Simon Arkell

Career

Arkell is a high technology executive for early stage and middle market software and Information Technology companies. In 1998 he co-founded Versifi Technologies in Newport Beach, California. Versifi created the first 100% java web content management platform and went on to sell to Reef Technologies, Société Anonyme in Belgium in 2000.

Arkell then became a principal with Gramercy Venture Advisors, a boutique, software-focused investment banking firm in San Francisco, with a focus on venture capital and mergers and acquisitions.

Arkell is now Chief Executive Officer of Predixion Software, Incorporated.

Achievements

• During his career he was Commonwealth Champion, National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American (5 times), Women's Army Corps Conference Champion (7 times) and broke 9 Australian and 4 Commonwealth records. He was also Australian (3) and British (2) Champion, was 1993 Australian Athlete of the Year and is in the Athletics Hall of Fame for the State of South Australia.