- Chip Reese
David Edward "Chip" Reese (born March 28 1951) is an American professional gambler from Centerville, Ohio. He suffered from rheumatic fever during his elementary years at school and had to stay at home for almost a year. During this time, his mother taught him how to play several board and card games and Reese later described himself as "a product of that year." By the age of six, he was regularly beating fifth-graders at poker. - Lorenzo Zambrano
Lorenzo H. Zambrano Treviño is a Mexican businessman. He is the chairman and CEO of CEMEX, one of the largest cement companies in the world. Zambrano was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León into an upper-class family. He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies in 1966 and an MBA from Stanford Business School in 1968. In 1968 he joined CEMEX, a cement company founded by his grandfather in 1906. - Roelof Botha
Roelof Botha is a venture capitalist. He began his career as an actuary. He was the CFO of PayPal. Now he works for Sequoia Capital and sat on the board of directors of YouTube before its acquisition by Google. Botha sits on the board of Insider Pages, Meebo, and Xoom. Botha graduated from Stanford Business School in 2000. He also attended the University of Cape Town where he did a BSc in Actuarial Science, Economics, and Statistics. - Richard Fairbank
Richard Fairbank founded Capital One with Nigel Morris in 1988, and is currently the Chairman and CEO. He also serves on the board of directors of MasterCard International, and is the Chairman of MasterCard International's U.S. Region Board of Directors. He is a member of the Stanford Business School Advisory Council, the Financial Services Roundtable, and the board of directors of the BITS Technology Forum. - James C. Collins
James C. "Jim" Collins, III (b. 1958, Boulder, Colorado) is an American business consultant, author, and lecturer on the subject of company sustainability and growth. Jim Collins frequently contributes to "Harvard Business Review", "Business Week", "Fortune" and other magazines, journals, etc. He is also the author of <u>Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies</u>, and <u>Good to Great</u>. - Andy Bechtolsheim
Andy Bechtolsheim , co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and employee number one, is a product architect with the Systems Group. Andy works with the Systems Group to help drive next generation X64 and storage servers product architecture as well as HPC opportunities. Bechtolsheim has more than 25 years of Network Computing knowledge and expertise. - Richard Rainwater
Richard E. Rainwater (born 1943) is an investor and self made billionaire fund manager. With an estimated current net worth of around $2.5 billion, he is ranked by "Forbes" as the 335-richest person in the world. Rainwater is a financial dealmaker from Fort Worth, Texas. The son of a wholesale grocer, he graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in mathematics and earned his MBA from Stanford Business School. He landed a job as an investment banker, … - Richard Kovacevich
Richard "Dick" Kovacevich is the Chairman of Wells Fargo. A native of Tacoma, Washington, he was born on October 30, 1943. A graduate of Stanford Business School, Kovacevich worked for General Mills before joining Citicorp. According to some calculations, he was the 7th highest paid CEO in the world in 2003. In addition to Wells Fargo, he sits on the Boards of Target, Cisco Systems and Cargill. He is also a Trustee at the California Institute of Technology. - Michel Bon
Michel Bon is a French businessman and politician born in 1943. He is a graduate of the ESSEC, of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, of the École nationale d'administration and of Stanford Business School. He worked at the banks Crédit Nationale and Crédit Agricole. He has been CEO then Chairman of the supermarket group Carrefour. In September 1993, he was nominated as the head of the French National Employment Agency. - Robert Bass
Robert Muse Bass is a Texas billionaire worth approximately $5.46 billion as of 2006. Born into an extremely wealthy family with an uncle, Sid Richardson, worth $810 million, he and his three brothers Lee Marshall Bass, Ed, and Sid Richardson Bass all attended Yale University, where they solidified their moneyed and political connections. Ed Bass was a classmate and personal friend of George W. Bush, and the brothers, especially Lee Bass, … - Rajeev Srinivasan
Rajeev Srinivasan is an Indian journalist, blogger and Hindu rights activist. He was educated at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and at Stanford Business School and works in software sales and is a marketing professional. He writes a regular opinion column for Indian web portal Rediff. He has been featured in Outlook and other magazines. His writings are generally conservative, in particular sympathetic to Hindu nationalism, … - Wycliffe Grousbeck
Wycliffe "Wyc" Grousbeck is the owner of the National Basketball Association basketball team the Boston Celtics. He graduated from Noble and Greenough School and Princeton University, where he rowed on an undefeated lightweight crew team that claimed the national rowing championship. He received a law degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Stanford Business School. Grousbeck, after leading a local investment group, Highland Capital Partners, … - Tom Mendoza
Tom Mendoza joined Network Appliance (NetApp) in 1994 and has served as its president since 2000. He has more than 31 years as a high-technology executive and has served in an advisory capacity on the board of directors of several emerging technology companies. He has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Stanford University's Executive Business Program. - John Browne Baron Browne of Madingley
Edmund John Philip Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley, FRS FREng (born February 20, 1948) is President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and was group Chief Executive of BP until his resignation on May 1, 2007. Since 2001, he has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords. Browne was born in Hamburg, Germany, to a British Army officer and a Hungarian Auschwitz survivor. His father also worked in civilian life for Anglo-Persian Oil, which later became British Petroleum. - Steve Jurvetson
Steve Jurvetson is a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He was the founding VC investor in Hotmail (MSFT), Interwoven (IWOV), and Kana (KANA). He also led the firm's investments in Tradex and Cyras (acquired by Ariba and Ciena for $8B), and most recently, in pioneering companies in nanotechnology and molecular electronics. Previously, Mr. Jurvetson was an R&D Engineer at Hewlett-Packard, where seven of his communications chip designs were fabricated. - Seth Godin
Godin graduated from Tufts University in 1982 with a degree in computer science and philosophy, and he earned his MBA in marketing from Stanford Business School. From 1983 to 1986, he worked as a brand manager at Spinnaker Software, where he led the team that developed the first generation of multimedia products, working with such forward-thinking authors as Arthur C. Clarke and Michael Crichton . - Mukesh Ambani
Shri Mukesh D. Ambani is a Chemical Engineer from the University of Bombay and pursued MBA from Stanford University, USA. He is the son of Shri Dhirubhai H. Ambani , Founder Chairman of the Company. Shri Ambani joined Reliance in 1981 and initiated Reliance's backward integration from textiles into polyester fibres and further into petrochemicals, petroleum refining and oil and gas exploration and production. - Robert A. Burgelman
Robert A. Burgelman Stanford University Associate Editor, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Robert A. Burgelman is the Edmund W. Littlefield Professor of Management and Director of the Stanford Executive Program of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He joined Stanford Business School in 1981. - Jennifer Siebel
A graduate of Stanford Business School and Stanford University, Jennifer volunteered as a doctor's assistant in a children's hospital in Quito, Ecuador, and later joined Conservation International, a global environmental organization, where she brought the micro-credit enterprise model to bushmen and rainforest communities in southern Africa and Latin America. Upon completing a certificate program at the American Conservatory Theater (ACT), Jennifer booked her first ever TV audition and... - Amos Michelson
Amos Michelson CEO, CREO Products Strategic Partnerships: How to Win and Keep Your Sanity I would consider this the most enlightening of the presentations. Amos openly discussed the history of CREOs ability to develop computer-to-plate then thermal CTP technology before others (see www.creo.com ), the negotiations, the contracts, the partnerships, the joint-ventures and how Amos came to work for CREO rather than as a customer! - Ernest K. Jacquet
Ernest Jacquet is a founder and Managing Partner of Parthenon Capital. Currently, Mr. Jacquet is a member of Parthenon Capital's Executive Committee and Investment Committee. He also is the Chairman of the Board of Interline Brands and serves on the board of Xanboo. Mr. Jacquet served on the Board of Directors for SSG Precision Optronics, Inc., Spheris Inc. and Creditek, three former investments of Parthenon Capital. - Fabio Carlo Lisca
- Gina Bianchini
Gina Bianchini is the co-founder and CEO of Ning, a social networking service with a twist - it empowers people to create their own social websites and social networks. Prior to Ning, she was co-founder and president of Harmonic Communications which was acquired by Dentsu. She has also held positions at CKS Group and Goldman Sachs & Co. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.B.A from Stanford Business School. - Mark Jung
Mark Jung Mark Jung has spent the last 17 years as a successful internet CEO and entrepreneur. Most recently, Mark was the Chief Operating Officer of Fox Interactive Media and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of all of its properties including MySpace, IGN Entertainment, FoxSports.com, Scout Media, and AmericanIdol.com. - Justin Bauer
Justin Bauer VP, E-Treks Justin Bauer spent the past two years here in the Bay Area before attending Stanford Business School. He was a research analyst for The Brattle Group, a litigation and regulatory consulting firm in San Francisco. Before that he graduated from Carleton College with a BA in Economics, where he was also a two-time captain of the Men's Swimming and Diving team. - Josh Silverman
Josh Silverman General Manager Josh Silverman drives overall direction and business strategy and manages day-to-day operations for Shopping.com. Josh Silverman drives overall direction and business strategy and manages day-to-day operations for Shopping.com. Josh most recently served as Vice President of Products at Shopping.com. Josh most recently served as Vice President of Products at Shopping.com. - Steven M. Krausz
Steven M. Krausz Steven Krausz, who joined the U.S. Venture Partners in 1985, has a background deeply rooted in information technology. Steven's eight years of operating experience with NASA Ames, BTI Computers, Direct Inc. and Daisy Systems have served him well as an advisor to many leading network vendors, customers, investors, and start-ups. He is also a frequent panelist and moderator at many industry and engineering events and forums. - Michelle Fortier
Michelle Fortier Michelle is a principal at Megunticook Management, an investment firm based in Boston. She focuses on investments in telecommunications, with particular interest in optical components and wireless services. Prior to Megunticook, Michelle was at Riverside Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. Michelle holds an M.B.A from Stanford Business School and a B.A. and B.E. in Engineering and Asian Studies from Dartmouth. - Scott Sandell
Scott Sandell , Chairman | General Partner, New Enterprise Associates Scott joined NEA in 1996 as an associate, became a partner in 1999 and a general partner in 2000. Scott focuses on investments in information technology, including software, semiconductors and systems. Present board memberships include Agami Systems, CenterBeam, Data Domain, FineGround Networks, Foveon, Spreadtrum Communications, Tableau Software and Teneros. - Grace Voorhis
Grace Voorhis is a former Partner at Morgan Stanley Venture Partners (MSVP), a venture capital firm with $1.2 billion under management. She was responsible for health care and medical device investing and, in that capacity, sat on the Board of several small for-profit companies. Prior to MSVP, Grace was an Analyst with Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. in New York. Grace left her job in 2002 to spend more time with her husband and two young boys. - Christian Borcher
Christian Borcher Cardinal Venture Capital, Partner Christian has been with Cardinal Venture Capital since its founding in 2000. Christian has been with Cardinal Venture Capital since its founding in 2000. Prior to joining Cardinal, Christian was an entrepreneur in Europe and an attorney with Scandinavia's largest law firm, specializing in M&A, restructurings and equity financing. - Thomas J. Sikorski
Thomas J. Sikorski Thomas J. Sikorski , Managing Director, joined First Reserve in 2002. Mr. Sikorskis responsibilities range from deal origination and structuring to due diligence, execution and monitoring and exit strategy evaluation. Mr. Sikorski is involved in investment activities through the entire energy industry, with particular expertise in the worldwide infrastructure and power sectors. - Benjamin A. Krick
Ben Krick re-joined Parthenon Capital as a Vice President in 2005 after completing his M.B.A. at Stanford University. He served as an Associate at Parthenon Capital from 2000 to 2003. In his current role, Mr. Krick is active in sourcing and executing new transactions and working with portfolio companies. - Tim Chang
Tim is a Principal at Norwest Venture Partners, focusing on Wireless and Digital Media investments, and also leads Norwest’s China initiatives. Prior to Norwest, Tim was a Principal at Gabriel Venture Partners, where he established and led the Wireless investment practice. He is also an accomplished musician and actor, and continues to perform around the Bay Area. Tim holds both a B.S. and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from Stanford. - Roald Sieberath
I have a professional experience of more than 10 years in ICT, and more specifically the Internet field. I have advised a number of large and small companies on how to leverage ICT innovation to benefit their business. I have brought to market several innovations (some patent-pending). I have setup several projects and ventures (streaming, search engines, mobile, wireless), pitched to major Venture Capitalists, raised 5 M$, hired teams, opened international markets. I currently bring my . . . - Keith Ferrazzi
Keith Ferrazzi Bestselling Author, CEO, Connector Keith's interview appears in the introduction of Coaching Into Greatness. Here's an excerpt: Giving is at the heart of this book. [Keith] Ferrazzi has built his life and his business around his relationships and the idea that, "Relationships are like muscles—the more you work them, the bigger and stronger they become." He has what he and I call an abundant attitude about relationships. - Steve Krausz
Steve Krausz , USVP Steve Krausz who joined USVP in 1985, has a background deeply rooted in information technology. Steve's eight years of operating experience with NASA Ames, BTI Computers, Direct Inc. and Daisy Systems have served him well as an advisor to many leading network vendors, customers, investors, and start-ups. Krausz is a frequent panelist and moderator at many industry and engineering events and forums. - Kevin O'Marah
Kevin O'Marah - Chief Strategy Officer As chief strategy officer for AMR Research, Kevin O’Marah brings a unique blend of intellectual prowess, practical business experience, and energy to AMR Research’s clients. During his nearly seven years with the firm, Kevin has worked with hundreds of companies on manufacturing, product lifecycle management (PLM), and supply chain strategy. - Patrick Gordan
Patrick Gordan Managing Director, Leader Ventures Mr. Gordan is responsible for Leader Ventures' investment efforts on the West Coast. He is also a Managing Director of Dominion Capital Management. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Business Development for ShoppingList.com, Inc., a venture-backed start-up. - Sharon Richmond
Sharon Richmond Sharon has been a consultant in management and organization change to a wide range of companies of all sizes and stages of growth here in the Silicon Valley for 15 years. For the last several years, Sharon has worked primarily with high-tech, start-up companies such as Brocade Communications, PlaceWare, Alteon, and Velio on strategy development, executive team assessments, strategic HR program development, and organization design and development.
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