Investor Relations

Mr. Mooney has served as a director of Iteris since September 2013. Mr. Mooney possesses extensive experience with emerging technologies, strategic initiatives, business development and operations within the technology, transportation and smart cities sectors, at organizations ranging from start-ups to large public companies.

Mr. Mooney worked for International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) for 14 years before retiring to focus on his board work, most recently serving as General Manager of IBM’s Worldwide Government & Education Industry Segments, head of its Global Smarter Cities business profit center, representing $10 billion of revenue, and Vice President Strategy for IBM’s Public Sector. In addition to the aforementioned roles, he served IBM as V.P. Corporate Strategy Emerging Businesses and V.P. of IBM’s Venture Capital Group, where he directed worldwide responsibilities for this growth and innovation program and led business development strategies working with venture capital firms, in addition to overseeing M&A activity. In this role he was recognized with the designation of being one of IBM’s “300 Up & Comers.” 

Prior to IBM, Mr. Mooney worked for Hewlett-Packard in various senior roles, including as General Manager of its Education Division, General Manager of its New Venture Program, Manager of its Bioscience Products, Manager of Business Development and Manager of Electroluminescent Technology. He previously served as president for a joint venture between Westinghouse and Tokyo Electric, which resulted in a successful sale to Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Mooney’s professional career started with Westinghouse Electric in Corporate Development. He also served as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard for eleven years. He is a former member of the board of directors for the Intelligent Transportation Society of America. 

He has an M.B.A. from Yale University, M.S. in Accounting from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Philosophy from Mount Saint Mary’s College. 

Key Competencies & Expertise:

•    Board Experience
•    Data/Analytics
•    Financial Sophistication
•    Growth/Value Creation
•    Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets
•    Product/Technology
•    SaaS/IaaS
•    Sales & Marketing
•    Smart Mobility

Mr. Bergera has served as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Iteris since September 2015. He possesses over 30 years of leadership experience in global technology companies, where he has led a range of strategic, product, and commercial activities to enhance enterprise value and operating performance.  

Prior to joining Iteris, Mr. Bergera worked for Roper Technologies, Inc. (formerly Roper Industries, Inc.), a diversified industrial technology company, concurrently serving as Group Vice President, Software overseeing a portfolio of software entities, and President, iTrade Network, a Roper subsidiary. 

Earlier, Mr. Bergera worked as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Tax Solutions at CCH Wolters Kluwer. Prior to that, he served in senior executive positions with Sage Software (“Sage”), most recently as Executive Vice President and General Manager, where he managed the company’s worldwide portfolio of customer relationship management (“CRM”) software products and was recognized for his leadership in technology innovation. At Sage, Mr. Bergera expanded the global distribution of the company’s CRM products, as well as increased the attach rate of CRM products to Sage’s large installed base of financial and accounting software. 

Previous experience included working at InfoVista, a software company, as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing; Astrolink (acquired by Liberty Media), a start-up communications platform, as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing; and MicroStrategy, a publicly held business intelligence platform, as Director, Vertical and Channel Marketing.  Mr. Bergera began his career at American Management Systems (acquired by CGI, Inc.), an information technology and business consulting services firm, where he was a Principal in the firm’s technology consulting practice. Mr. Bergera has also served as a Member of the Board of Directors for Intelligent Transportation Society of America.

Educational experience includes receiving a B.A., Government from Colby College in 1986 and an M.B.A. Business Strategy, from The University of Chicago in 1992.  

Key Competencies & Expertise:

•    Board Experience
•    Data/Analytics
•    Financial Sophistication
•    Growth/Value Creation
•    Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets
•    Operating Leadership
•    Product/Technology
•    SaaS/IaaS
•    Sales & Marketing
•    Smart Mobility
 

Mr. Thomas has served as a director of Iteris since 1999 and Chairman of the Board since 2016. During his 40-year career, his efforts have contributed to developing growth businesses, turnarounds and creating significant value across technology, analytics, software, payments and consumer packaged goods leaders. He has served as Chief Executive Officer for both public and private technology companies and he possesses extensive board experience, having served on over 20 public and private company boards of directors, including in multiple chairmanship roles and on various committees. Mr. Thomas has also received multiple excellence awards throughout his career in recognition of his broad business achievements. 

Currently, Mr. Thomas is the managing partner of T2Partners, a private management consulting and investment business, which he founded in January 2011. Previously, he served from 2012 until 2021 as a director of Accurate Group, which specializes in technology-driven appraisal management and title services. Prior to that, he served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for International Decision Systems, an asset management finance and portfolio management software company. For four years prior, Mr. Thomas was President and Chief Operating Officer for Global Exchange Services (GSX), a provider of business-to-business EDI and supply chain solutions, where he was responsible for global operations and P&L operating in 40 countries.  From 2000 until 2004, Mr. Thomas served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for HAHT Commerce, an enterprise software company which was sold to Francisco Partners.

Previously, Mr. Thomas was President and CEO of Ajuba, Inc, and led the development of this middleware technology company, which was sold to Interwoven, Inc. From 1998 to 2000, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for Vantive Corporation, an enterprise software company, specializing in the development of customer relationship management (CRM) , data analytic and sales force automation. He led a turnaround of the company and the development of industry-leading CRM products, which resulted in a sale to PeopleSoft, increasing shareholder value over four times. Prior to that, Mr. Thomas worked for five years with 3Com Corporation (“3Com”), a global technology organization, as their first Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, where he led the development and installation of a global operating system integrating numerous global acquisitions, substantially enhancing shareholder value.  He was also Senior Vice President of e-Business, where he led the development of the 3Com global e-business model and business unit, substantially growing its revenue to $2 billion.

Mr. Thomas worked for Michael Dell at Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) from 1993 until 1995 and was hired as their first Chief Information Officer. His accomplishments at Dell included leading the establishment of their scalable global order management, manufacturing and supply chain systems, which supported significant growth. Additionally, he led the implementation of a common global financial system and control function, directing a Dell I.T. staff located throughout the U.S., Asia Pacific and Europe.

From 1987 until 1993, Mr. Thomas was Vice President, Information Systems for Kraft Foodservice, a division of Kraft General Foods, one of the largest food companies in the U.S. There he conceptualized, developed and successfully implemented an innovative supply chain inventory and information management software system.

From 1981 until 1987, Mr. Thomas was VP, MIS  for Sara Lee Corporation. There he gained board approval for a multi-million-dollar capital investment to design and develop industry leading information system and technologies for the foodservice industry, which later became a Harvard case study. He began his career in 1969 with Humana, Inc. where he reached the role of Director, MIS.

Mr. Thomas holds a B.S. in Commerce and Doctor of Humane letters degree from Bellarmine University, where he is Chair Emeritus and has served as a member of the board of trustees since 2000.

Key Competencies & Expertise:

•    Board Experience
•    Data/Analytics
•    Financial Sophistication
•    Growth/Value Creation
•    Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets
•    Operating Leadership
•    Product/Technology
•    SaaS/IaaS
•    Sales & Marketing

Jack Johnson has served as a Vice President of Odetics (now Iteris Holdings, Inc.) since 1986 and has served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Iteris, Inc. a subsidiary of Iteris Holdings, Inc., since December 1999. Prior to that, he served as the General Manager of the Odetics ITS division (now Iteris, Inc.) from 1996 to 1998, prior to its incorporation. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Johnson served as the General Manager of the Odetics Customer Service division. Mr. Johnson served in various other capacities with Odetics since joining Odetics in 1974, including the Vice President and General Manager of the Omutec division from 1986 to 1990, the Director of Contracts for the Space division from 1980 to 1986, the Controller of Infodetics, a former subsidiary of Odetics, from 1975 to 1980 and the Controller of Odetics from 1974 to 1975. Prior to joining Odetics, Mr. Johnson served as a certified public accountant with Peat Marwick.