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Rambus, Inc.
NASD : RMBS
Sector: Technology
Industry: Semiconductors
As of: January 4, 2001
Davidow, Ph.D., William, (65)
Chairman of the Board
Dr. Davidow has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since the Company
was founded in March 1990. Since 1985, Dr. Davidow has been a general partner of
Mohr, Davidow Ventures, a venture capital firm. From 1973 to 1985, he held a
number of management positions at Intel Corporation, including Senior Vice
President of Marketing and Sales, Vice President of the Microcomputer Division
and Vice President of the Microcomputer Systems Division. Dr. Davidow holds
A.B. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Dartmouth College and a
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He also serves as a
director of Viant Corp., Numerical Technologies, Inc. and several privately-held
companies.
Tate, Geoff, (46)
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Tate currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. Tate served
as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director from May 1990 to December
1999. From February 1989 to January 1990, Mr. Tate served as Senior Vice
President and Corporate Officer, Microprocessor and Peripherals with Advanced
Micro Devices, Inc. (“AMD”), a semiconductor manufacturer. From 1979 to 1989,
Mr. Tate served in various marketing and product line management positions with
AMD. Mr. Tate holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the Unviersity of
Alberta and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business
Administration.
Mooring, David, (41)
President and Director
Mr. Mooring was appointed President and Director in December 1999. Mr. Mooring
joined the Company in February 1991 as Vice President, Marketing and Sales. He
served as Vice President, Business Development from May 1994 to May 1997,
when he became Sr. Vice President and General Manager of the Computer &
Memory Group and served in that capacity until his appointment as President.
From 1989 to 1991, he served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Vitesse
Semiconductor, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer. From 1980 to 1989, Mr.
Mooring held various marketing and sales positions at Intel Corporation. Mr.
Mooring holds a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Santa Clara, an
M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and an M.S. degree in Computer Engineering
from the University of Southern California.
Harmon, Gary, (62)
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice
President-Finance, Secretary
Gary Harmon was appointed Sr. Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary in December 1999. Mr. Harmon joined the Company in March 1993
as Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Prior to 1993,
Mr. Harmon held various financial positions at Novellus Systems Inc., Digital
Microwave Inc. and Avantek, Inc. Mr. Harmon holds a B.S. degree in Electrical
Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate
School of Business Administration.
Dunlevie, Bruce, (44)
Director
Mr. Dunlevie has served as a director of the Company since its founding in March
1990. He has been a member of the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital since
April 1996, and a general partner of the venture capital firm Merrill, Pickard,
Anderson & Eyre since 1989. Mr. Dunlevie also served as Vice President and
General Manager of the Personal Computer Systems Division of Everex Systems,
a personal computer manufacturer. He holds a B.A. degree in History from Rice
University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mr. Dunlevie also serves as a
director of Geoworks, an operating systems software company, Genesys
Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc., a CTI framework provider, and several
privately-held companies.
Farmwald, Ph.D., P. Michael, (46)
Director
Dr. Farmwald has served as a director of the Company since co-founding the
Company in March 1990, and in addition served as Vice President and Chief
Scientist from March 1990 to November 1993. Dr. Farmwald founded Skymoon
Ventures in 2000. In addition, Dr. Farmwald has co-founded other semiconductor
companies, including Matrix Semiconductor in 1997 and Epigram in 1996, which
was acquired by Broadcom in April 1999. In November 1993, he co-founded
Chromatic Research Inc., a privately held developer of media processors for the PC
industry. He served as a director prior to the sale of Chromatic Research Inc. to
ATI Technologies Inc. in November 1998. From 1988 to 1989, Dr. Farmwald was an
associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of
Illinois. In 1986, he co-founded FTL which merged that year with MIPS. From 1986
to 1988, Dr. Farmwald was Chief Scientist for High End Systems at MIPS. Dr.
Farmwald holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Purdue University and a Ph.D.
in Computer Science from Stanford University. He also serves as a director of
several privately-held companies.
Geschke, Ph.D., Charles, (61)
Director
Dr. Geschke has served as a director of the Company since February 1996. He is
a co-founder of Adobe Systems Incorporated, a software company, and has served
as a director of that company since 1982, Chief Operating Officer from 1986 to
1995, President from 1989 to 2000 and Chairman since 1997. Prior to 1982, Dr.
Geschke held various positions with Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center, including
Manager of the Imaging Sciences Laboratory. He holds an A.B. degree in Classics
and an M.S. degree in Mathematics from Xavier University of Ohio, and received his
Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Horowitz, Ph.D., Mark, (43)
Director
Dr. Horowitz has served as a director since co-founding the Company in March
1990 and as Vice President from March 1990 to May 1994 and currently continues
to serve in a part-time capacity as a member of the technical staff. Dr. Horowitz
has taught at Stanford University since 1984 where he is currently professor of
Electrical Engineering. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. in Electrical
Engineering from Stanford University.
Larsen, Ed, (48)
Senior Vice President- Administration
Ed Larsen was appointed Sr. Vice President, Administration in December 1999.
Mr. Larsen joined the Company in September 1996 as Vice President, Human
Resources. From May 1995 to August 1996, he served as Director, Human
Resources for Cirrus Logic, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer. From June 1991
to July 1993 and May 1994 to May 1995, Mr. Larsen was an independent
consultant. From July 1993 to April 1994, he served as Director, Human Resources
for Zilog, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer. Mr. Larsen has also held various
human resources positions with VLSI Technology and Motorola. Mr. Larsen holds
a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. |
