Career After Lotus
Since 1995, via his investment company Stonegate Capital, Manzi has been involved in the creation and development of a number of technology start-up ventures.
On May 25, 2000, Manzi made an investment in Interwise and joined its board. He went on to become chairman of Interwise, a web- and voice-conferencing company which was sold to AT&T in 2007. In 2000, Manzi was also appointed to the board of directors of Thermo Electron Corporation, and became chairman of the board at Thermo Electron in December 2003, succeeding Richard Syron. Thermo Electron subsequently acquired Fisher Scientific in 2006. Manzi remains chairman of the combined Thermo Fisher Scientific, a $12 billion company serving the life sciences industry. He is involved in several other companies including Freshdirect in NYC where he was named Chairman in 2011; Skyword, Inc., a demand-driven content business in Boston where he also serves as chairman; RayV, an Israeli start up which delivers HD television over the web; and several others.
He is board member of Partners Healthcare.
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