Bill Richter is a Sabbatical at Madrona Venture Group - www.madrona.com. He is proficient in Spanish. Colleagues describe him as "Bill is a phenomenal leader--visionary, disciplined, focused. I remember my first QBR meeting with him. He was the only one asking the right questions, the hard questions. He cares, and he's passionate. He knows how to attract and retain talent, and he builds great organisations and creates value. It was an honour to work under him and I know he will take the Isilon Storage Division in EMC to the next level."