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2010
Ron is an entrepreneur and business executive who spent the first 24 years of his career in the high-technology operating world and the last 21 years as a venture capitalist. He joined NEA in 2010 as a Venture Partner and focuses on infrastructure software investments. He currently serves on the boards of Cohere Technologies, Gladly, Miim, and SmartCar and works closely with Tigera. Previous board memberships include Big Data Federation, Blue Jeans Network (acquired by Verizon), Boulder Wind Power, Data Domain (acquired by EMC), Datrium (acquired by VMware), Drobo (acquired by Connected Data), Gainspeed (acquired by Nokia), HelioVolt, Igneous Systems (acquired by Rubrik), IonQ (public), Ketra (acquired by Lutron), Kumu, Leyden Energy (acquired by A123), LifeSize (acquired by Logitech), Indicative (acquired by Nimsoft), Nicira (acquired by VMware), ProStor (acquired by Imation and Tandberg), Redseal Systems, Solidfire (acquired by NetApp), Splashtop and Uhana (acquired by VMware).
2006 - 2010
2006 - 2010
Ron was a Partner at Sequel Venture Partners where he focused on cleantech, enterprise infrastructure and enterprise software investments. While at Sequel, he led the firm's investments in HelioVolt and Buzzwire
2002 - 2006
2002 - 2006
Ron served as a Venture Partner at Sutter Hill Ventures, where he led the firm's investments in Data Domain, Drobo, ProStor, LifeSize, Indicative and Redseal Systems.
2000 - 2002
2000 - 2002
Ron worked for Cisco Systems as Vice President of Operations for the Product Technology Groups and the Service Provider Line of Business. He joined Cisco following the acquisition of Growth Networks in 2000
1998 - 2000
1998 - 2000
Ron was President/CEO and co-founder of Growth Networks, an Internet switching fabric company, founded in1998 while he was serving as an entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) at NEA.
1990 - 1998
1990 - 1998
Ron spent more than seven years with Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) in roles including Senior Vice president and General Manager of the $1 billion-plus server division and President of the MIPS group, the microprocessor subsidiary of SGI.
1983 - 1990
1983 - 1990
Ron was Vice President of Engineering and COO of Edge Computer, a computer company he co-founded in 1983