In his work for Madrona Venture Group, Mr. McIlwain currently focusses on a broad range of software-driven companies. At present, he serves on the boards of Hamlet, Isilon Systems, PayScale, Vykor and World Wide Packets. He was on the boards of Performant (acquired by Mercury Interactive) and Nimble (acquired by Actuate) and was actively involved with TeamOn Systems (acquired by Research in Motion).

Previously, he was Vice President of Business Process for the Genuine Parts Company (GPC), a Fortune 250 company. He also was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, concentrating on strategy and marketing in the telecom, supply chain and financial service industries, and worked in investment banking at CS First Boston.

Mr. McIlwain is a Technology Advisor to the Discovery Institute and advisory board member for Families Northwest. He and Greg Gottesman teach an annual course on venture capital in the University of Washington Executive MBA Program.

Mr. McIlwain is a graduate of Dartmouth College, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.