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2Wire provides integrated broadband solutions engineered for the carrier and optimized for the subscriber, creating intuitive, reliable user experiences throughout the connected home. With over 20 million gateways shipped, more than 30 awards for corporate achievement and product innovation, and an expanding global distribution footprint, 2Wire continues to set the worldwide standard for excellence in broadband access equipment and user experience.

President and CEO
Krish A. Prabhu
Number of Employees 200
Contact Information

1704 Automation Pkwy

San Jose, California 95131-1873

2wire.com

1 408 428 9500

NAICS Code Other Computer Related Services: 541519

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Krish A. Prabhu President and CEO
Pasquale Romano Co-Founder, President & CEO
Pat Romano President and CEO
Basil H. Alwan President, Ip Networks, Alcatel
George Laplante Cfo
John Donovan Chief Technology Officer, at&T
Roop Lakkaraju Executive Vice President, Finance, & Cfo
Tim Krause Chief Marketing Officer, Alcatel, Lucent
Andres Vazquez Del Mercado Executive Vice President for Corporate Development, Telmex
Dale Bastian Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Martin Lynch Executive Vice President, Operations
Ted Fagenson Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Business Development
David Appleman Vice President, Sales, Americas
John Caulfield Vice President, Sales, N America
Michael Hickerson Vice President, Sales & Service
Mike Talley Executive Vice President & General Manager, Customer Care
Sean Parham Executive Vice President & General Manager, Gateway & Management Systems
Wesley O. Hoffman Executive Vice President & General Manager, Media
Gloria Consola Marketing Communications Manager
Jeff Bernstein Sys Architect
Michael A Crumlin
James R. Swartz Director
Eric Copeland Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bandel Carano Board of Directors
Brian L. Hinman Board of Directors
Karen Edwards Board of Directors
Mel Meskin Board of Directors
Michael R. Kourey Board of Directors
Rubin Gruber Board of Directors
William J.G. Griffith Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Tellabs, Inc. CEO Current
2Wire, Inc. President and CEO Current
Mobility Ventures Venture Partner Current
Visitors Board of Directors Current
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Menara Networks Board of Directors Current
The University of Texas Board of Directors Current
Link A Media Devices Corporation Board of Directors Current
Tellabs, Inc. Member, Board of Directors Current
Alcatel USA Chief Executive Officer Former
Tellabs, Inc. President Former
Alcatel Chief Operating Officer Former
Rockwell International Corporation Various Positions Former
Westwave Board of Directors Former
Overture LLC Board of Directors Former
CATENA Corporation Board of Directors Former
Overture Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Symmetricom, Inc. Board of Directors Former
ECI Telecom Ltd. Board of Directors Former
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Director Former
University of Pittsburgh Doctorate In Electrical Engineering Former
The Bombay Company, Inc. Master of Science Degree In Physics Former
Indian Institute of Technology Master of Science Degree In Physics Former
University of Pittsburgh Master Science Degree In Electrical Engineering Former
Bangalore University Bachelor of Science Degree In Physics Former

As president and CEO, Pat Romano oversees all Company operations and relationships, ensuring that 2Wire products and services provide the maximum benefits to both consumers and partners. Prior to his appointment as president and CEO, Pat was vice president and general manager of the 2Wire gateway business unit. Before that, he served as the Company's vice president of engineering and chief technology officer. Prior to co-founding 2Wire, Pat held several engineering and marketing director-level positions at Polycom, Inc. In 1989, Pat co-founded Fluent, Inc., a digital video networking company, and served as chief architect until the company was sold to Novell Corporation in 1993. Pat earned his undergraduate degree in computer science from Harvard University, and received his master's degree from the MIT Media Laboratory.

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Co-Founder, President & CEO Current
2Wire, Inc. Vice President, Engineering Former
Polycom, Inc. director of advanced Former
MIT Media Laboratory master's degree Former

As president and CEO, Pat Romano oversees all Company operations and relationships, ensuring that 2Wire's products and services provide the maximum benefits to both consumers and partners. Prior to his appointment as president and CEO, Pat was vice president and general manager of 2Wire's gateway business unit. Before that, he served as 2Wire's vice president of engineering, and chief technology officer. Prior to co founding 2Wire, Pat held several engineering and marketing director-level positions at Polycom, Inc. In 1989, Pat co founded Fluent, Inc., a digital video networking company, and served as chief architect until the company was sold to Novell Corporation in 1993. Pat earned his undergraduate degree in computer science from Harvard University, and received his master's degree from the MIT Media Laboratory.

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. President and CEO Current
Wire Co LLC Co-Founder Current
Novell, Inc. Chief Architect Former
2Wire, Inc. Vice President and General Manager Former
Fluent, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Polycom, Inc. Former
Partnerships in Assistive Technology Former
MIT Media Laboratory Master's Degree Former
Harvard University Undergraduate Degree In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. President, Ip Networks, Alcatel Current
Wichorus President of the Ip Networks Division Current
Alcatel President Current
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wichorus Board of Directors Current
Omneon Co Board of Directors Current
Riverstone Networks Incorporated President of the Alcatel, Lucent Ip Division Former
University of Illinois B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Cfo Current
Santur Corporation CFO Current
Wire Co LLC CFO Former
Bowling Green State University MBA In Accountancy Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Chief Technology Officer, at&T Current
NII Holdings, Inc. Director Current
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Deloitte Consulting Llp Partner Former
University of Minnesota M.B.A. In Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Wire Co LLC Chief Financial Officer Current
2Wire, Inc. Executive Vice President, Finance, & Cfo Current
Wire Co LLC Executive Vice President of Finance Current
San Jose State University Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Chief Marketing Officer, Alcatel, Lucent Current
Tropic Networks Chief Marketing Officer Current
Riverstone Networks Incorporated Chief Marketing Officer Current
Alcatel-Lucent Chief Marketing Officer Current
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Alcatel-Lucent Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President Strategy, Americas Former
William Jewell College Physics Degree Former
University of Dallas MBA, Business Management Former
University of Dallas Bachelor's Degree In Physics Former
William Jewell College Bachelor's Degree In Physics Former
William Jewell College Degree In Physics Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Executive Vice President for Corporate Development, Telmex Current
Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Executive Vice President of Corporate Development Current
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current
Wire Co LLC Current
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales Former
Polycom, Inc. Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales Former
2Wire, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing Former
Ohio University Bba In Management Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Executive Vice President, Operations Current
Wire Co LLC Current
Storage Visions Strong Member of the Executive Leadership Team Current
Cornice Co Chief Operating Officer Former
Cornice Co Vice President of Engineering Former
Maxtor Corporation vice president of engineering Former
Coulter and Company Former
Digital Equipment Corporation Former
Boston University Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Business Development Current
Wire Co LLC Current
2Wire, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Management Systems Business Unit Former
Polycom, Inc. Director of Product Marketing Former
The Sound Station director of product marketing Former
2Wire, Inc. Director of Marketing Former
Raytheon Company Design Engineer Former
Rutgers University Mba Former
Rutgers University electrical engineering degree Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Vice President, Sales, Americas Current

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Vice President, Sales, N America Current

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Service Current

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Executive Vice President & General Manager, Customer Care Current
Wire Co LLC Current
Syntellect, Inc. Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations Former
ROLM Corporation vice president of operations Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University MBA Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Executive Vice President & General Manager, Gateway & Management Systems Current
Motorola, Inc. Vice President of Product Management and Marketing Former
University of Illinois Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science Former

Wesley O. (Wes) Hoffman is Executive Vice President & General Manager for OpenTV Corp.'s North American Cable division. Mr. Hoffman is responsible for managing OpenTV's operations and relationships with all network operators, and the programming community.

Organization Position Status
OpenTV Corp. Executive Vice President & General Manager Current
2Wire, Inc. Executive Vice President & General Manager, Media Current
Parks Associates Vice President Current
ICTV, Inc. President and CEO Former
Amtote International Inc. Coo Former
2Wire, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Media Business Unit Former
General Instrument Corporation Former
Wire Co LLC Former
University of Delaware Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Marketing Communications Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Sibeam Co-Founder Current
Wire Co LLC Co-Founder Current
Sibeam Advisor Current
2Wire, Inc. Sys Architect Current
Sibeam Board of Directors Current
PictureTel Co-Founder Former
University of Maryland B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Cellfire Service Vice President of Business Development Current
2Wire, Inc. Current
Turnstone Systems Inc. Global Sales Vice President Former
Wire Co LLC Vice President of North American Sales Former
Atreus Systems, Inc Global Sales Vice President Former
MCI Communications Corporation Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
United States Military Academy BS Degree In Engineering Former

Bandel L.Carano, Managing Partner, joined Oak Investment Partners in 1985 and became a General Partner in 1987. Bandel has invested in companies with emphasis on Wireless and Rich-Media communications (2Wire, Airspan, Avici, CommVerge, CoreTek, Endwave, FiberTower, General Bandwidth, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, MobiTV, NeoPhotonics, Netopia, PictureTel, Plastic Logic, Polycom, Presidio, PulsePoint, Qtera, Sentient Networks, SmartDrive Systems, Tegic, Trapeze, and Wellfleet); Advanced Software Systems (Entropic, firstRain, Illustra/Informix, Sybase, Tele Atlas and Visto); Advanced Semiconductors (Actel, Airgo, CommQuest, Kenet, Level 5, NemeriX, Newport Media, nLight, Qpixel, Resonext, SMIC, Solarflare, Stretch, Synaptics and Virata); Design Automation (Centric Software, Interconnectix, Parametric, Synopsys and Tensilica) and Clean Energy Technologies (Aurora BioFuels, Boston-Power, eSolar, GreenVolts, NanoH2O, PML, ReliOn, and Sundrop Fuels). Prior to Oak, Bandel joined Morgan Stanley's Venture Capital Group in 1983. He was responsible for advising Morgan Stanley on high-tech new business development, as well as sponsoring venture investments. Bandel received BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He currently serves on the Investment Advisory Board of the Stanford Engineering Venture Fund.

Organization Position Status
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Managing Partner Current
Oak Investment Partners General Partner Current
Esolar, Inc. Managing Partner Current
Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc. Managing Partner Current
FirstRain, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nemerix Sa Board of Directors Current
Solarflare, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mobitv, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Plastic Logic Limited Board of Directors Current
The Cambria Group Board of Directors Current
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Neophotonics Corporation Director Current
Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tele Atlas NV Board of Directors Current
Antelecom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Esolar, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Airspan Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Level 5 Networks Inc Board of Directors Current
Tensilica Inc. General Partner Former
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners Sponsoring Venture Investments Former
Tele Atlas NV Supervisor Former
Morgan Stanley Former
Mahi Networks Former
ReliOn, Inc. Former
Newport Media, Inc. Investor Former
Solarflare, Inc. Investor Former
White Rock Networks, Inc. Investor Former
FiberTower Corporation Investor Former
2Wire, Inc. Investor Former
Centric Software Inc. Investor Former
Endwave Corporation Investor Former
Sybase, Inc. Investor Former
Actel Corporation Investor Former
Synaptics Incorporated Investor Former
Synopsys, Inc. Investor Former
Neophotonics Corporation Investor Former
Netopia, Inc. Investor Former
Visto Corporation Investor Former
PictureTel Investor Former
Polycom, Inc. Investor Former
Pulse Point Investor Former
Nlight.Com Investor Former
Sentient Networks Investor Former
FirstRain, Inc. Investor Former
Tensilica Inc. Investor Former
Plastic Logic Limited Investor Former
Commverge Investor Former
Stanford University M.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
Stanford University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Wire Co LLC CEO Former
PictureTel Co-Founder Current
Oak Investment Partners Venture Partner Current
Wire Co LLC Board of Directors Current
Aurora Biofuels,Inc. Board of Directors Current
Esolar, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Qpixel Technology Corp. (Apac) Board of Directors Current
Innoviti Communications LLC Board of Directors Current
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Polycom, Inc. CEO Former
Wire Co LLC President Former
2Wire, Inc. President & CEO Former
University of Maryland B.S.E.E. Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology SMEE Former

Organization Position Status
Accel Partners Founder Current
Leapstone Systems, Inc. Current
Metratech Corp Chairman Current
The Christian Center of Park City Chairman Current
Pacific Community Ventures Board Advisor Current
2Wire, Inc. Director Current
Riverbed Technology, Inc. Director Current
Telera Director Current
PCV Investment Partners Director Current
Uv Partners Board of Directors Current
GEN3 Partners, Inc. Director Current
Mazu Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fast Forward, Ltd. Director Current
Montagu Newhall Associates, Inc. Advisory Board Member Current
PictureTel Director Current
Ungermann-Bass Director Current
Medical Care America, Inc. Director Current
InGenuity Systems, Inc. Director Current
Inktomi Corporation Director Current
Transera Communications Inc Board of Directors Current
Informix Director Current
Polycom, Inc. Lead Investor Current
Netopia, Inc. Lead Investor Current
Accel Partners Investor Current
Soapstone Networks, Inc. Lead Investor Current
First Virtual Communications Lead Investor Current
PictureTel Lead Investor Current
Remedy Service Lead Investor Current
Medical Care America, Inc. Lead Investor Current
Ungermann-Bass Lead Investor Current
New York Venture Capital Forum President Former
Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. Vice President Former
Adler & Company, Inc. General Partner Former
Accel Partners General Partner Former
Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. Management Consultant Former
BMC Software, Inc. Former
Remedy Corporation Former
Broadband Technologies Inc. Former
First Virtual Communications Director Former
Netopia, Inc. Director Former
Remedy Service Director Former
Polycom, Inc. Director Former
The Christian Center of Park City Board Member Former
New York Venture Capital Forum Director Former
RGB Networks Director Former
Soapstone Networks, Inc. Director Former
Carnegie Mellon University Doctorate Former
Carnegie Mellon University M.S. In Industrial Administration Former
Harvard University B.S. Degree Former
Harvard University Graduate Former
Pacific Community Ventures Member Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Post Graduate Center for Mental Health Board of Directors Former
Nyack Hospital Corporation Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Technology Crossover Ventures General Partner Current
Motricity, Inc. Board of Directors Current
2Wire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Travelport Limited Board of Directors Current
Paciolan, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Continuous Computing Corporation Board of Directors Current
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wire Co LLC Board of Directors Current
Canadianhotels.Biz Director Current
Civic Plaza Director Current
Eugene Lodging Director Current
WhitePages.com Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orbitz for Business, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Adknowledge, Inc. Board Member Current
Discount Rooms Director Current
The Orbitz Board of Directors Current
Motricity, Inc. Investor Current
Liquidnet, Inc. Investor Current
Techwell, Inc. Investor Current
Fandango, Inc. Investor Current
Paciolan, Inc. Investor Current
Nextag, Inc. Investor Current
Egenera, Inc. Investor Current
KGB Investor Current
InPhonic, Inc. Investor Current
Adknowledge, Inc. Investor Current
Technology Crossover Ventures Principal Former
Morgan Stanley Investment banking analyst Former
Beacon Group Associate Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business M.B.A. Former
Dartmouth College Bachelor of Arts Degree In Engineering and History Former

Organization Position Status
Venrock Associates General Partner Current
Quantenna Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hellosoft, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ciphermax, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Kineto Wireless, Inc. Board of Directors Current
GENBAND Board of Directors Current
2Wire, Inc. Investor Current
Kineto Wireless, Inc. Investor Current
Ciphermax, Inc. Investor Current
Hellosoft, Inc. Investor Current
P.A. Semi Inc. Investor Current
SteelEye Technology, Inc. Investor Current
Newport Media, Inc. Investor Current
Teranetics Investor Current
Orbital Sciences Corporation Program Manager Former
Orbital Sciences Corporation Electrical Engineer Former
Hewlett-Packard Company electrical engineer Former
University of California, Berkeley M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Former
Stanford University B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and he graduated Former
University of California, Berkeley B.S. Former

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