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James P. Hynes
James Hynes stepped down as Group Managing Director at Fidelity Ventures after ten years in that role in December 1999. Focused in the area of Telecommunications and Technology, he directed all activities in those areas during his tenure, which saw his group achieve some of the most outstanding returns in the venture business. Representative investments of the group were Advanced MobileComm (which was ultimately merged into Nextel in several transactions), Geotel in the telecom software arena (acquired by Cisco) and Nexabit (Lucent).
Taking on operating roles, Mr Hynes personally directed the establishment in Europe of COLT Telecommunications in 1992 and was the first CEO of that organization until moving to the role of Chairman at the time of COLT’s IPO in 1996. COLT now enjoys annual sales of over $2 billion. Also in the area of local and long haul telecom services, beginning in 1996, he personally directed the establishment and served as Chairman until 1999 of MetroRED Telecom in South America and Mexico, as well as KVH Telecom in Tokyo in late 1998.
Prior to joining Fidelity Ventures, he was with Chase Manhattan as VP and Division Executive for Global Telecommunications Services. His career included positions with the Continental Corporation, Bache & Co. and New York Telephone. He has been active in the Systems and Telecom business for 35 years.
In early 2003, he formed Neutral Tandem Inc. (NTI) to address the only remaining monopoly provided service in the US telecom market. Following significant funding from Doll Capital and New Enterprise Associates, NTI commenced service in early 2004. Mr Hynes served as CEO until early 2006. Neutral Tandem had a very successful initial public officer in November 2007. Mr Hynes currently serves as Chairman of the Board.
He has served as a Director on numerous Boards, both independently and as a representative of Fidelity’s interests.
Mr Hynes holds a BA and Doctorate (Honorary) from Iona College where he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and has an MBA from Adelphi University.
