industry. Walter brings his knowledge in sales and marketing management, service delivery management and operations management to Authoria’s already stellar customer service team.
Prior to joining Authoria, Walter worked as the Director, Worldwide Managed Print Services for Hewlet Packard. During his five years at HP, he also worked as a director of Solutions and Partners for Technology Services in the Americas as well as Business Management and Planning for Technology Services. He also spent time with the Compaq Computer Corporation, Inc., Concentra Management Care, and 14 years with Digital Equipment Corporation where he was the District Service Manager.
Walter received his MBA from Babson College, and his BS from Boston University. He has received the Circle of Excellence award five times and was selected to be a management representative for the 2004 MVP event.
Walter spends most of his free time with his family in Medfield, MA and at their vacation home in Maine. Although he claims to not be any good, Walter enjoys the casual competition, the company of his son and beautiful settings that come with playing golf.
Georganne (Ganne) Howard
 Ganne is charged with leading Authoria's Customer Care organization and is
responsible for managing the relationships with all of our customers and assuring customer success and satisfaction. Ganne also manages our Customer Advisory Council.
Ganne has been with Authoria since the beginning with over 10 years of service. During that time she has held a number of leadership positions in both the product and the
customer-facing organizations.
Ganne brings over 30 years of experience in human resources, finance, and employee benefits. Prior to joining Authoria, Howard was a
principal and the benefits practice leader for Executive Alliance, a full-service human resources consulting firm. She also served as benefits director at BankBoston as well as vice
president of benefits at Bank of New England and spent over 12 years at Data General Corporation, where she held management positions in benefits, human resource information
systems, and risk management.
Ganne loves to travel for both business and pleasure. Hawaii is her personal favorite.
Pete Mann
 Pete leads the charge to expand Authoria’s product strategy and in the marketplace
through partnerships and acquisitions.
Before joining Authoria, Pete spent seven years in the venture capital industry focused on healthcare information technology and
human resource technology companies. Most recently Pete was Vice President at Fidelity Ventures in Boston, where he was responsible for the selection, negotiation, and active
management of investments for their venture arm. He represented Fidelity on numerous Boards of Directors, including TriZetto and Icarian.
Pete holds a master's degree in
business administration from Northeastern University Graduate School of Business Administration and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Bucknell University.
Pete manages to keep other high tech execs in the old guys league in good shape.
Elizabeth Ricci
 Elizabeth drives the company's overall product strategy and development as she oversees product management, engineering and training, in the delivery of Authoria's highly scalable and comprehensive integrated talent management product suite, delivered by a global world-class team that embraces agile methodologies and cutting edge technologies.
Elizabeth has over 20 years of leadership experience in the field of enterprise software development, and previously managed engineering efforts at MatrixOne, NetManage/FTP Software, and Digital Equipment Corporation. In these roles, she led teams with an emphasis on collaboration and satisfying customer needs, utilizing her unique approach to solving complex software engineering challenges.
Elizabeth received her B.A. degree in mathematics from Douglass College of Rutgers University, and an M.S. in mathematics from Northeastern University. She holds U.S. and Canadian software patents in network configuration ease-of-use. In 2005 she was honored by Mass High Tech as one of its Women to Watch, an annual selection of female leaders and innovators in science and technology. She is a long-standing member of the Society of Women Engineers.
In addition to driving the company’s products, Elizabeth also drives a 1967 Jaguar XKE convertible she restored in memory of her brother.
James Bowley
 Jim leads the product consulting, corporate sales, and inside sales groups within
Authoria. In that capacity, he works closely with teams throughout the organization to drive sales execution by designing and implementing sales-support systems and methods.
While at Authoria, Jim previously served as part of the organization’s product management team. He started his career at Authoria in the professional services organization,
managing the implementations of several early Authoria clients. Before joining Authoria, Jim held positions in organizational and communications consulting with Mercer HR Consulting
and Towers Perrin. He also has taught at Boston College where he earlier earned a B.A. and an M.A.
Jim lives in New England where there are many apple orchards.
Cathy Phillips
 Cathy is responsible for the development and implementation of Authoria’s human resources strategies, including compensation and rewards programs, training and performance management, policies and procedures. In addition, she leads the company’s recruitment efforts.
Before joining Authoria, Cathy was manager of sales operations at Mathsoft, makers of software for applying mathematics to engineering and application-specific projects. Prior to Mathsoft, Cathy held sales management and human resources management positions at Centive, a software and services company in the enterprise incentive management market.
Cathy received her Certificate of Accounting from Northeastern University. She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management.
Cathy considers Austin her second home and thus has been nicknamed "The Sheriff."
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