Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Hugh Barnes |
chief technical officer |
| Mark R. Kent |
CFO |
| Ralph J. Harms |
CFO |
| Fred Brown |
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
| James N. Chapman |
Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing |
| Patrick V. Boudreau |
Senior Vice President, HR |
| Andre Kowalczyk |
Vice President, VLSI Engineering |
| John O'Hara Horsley |
General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary |
| Patrick Gainer |
Vice President, Software Engineering |
| Ray Holzworth |
Vice President, Operations |
| Robert Bismuth |
Vice President, Alliances |
| Robert Rogenmoser |
Vice President, Vlsi Engineering |
| Greg Rose |
Director, Marketing |
| Kenn Durrence |
Manager, Public Relations |
| Christopher J. Schaepe |
Investor |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
chief technical officer |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
vice president |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Luminary Micro |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
|
Former |
| E-and-F.Com |
|
Former |
| Iowa State University |
B.S. degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
CFO |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Talisma Corporation |
CFO |
Former |
| Colorado State University |
B.S. degree in Finance |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
CFO |
Current |
| Force10 Networks, Inc. |
CFO |
Former |
| Syndeo Corporation |
chief financial officer |
Former |
| Syndeo Corporation |
executive vice president |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
MBA |
Former |
| Michigan State University |
BSEE |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Senior Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Everfile, Inc. |
Pat Is Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Everfile, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
Former |
| Fujitsu Limited |
director of international human resources |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Vice President, VLSI Engineering |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary |
Current |
| Pillsbury Madison & Sutro |
associate and partner |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
J.D. |
Former |
| University of Utah |
B.A. in English |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Vice President, Software Engineering |
Current |
| Microsoft Corporation |
software engineer |
Former |
| University of Alberta |
B.S. degree in Computing Science and Mathematics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Magnum Semiconductor, Inc. |
Vice President of Operations |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Atrua, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Stanford University |
M.S. in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| University of Florida |
M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering |
Former |
| San Jose State University |
MBA |
Former |
| Erskine College |
B.A. in Chemistry |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Undergraduate Degree In Chemistry |
Former |
| San Jose State University |
Undergraduate Degree In Chemistry |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Vice President, Alliances |
Current |
| Digital Equipment Corporation |
Vice President of Corporate Strategic Alliances |
Former |
| McMaster University |
M.Sc. |
Former |
| University of Wales |
B.Sc. in Pure Mathematics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Vice President, Vlsi Engineering |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Director, Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Manager, Public Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cswitch |
Managing Director of Ata Ventures |
Current |
| ATA Ventures |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Liquid Computing Corp |
Cofounder and Managing Director of Ata Ventures In Redwood City |
Current |
| ATA Ventures |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Nanogram Corporation |
Director on the Boards |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Director on the Boards |
Current |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation |
Director on the Boards |
Current |
| Atmel Corporation |
Director on the Boards |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Liquid Computing Corp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Atmel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Revera, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cswitch |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Intel Corporation |
Marketing Manager |
Former |
| Neophotonics Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Atmel Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| Altera Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| University of Santa Clara |
MS In Computer Science |
Former |
| Utah State University |
BS Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Applied Micro Circuits Corporation |
|
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Motorola, Inc. |
assistant general manager |
Former |
| Motorola, Inc. |
Semiconductor Products Sector |
Former |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| New York University |
Ph.D. in electrical engineering |
Former |
| University of Pittsburgh |
B.S. degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
Bryant R. Riley is both founder and Chairman of B. Riley & Co., Inc. B. Riley & Co. is a Southern California based brokerage firm providing research and trading ideas primarily to institutional investors. Founded in 1997, B. Riley & Co. also has offices in San Francisco and New York. Mr. Riley is also the founder and Chairman of Riley Investment Management, LLC, an investment adviser which provides investment management services. He also serves on the board of directors of Aldila, Inc. and Celeritek, Inc., each a Nasdaq listed company. Prior to 1997, Mr. Riley held a variety of positions in the brokerage industry, primarily as an Institutional Salesman and Trader. From October 1993-January 1997 he was a co-head of Equity at Dabney-Resnick, Inc., a Los Angeles based brokerage firm. From 1991-1993 he was a co-founder of Huberman-Riley, a Texas based brokerage firm. Mr. Riley graduated from Lehigh University in 1989 with a B.S. in finance.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Alliance Semiconductor Corp. |
Chairman of the Board, Founder and Chairman of B. Riley & Co, Inc |
Current |
| B. Riley & Co |
Owner |
Current |
| B. Riley & Co |
B. Riley Chairman |
Current |
| Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Kitty Hawk, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Aldila, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Trans World Entertainment Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Pulsecore Semiconductor Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Celeritek, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| DDi Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Aldila, Inc. |
Founder & CEO, B. Riley & Company |
Former |
| B. Riley & Co |
Founder |
Former |
| Alliance Semiconductor Corp. |
Executive Officer |
Former |
| Alliance Semiconductor Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Lehigh University |
B.S. |
Former |
David R. Ditzel is vice president and chief architect for Hybrid Parallel Computing for Intel's Digital Enterprise Group's Architecture and Planning.
Ditzel joined Intel in March 2008. He has worked on the design of leading edge computing systems for over 30 years. He was the founding president and CEO of Transmeta Corporation. Prior to his 13 years at Transmeta, he spent 10 years at Sun Microsystems where he held various positions including CTO of the SPARC Technology Business, Director of Sun Labs and Director of Advanced Systems. While at Sun, he started the first collaboration in computer design between the United States and Soviet Union by hiring Soviet Supercomputer designer Boris Babayan and his team at the Moscow Center of SPARC Technology, which was later acquired by Intel. Prior to Sun he spent 10 years at AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey where he as the architect for the CRISP microprocessor, one of the first RISC processors, and was a co-author of "The Case for the Reduced Instruction Set Computer". Ditzel has worked on the development of over two dozen computer systems, has published three dozen papers on advanced computer design, and has received seven patents.
Ditzel graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, and also a bachelor's degree in computer science, and received a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1979.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Intel Corporation |
Vice President, Digital Enterprise Group |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of California, Berkeley |
M.S.C.S |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
M.S.C.S. |
Former |
| Iowa State University |
B.S.C.S |
Former |
| Iowa State University |
B.S.C.S |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Motorola, Inc. |
chief architect |
Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
vice president |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Liquid Computing Corp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| Motorola, Inc. |
|
Former |
| The University of Arizona |
B.S. in Accounting and Finance |
Former |
Mr. Dickinson joined CMD in April 2001 with over 37 years of experience in the computer and semiconductor industries. Immediately before joining CMD he was Vice President and General Manager of the Optical Storage Division of Cirrus Logic, Inc., as well as serving in several other senior executive roles including President of the Cirrus Logic subsidiary in Japan.
Prior to Cirrus Logic, he held senior management positions at Western Digital Corporation following its acquisition of Verticom, Inc., where he served as President and CEO, Zilog, and Burroughs.
Mr. Dickinson has been a member of the Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors since May 2005.
Mr. Dickinson has an AB from UC Berkeley and an MS from the University of Washington, both in physics. He was also a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| California Micro Devices Corporation |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| Commonweal Institute, Inc |
Associate |
Current |
| California Micro Devices Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Verticom |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Western Digital Corporation |
president |
Former |
| Verticom |
President |
Former |
| Electoralreform |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
General Manager |
Former |
| University of Washington |
M.S. |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
A.B. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Shocking Technologies Inc |
Managing Director, Ata Ventures |
Current |
| ATA Ventures |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Neophotonics Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Shocking Technologies Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nanogram Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Atmel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ATA Ventures |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| ATA Ventures |
General Partner |
Former |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Intel Corporation |
|
Former |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of Santa Clara |
MS Degree In Computer Science |
Former |
| Utah State University |
BS Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Institutional Venture Partners |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Tradebeam, Inc. |
Founder |
Current |
| Silicon Clocks, Inc. |
Partner, Charles River Ventures |
Current |
| Charles River Ventures, Inc. |
General Partner |
Current |
| Svod |
Partner, Charles River Ventures |
Current |
| Rosum Corporation |
Partner, Charles River Ventures |
Current |
| Illinoisventures, LLC |
Manager |
Current |
| SupplySolution Inc. |
|
Current |
| Avvenu Inc |
|
Current |
| IP Infusion, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Staccato Communications, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists |
Director |
Current |
| Tradebeam, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Microtune, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| West Coast Holdings |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cswitch |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nantero |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Silicon Clocks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Illinoisventures, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rosum Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Institutional Venture Partners |
General Partner |
Current |
| Creative Technologies Corp. |
non-director investor |
Former |
| Radcom, Ltd. |
non-director investor |
Former |
| LSI Corporation |
technical and marketing position |
Former |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists |
Officer |
Former |
| Charles River Ventures, Inc. |
Head of the West Coast Practice |
Former |
| Sharevision, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Vitesse |
|
Former |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Ensemble Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| RLX Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Mtone Wireless Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| 8x8, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| ChemConnect, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Creative Technologies Corp. |
Investor |
Former |
| Slim Devices, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Radcom, Ltd. |
Investor |
Former |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| University of Illinois |
B.S. |
Former |
| Illinoisventures, LLC |
BS With Honors |
Former |
Christopher Schaepe has served as a director since April 1999. Mr. Schaepe is a founding managing director of Lightspeed Venture Partners, an early-stage technology venture capital firm where he has served since 2000. Previously, Mr. Schaepe was a general partner at Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners, which he joined in 1991. Mr. Schaepe also previously served in corporate finance and capital markets roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. after working as a software engineer at IBM. Mr. Schaepe holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Monosphere, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Light Speed, LLC |
Founder |
Current |
| Light Speed, LLC |
General Partner |
Current |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners |
General Partner |
Current |
| Onstation Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Aprius Inc. |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Semequip, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners |
Director |
Current |
| Rhythm Newmedia, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Monosphere, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| QuestMark Partners |
Director |
Current |
| eHealth, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ciena Corporation |
Investor |
Current |
| Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Monosphere, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Combinet |
Investor |
Current |
| Lightlogic.Com |
Investor |
Current |
| Avamar Technologies, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Nufern |
Investor |
Current |
| Riverbed Technology, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Semequip, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| eHealth, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Transmeta Corporation |
Investor |
Current |
| Weiss, Peck & Greer |
General Partner |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
software engineer |
Former |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
corporate finance and capital markets roles |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
software engineer |
Former |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
|
Former |
| Stanford University |
MBA |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
MBA |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
MS degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Stanford University |
BS |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
BS |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
BS and MS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering |
Former |
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