Veteran venture leader in Silicon Valley. Built winning teams and organizations through multiple cycles. Active connections to Stanford, MIT. AI, automation, climate tech.

• Co-founder of Vixel Corporation: IPO in 1999 (NASDAQ: VIXL) and acquired by Emulex (ELX) in 2003.
• General Partner at USVP: Raised 5 funds over 16 years, develop the next generation of investors and established a strong track record cross-border DeepTech.
• Board Member & CFO at both Active-Semi & Cepton to lead fundraising, M&A, IPO & team-building
• Board Member across multiple companies
• Leadership Board: McGovern Institute for Brain Science
• Passion for building companies was ignited when he helped start Vixel as he was completing his dissertation at Stanford and Sandia National Labs.
• B.S. in Physics @ MIT, Ph.D in Applied Physics @ Stanford, MBA @Kellogg,