Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Harold E. Hughes |
President & CEO |
| Satish Rishi |
CFO & Senior Vice President, Finance |
| Ed Larsen |
Senior Vice President, Admin |
| John Danforth |
General Counsel & Senior Vice President |
| Kevin Donnelly |
Senior Vice President, Engineering |
| Sharon Holt |
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Worldwide |
| Andy Chan |
Vice President, Engineering |
| David Nguyen |
Vice President, Engineering |
| Eric Ries |
Vice President, Sales, Marketing |
| Ira Blumberg |
Vice President, Licensing |
| John Ho |
Vice President of Engineering |
| Joseph Curry |
Vice President of Corporate Development |
| Kent Richardson |
Vice President |
| Laura Stark |
Vice President, Memory Interface Division |
| Michael Schroeder |
Vice President, HR |
| Nori Naono |
Vice President, Japan |
| Ronald May |
Vice President, Corp Marketing |
| Samir Patel |
Vice President, Memory Interface Division |
| Steven T. Chen |
Vice President, Sales |
| Tim Messegee |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Craig Hampel |
Technical Director |
| Greg Bischak |
Director, Marketing |
| Prakash Bare |
General Manager, Product & Director |
| Rich Warmke |
Director, Product Marketing |
| Ronald Bew |
Director, Richmond Office |
| Christopher Chapman |
Marketing Manager |
| Glenn Farris |
Product Manager |
| Greg Blair |
Marketing Manager |
| Holger Schuh |
Product Marketing Manager |
| Robert Kramer |
Acting General Counsel |
| Udo Muerle |
|
| Abraham Sofaer |
Director |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
CFO & Senior Vice President, Finance |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Admin |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
General Counsel & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Niku Corporation |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
Former |
| Morrison & Foerster LLP |
partner |
Former |
| Rambus Inc. |
Senior Legal Advisor |
Former |
| Creative Labs, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Columbia University Law School |
Jd |
Former |
| Yale College |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
Kevin Donnelly, senior vice president, Engineering, co-leads the development and deployment of the Companya s memory and logic interface products. Prior to this position, Mr. Donnelley served as vice-president, Logic Interface Division where he led the development and deployment of logic interface products, including the Rambus family of serial link interfaces. Before joining Rambus, Mr. Donnelly held engineering positions at National Semiconductor, Sipex, and Memorex over an eight-year period. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley and a mastera s degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University. Mr. Donnelley holds numerous patents in the area of high-speed clocking and I/O circuits.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
|
Former |
| Memorex |
|
Former |
| Sipex Corporation |
|
Former |
| San Jose State University |
MS degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences |
Former |
| San Jose State University |
Degree - Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Worldwide |
Current |
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
general manager of Americas Field Operations |
Former |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
Andy Chan, vice president of Engineering, joined Rambus in 1992 and is responsible for the development and deployment of Rambusa memory and logic interface products. Prior to this position, Mr. Chan managed and developed multiple generations of Rambus DRAM interface products, including the first generation of Rambusa RDRAM memory interface as well as the latest XDR interface products. Before joining Rambus, Mr. Chan held engineering and management positions with AMD, IDT and MIPS over a 10-year period. Mr. Chan holds a bachelora s degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University and a mastera s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| Stanford University |
Degree - Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| San Jose State University |
Degree - Electrical Engineering |
Former |
David Nguyen, vice president of Engineering, leads system and application engineering and customer support for all Rambus products. Mr. Nguyen joined Rambus in 1995 and has been involved with signal integrity and system engineering before becoming a vice president in March 2006. Prior to Rambus, Mr. Nguyen held various engineering positions designing fault-tolerance super computers, storage systems, and communication products during a nine-year tenure at Tandem Computers. Mr. Nguyen holds a bachelora s degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley, a mastera s degree in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University, and has received several patents in high-speed physical system designs.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Vice President, Licensing |
Current |
| Intel Corporation |
Director of Licensing |
Former |
John T.C. Ho, vice president of Engineering, joined Rambus in 1992 and is responsible the development and deployment of various high-speed ASIC interface products. Prior to this position, Mr. Ho held various engineering positions at Rambus and participated in many important ASIC product developments. Before joining Rambus, Mr. Ho held engineering positions at Tera MicroSystems and Altera Corporation. Mr. Ho holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the SooChow University in Taipei, Taiwan and a mastera s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
Joseph J. Curry, vice president of Corporate Development, joined Rambus in April 2006 and is responsible for the acquisition of technologies and businesses for the Company. Prior to joining Rambus, Dr. Curry was the president and CEO of TriCN, Inc., a startup firm that designed and licensed semiconductor intellectual property. In 1990, Dr. Curry founded Trilix Ventures, a technology services firm focused on technology management, strategic alliances for corporate funding, strategic acquisitions, and the licensing of semiconductor intellectual property. Starting his career at Bell Laboratories, Dr. Curry has held senior management and executive positions at Electronic Arrays, Monolithic Memories, Four Phase Systems, StorageTek, and Technology Strategies & Alliances (H&Q Technology Partners). Dr. Curry holds a bachelora s degree in Physics from St. Josepha s University and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Kent Richardson, vice president of Intellectual Property, joined Rambus in January 2003 and leads the development of the Company's intellectual property portfolio through an integrated program of engineering, marketing and legal resources. Prior to Rambus, Mr. Richardson served as vice president, general counsel and secretary for Numerical Technologies, Inc., where he was an integral part of the team that closed patent license agreements with industry-leading companies. Before joining Numerical Technologies, Mr. Richardson was an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati where he provided strategic patent counsel to his clients. Mr. Richardson holds both a bachelora s degree in Computer Engineering and bachelor of law degree from the University of Alberta, is a registered patent attorney and a member of the California bar.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Accelovation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Commandcad, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Alberta |
Member |
Current |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
Attorney |
Former |
| University of Alberta |
Bachelor of Law Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Vice President, Memory Interface Division |
Current |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Vice President, Japan |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Vice President, Corp Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Vice President, Memory Interface Division |
Current |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
MS degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology |
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
Craig Hampel, technical director and Rambus Fellow, is extensively involved in the development and deployment of the Companya s leading-edge technology. Mr. Hampel has led engineering efforts for Rambusa patented interface designs that have enabled highly-successful products across computing, communications and consumer electronics. Mr. Hampela s development of memory solutions at Rambus spans more than 13 years and he is an inventor on 192 issued or pending patents in the area of high-speed memory and interface technology. Prior to joining Rambus, Mr. Hampel developed high performance memory solutions more than 17 years at companies such as Altos, Acer, and Olivetti. Mr. Hampel holds a bachelora s degree from the University of Illinois.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
General Manager, Product & Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Director, Product Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Director, Richmond Office |
Current |
| Rambus Inc. |
Director, Richmond Office |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Product Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Product Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Acting General Counsel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Rambus Inc. |
executive officer |
Current |
| JDS Uniphase Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Rambus Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Intel Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Intel Corporation |
Vice President of Intel Capital |
Former |
| Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President of Marketing and Sales |
Former |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
general manager |
Former |
| JDS Uniphase Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Masters of Science in Management |
Former |
| Vanderbilt University |
B.A. degree in Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mohr, Davidow Ventures |
Founding Partner |
Current |
| Nsti |
Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures |
Current |
| Virtual Corporation Inc. |
Co-Author |
Current |
| UCSF Medical Center |
Executive Council Member |
Current |
| Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research |
Board Member |
Current |
| California Institute of Technology |
Board Member |
Current |
| Rambus Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Intel Corporation |
vice president, microcomputer division |
Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
various managerial position |
Former |
| General Electric Company |
various managerial position |
Former |
| Stanford University |
doctorate in electrical engineering |
Former |
| California Institute of Technology |
M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benchmark Capital |
Founder |
Current |
| Netxen Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Jasper Wireless, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Servicesource Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Coverity, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Orchestria Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Eastside Preparatory School |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Stanford University |
Board of Trustees |
Current |
| Solidware Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Raza Microelectronics, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Veraloft, LLC. |
Director |
Current |
| Kepler's |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Numenta, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Marin Software Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Palm, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rambus Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Everex Systems, Inc. |
general manager |
Former |
| Everex Systems, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre |
General Partner |
Former |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
Systems Designer |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Arjay Miller Scholar |
Former |
| Andersen Consulting |
programmer |
Former |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
systems designer |
Former |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists |
Director |
Former |
| Collabra Software, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Orchestria Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| Encompass, LLC |
Investor |
Former |
| Tabula, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Snaptrack, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Handspring, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Accept.com |
Investor |
Former |
| Unicru Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Rambus Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
MBA |
Former |
| Rice University |
BA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| JDSU |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| JDS Uniphase Corporation |
CEO and President |
Current |
| Logical Net Corporation |
|
Current |
| Cisbec.Net, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Regents |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Polycom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dmcom |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Logical Net Internet |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Canary Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rambus Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| JDS Uniphase Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
adjunct professor |
Former |
| Bell Laboratories |
|
Former |
| Prentice Hall |
|
Former |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
M.S. and Ph |
Former |
| Rambus Inc. |
member |
Former |
Mike Farmwald is a serial entrepreneur with one of the most successful track records in Silicon Valley. Known for his unique combination of computer engineering skill and market vision, Mike has founded six companies to date, five of which were financed in part by Benchmark Capital, where he is a Venture Partner. Mike is probably best known for cofounding Rambus Inc., a developer of high-bandwidth interfaces for memories and other chips. After founding the company in 1990, Mike served as Vice President and Chief Scientist, overseeing the development of several key innovations, including the 1992 introduction of the world's first 4 Mbit RDRAM. In 1993, Mike cofounded Chromatic Research, a privately held developer of media processors for the PC industry. Mike served on the board of Chromatic Research until the company was acquired by ATI Technologies in November 1998. In 1996, Mike cofounded Epigram, creator of advanced semiconductor home networking technology, which helped revolutionize high-speed networking connectivity within the home. Epigram was acquired by Broadcom in April 1999. In late 1997, Mike cofounded Matrix Semiconductor, a pre-IPO start-up backed by Skymoon, Benchmark and Microsoft, among others. Prior to his success at Rambus, Mike founded FTL in 1986. FTL, an ECL supercomputing company, merged with MIPS in the same year. At MIPS, Mike served as Chief Scientist for High End Systems. Following his experience at MIPS, Mike was an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois. Mike holds a BS degree in Mathematics from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University. He currently sits on the boards of Rambus (Nasdaq: RMBS), Matrix Semiconductor, and Circumnav Networks.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Skymoon Ventures |
Vice President and Chief Scientist |
Current |
| Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dash Navigation, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Finesse Solutions |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Circumnav Networks |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Numenta, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rmbs |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rambus Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| High End Systems, Inc. |
Chief Scientist |
Former |
| Rambus Inc. |
Chief Scientist |
Former |
| Rambus Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Epigram, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Rambus Inc. |
Cofounder |
Former |
| FTL Corporation |
Founder |
Former |
| Skymoon Ventures |
General Partner |
Former |
| Benchmark Capital |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| University of Illinois |
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Former |
| The Mips |
|
Former |
| Broadcom Corporation |
|
Former |
| Stanford University |
Ph.D. In Computer Science |
Former |
| Purdue University |
BS Degree In Mathematics |
Former |
| University of Illinois |
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rambus Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Executive News
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Rambus to Present at the UBS Global Technology and Services Conference
Business Wire - 6/03/09 - View Story
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Rambus Unveils New Innovations for Main Memory
ECN Asia - 6/03/09 - View Story
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Rambus Announces Winners of the 2009 Innovator of the Future Scholarship Award
Business Wire - 5/29/09 - View Story
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Regional Briefs: Funeral for soldier will be Sunday
Winston-Salem Journal - 5/29/09 - View Story
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EDA Caf - 5/27/09 - View Story
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Rambus Unveils New Innovations for Main Memory
RBC Dain Raushcer - 5/26/09 - View Story
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Ready For a Change
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 5/20/09 - View Story
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Rambus to Present at the J.P. Morgan 37th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference
Reuters - 5/12/09 - View Story
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Rambus to Present at the J.P. Morgan 37th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference
Business Wire - 5/12/09 - View Story