Wooda H. McNiven
Senior Financial Analyst

Wooda is a business valuation analyst, business writer and producer of corporate and industrial videos. Since leaving active duty service in the United States Navy, Wooda has focused primarily on business valuations for merger and acquisition purposes but also for estate and tax purposes. He is an Accredited Valuation Analyst through the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA). Wooda earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a BFA from New York University in film & video production. He is a Persian Gulf War veteran and still holds a commission as a Commander in the United States Naval Reserve.

Lisa Micali
Senior Business Analyst

Lisa’s talent for writing both compelling and accurate sell-side books gives Woodbridge’s clients a distinct advantage over other sellers in presenting their company to prospective buyers. Her professional background includes extensive experience in launching new technology solutions in both consumer and business-to-business markets. She has held senior sales and marketing positions at several IT companies and managed strategic sales and marketing initiatives for Simon & Schuster’s newsletter division. Lisa is the author of two books on online auctions and numerous business articles. She holds a BS in Communications from Northeastern University and a Master’s degree in French from the Sorbonne.

William Dintzis
Business Analyst

Bill is a board-certified pediatrician with a background in healthcare IT and operations. He worked as a pediatrician and medical director/physician in several outpatient academic and community settings and, in the late 1990's, co-founded a healthcare IT company. In addition to being a published writer and editor, Bill has consulted for clients such as Johns Hopkins Hospital, CITcs, and other IT firms and departments. He earned a BA in Psychology from Harvard College, an M.D. from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and completed his residency and fellowship in Pediatrics/ Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Yale University School of Medicine.

Catherine M. Bucci
Senior Associate

Catherine joined Woodbridge in 2005 and handles a range of activities in support of the firm’s dealmaking activities. Her expertise includes conducting telephone marketing campaigns and research related to sell-side and buy-side mandates. Prior to becoming a part of the Woodbridge team, Catherine worked in customer service for PHS Healthnet and earlier in the accounting department for Cartier.

Diana Welch
Senior Associate

Diana is responsible for researching and launching Woodbridge client marketing campaigns and manages ad placement in relevant trade and financial journals. She is also instrumental to Woodbridge’s business development initiatives.  Previously, Diana worked in customer service and purchasing for Tetley Inc., and earlier in the Consumer Loan Department at Connecticut National Bank.

Steve Lin
Analyst

A senior at Harvard College, Steve is a member of Woodbridge's research team. He is currently Executive Director of the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations, where he is leading a team of 60 to organize Harvard’s largest annual conference in Asia. His summer internships have included work on improving a company’s shipping performance and reducing costs and a performance enhancement project in a China-based factory. Research results from this project formed the basis of a Harvard Business School Case Study titled Jieliang Phone Home.

Shadman Torofder
Analyst

Shadman, a senior at MIT majoring in Mathematics and Economics, is a member of Woodbridge's research team. Shadman won semi - finalist in the MIT 100K Competition and helped several start up companies. He is currently conducting macroeconomics research with the MIT Department of Economics and has also worked as a researcher MIT 's Laboratory of Manufacturing and Productivity and the Sloan School of Management. In his past internship, Shadman was a software engineer and helped develop a program which significantly improved a company’s web traffic.