Mr. John Ciannamea is a Senior Managing Director at Blackhawk Technologies, LLC. With over 30-years’ experience working with emerging companies, he has served as a “C” Level manager, bought & sold various companies and assets, completed financial restructurings, performed asset valuations, assisted with business development for emerging technologies, and managed venture capital investments. Mr. Ciannamea has a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute along with an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Mr. Nasser Lukmani is a Senior Managing Director at Blackhawk Technologies, LLC. He has over 30 years’ of solid experience in multiple industries and has owned & operated businesses in engineering, manufacturing and business development. With a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, Mr. Lukmani has been monetizing technology for over 10 years with a massive global network.

Mr. Donald Mekkes is a Director at Blackhawk Technologies, LLC.  He has over 10 years’ of solid experience bringing real value to Fortune 500 companies including smaller companies and startups.

He has held leadership positions in Corporate Development, Marketing, and Innovation/Technologies across several industries including Medical, Automotive and Consumer markets. 

Mr. Mekkes has a BBA from Grand Valley State University and an MBA from Indiana
University’s Kelley School of Business.