25 years as a Venture Capitalist, Investment Banker and Board Executive funding & building technology companies. Has been a Partner at 3 Silicon Valley VC/Private Equity Funds and Board Director at 7 public and 26 private companies. Built several tech companies to high-value M&A or IPO exit. Former Managing Director at Wasserstein Perella, a leading Wall Street Private Equity & Leveraged Buyout firm. Launched and ran Wasserstein's Silicon Valley VC/LBO office in Palo Alto. Head of Tech VC investing. Member of Wasserstein Investment Committee. Led and syndicated 34 VC equity financings and PE control deals. Completed 19 M&A transactions, several at over $500M valuation. Was Managing Director of Technology Commercialization at IBM World HQ. Managed a team that launched multiple IBM spinouts from Watson Research Lab, including wireless Silicon Germanium, that ramped to over $1B revenue. Founded Acquicor SPAC with Steve Wozniak and Gil Amelio of Apple Computer ($180M buyout platform) which created Tower/Jazz.Began career as an MIT engineer developing inertial guidance systems for spacecraft and ICBM nuclear missiles at MIT Aero/astro dept and Draper Lab. Attended Brown (BSEE), The Wharton School (MBA) and MIT (MIT/Draper Fellow-aeronautical engineering). Prolific inventor with 23 patents awarded in nuclear ICBM guidance, wearable electronics, GPS.BOARD OF DIRECTORSSince 2000, has served as a Board Director of 7 public, 26 private companies-Peregrine Semiconductor (Nasdaq:PSMI), Lightwave Logic (Nasdaq:LWLG), World Energy (OTC:WEGY), Westinghouse Solar (Nasdaq WES), Triscend (ACQ: Xilinx), SMaL Camera (ACQ:Cypress Semi), HOMEE, Qusion (ACQ: Emcore), Hotrail (ACQ:Skyworks), Sensera (ASX:SE1), and 25 others. Board Chairman and Interim CEO. VENTURE CAPITALManaged 3 VC/PE funds with nearly $2B under management combined. Wasserstein Perella ($1.3B PE/LBO Fund), Techfarm Ventures ($275M VC fund) in Silicon Valley. GENEWORX CAPITAL-LIFE SCIENCES VENTURE DEVELOPMENT/INVESTMENT BANKCurrently-Founding Partner of GeneWorx, an Investment Bank & Venture Development firm that funds and builds Synthetic biology and biotech companiesALTEON CAPITAL-TECHNOLOGY VENTURE DEVELOPMENTCurrently-CEO of Alteon Capital: co-founded with Gil Amelio (former CEO Apple Computer). Alteon is a Venture Development firm that funds & builds companies commercializing disruptive IT/technology. INVENTOR23 patents awarded in wireless, RF and power sectors. Invented world's first digital-controlled high accuracy ICBM nuclear missile guidance system while at MIT/Draper Lab.
Listed skills include Venture Capital, Start Ups, Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, and 17 others.