Dear Members and Friends,
Herewith the very sad message of our chairman, Mark Northway, informing us of the death of Roger Ganser, former WFI Chair.
It is with deepest sadness that I must inform you of the death of former WFI Chair, Roger Ganser on 16th July, following a long struggle with an insidious illness.
Roger was awarded a Bachelor of Education from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, and a Master of Public Administration from the Rockefeller School at Stater University of New York - Albany.
In 1982 Roger founded the Madison Capital Corporation, which later changed its name to Venture Investors of Wisconsin. He served as its CEO and President, and a member of the Board of Directors, and as Managing Director of funds until his retirement in 2008 but continued to serve in an advisory role since then.
In 2001, he was awarded an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for his role in the creation of a venture capital industry in Wisconsin.
