John Micek III is Managing Director of Silicon Prairie Partners, LP, a Palo Alto, California-based family-owned venture fund. Before founding Silicon Prairie Partners, John was President of JAL, Inc., a family-owned group of insurance-related companies in Omaha, Nebraska, which markets and services financial products nationwide to financial institutions and credit unions. John is a member of the Boards of several technology-based companies including UTEK (a university technology transfer company) and Enova Systems (enabling technology for fuel cell and distributed power management). He is a cum laude graduate of Santa Clara University, and the University of San Francisco School of Law, where he was Senior Articles Editor of the Law Review. He is a practicing California attorney specializing in financial services.

Lars assists in deal analysis and financial reporting. He has held CFO and Controller positions in several companies over the past 15 years, including All Bases Covered, the American Basketball League, ISDA & Co, Esprit International and Leasing Solutions. In the past 18 months, Lars has been an independent CFO/Financial consultant for Golden Gate Capital, Citadel Partners, Brandfusion and Anthera.

Lars received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the UCLA Graduate School of Management.