Casey Barach takes GCVA Presidency

Barach will fill a one-year term that runs from May 2011-May 2012. He follows Mark Richey, partner with Draper Triangle Ventures.

Barach serves Tri-ED as director of the NKY Angel Investor Network and NKY Growth Fund I and director of the ezone incubator as well as a Tri-ED vice president. His role centers around providing capital and services to early-stage, high-growth-potential companies in Northern Kentucky. He has advised more than 200 companies, and the ezone's commercialization efforts have drawn more than $115 million in investments and grants to Northern Kentucky-based firms, which have created more than 1,200 jobs.

Barach earned a law degree from the University of Cincinnati; a master's of business administration from the University of Dayton; and a bachelor of science from The Ohio State University.

The president of the Greater Cincinnati Venture Association serves as chairman of its board; leads monthly meetings for the group; helps find quality speakers on the subjects of entrepreneurship, venture capital investing, and technology; and building membership.

The Greater Cincinnati Venture Association is an organization devoted to building a culture of entrepreneurship in the region.The GCVA's mission is to provide resources, community and education to entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. The GCVA accomplishes this mission by hosting events that bring together investors, service providers and entrepreneurs. www.newgcva.com