Allen Andersson
President at The Riecken Foundation
Profile
Mr. Andersson founded Paperboy Ventures, LLC and is a member of the Investment Committee.
He began his business career at age ten as a newspaper carrier for the Cape Cod Standard-Times.
Six years later, he became the owner-manager of a drive-in ice cream shop, whose profits paid college expenses for a family of five children.
After studying mathematics at M.I.T., he joined the Peace Corps and taught mathematics at the National University of Honduras before taking up software engineering, developing applications in high-energy physics, medical imagery, typography, linguistics, and telecommunications.
His entrepreneurial enterprises include Interleaf (1981), developer of an early document processing system, Expert Image Systems (1986), a radiological research laboratory and LightSpeed International (1995), developer of voice-over-Internet software.
Mr. Andersson serves on the Board of Directors of Corcept Therapeutics.
He is also President of The Riecken Foundation, which creates public libraries and promotes educational and economic progress in Central America.
Allen Andersson active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| The Riecken Foundation | President | - |
Former positions of Allen Andersson
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Interleaf, Inc.
 Interleaf, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Interleaf, Inc. provided software solutions for publishing complex, active documents across the extended enterprise. Its open software products integrate electronic publishing, document management, distribution and Web technologies, making it easy for customers to assemble, manage, retrieve, distribute and publish business-critical information across the enterprise and beyond. Interleaf was headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Founder | - |
| Expert Image Systems | Founder | - |
| CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED | Director/Board Member | - |
LightSpeed International, Inc.
 LightSpeed International, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology LightSpeed developes edge voice protocol conversion and intelligent call control software which enables signaling to be transmitted among diverse sets of voice protocols and applications. This technology allows different phone and communications systems to work together in a seamless fashion, lowering communication costs for both businesses and consumers | Founder | - |
Paperboy Ventures LLC
 Paperboy Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2003 by Allen Andersson, Paperboy Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm located in Washington, DC. | Founder | - |
Training of Allen Andersson
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Interleaf, Inc.
Interleaf, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Interleaf, Inc. provided software solutions for publishing complex, active documents across the extended enterprise. Its open software products integrate electronic publishing, document management, distribution and Web technologies, making it easy for customers to assemble, manage, retrieve, distribute and publish business-critical information across the enterprise and beyond. Interleaf was headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Technology Services |
LightSpeed International, Inc.
LightSpeed International, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology LightSpeed developes edge voice protocol conversion and intelligent call control software which enables signaling to be transmitted among diverse sets of voice protocols and applications. This technology allows different phone and communications systems to work together in a seamless fashion, lowering communication costs for both businesses and consumers | Electronic Technology |
Paperboy Ventures LLC
Paperboy Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2003 by Allen Andersson, Paperboy Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm located in Washington, DC. | Finance |
| Expert Image Systems | |
| The Riecken Foundation |
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