| Shane Robison Chairman | |
| Shane Robison has served as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President since May 2013, and he has served as a director of Fusion-io since December 2011. Mr. Robison served as Chief Strategy & Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Company from May 2002 to November 2011. From 2000 to May 2002, Mr. Robison served as Senior Vice President, Technology and Chief Technology Officer of Strategy and Technology of Compaq Computer Corporation. Prior to joining Compaq, Mr. Robison served as the President of Internet Technology and Development at AT&T Labs. Prior to AT&T Labs, Mr. Robison was Executive Vice President, Research and Development, and then served as President of the Design Productivity Group at Cadence Design Systems. Mr. Robison also spent seven years at Apple Inc., where he held a series of executive-level positions, leaving the company as Vice President and General Manager of the Personal interactive Electronics Division. Mr. Robison’s experience includes work at Schlumberger’s research groups in Silicon Valley, at Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation and consulting for the University of Utah in the area of database systems architecture. Mr. Robison also serves as a director of Altera Corporation. Mr. Robison holds a B.S. and a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Utah. | |
| Scott D. Sandell Lead Independent Director | |
| Scott D. Sandell has served as a director since March 2008 and was appointed as the Lead Independent Director of our board of directors in May 2011. In 1996, Mr. Sandell joined New Enterprise Associates, where he became a general partner in 2000. In addition to serving on our board of directors, Mr. Sandell serves on the boards of directors of Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. and a number of privately held companies. Mr. Sandell started his career at the Boston Consulting Group and later joined C ATS Software, Inc. Later, he worked as a product manager for Windows 95 at Microsoft Corporation before joining New Enterprise Associates in 1996. Mr. Sandell is a member of the board of directors of the National Venture Capital Association. Mr. Sandell holds an A.B. in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. | |
| Forest Baskett, Ph.D. | |
| Forest Baskett, Ph.D. has served as a director since March 2008. Dr. Baskett has been a general partner of New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital firm, since 2004. Dr. Baskett joined New Enterprise Associates in 1999. From 1986 to 1999, Dr. Baskett served as chief technology officer and senior vice president, research and development of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Dr. Baskett founded and directed the Western Regional Laboratory of Digital Equipment Corporation from 1982 to 1986. From 1971 to 1982, Dr. Baskett was a professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. In addition to serving on our board of directors, Dr. Baskett serves on the boards of directors of Audience, Inc. and a number of privately held companies. Dr. Baskett holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Rice University, a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. | |
| H. Raymond Bingham | |
| H. Raymond Bingham has served as a director since February 2011. Mr. Bingham has been an advisory director of General Atlantic LLC, a private equity firm, since January 2010 and managing director and head of the Palo Alto office from September 2006 to December 2009. From August 2005 to August 2006, Mr. Bingham was a self-employed private investor. From 1993 to 2005, Mr. Bingham served in various positions at Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a supplier of electronic design automation software and services, including executive chairman of the board of directors, president and chief executive officer and executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Bingham also currently serves as a director of Oracle Corporation, Flextronics International Ltd., STMicroelectronics N.V., Spansion Inc. and Dice Holdings, Inc. Mr. Bingham holds a B.S. from Weber State University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. | |
| Dana L. Evan | |
| Dana L. Evan has served as a director since February 2011. Since July 2007, Ms. Evan has invested in and served on the boards of directors of companies in the Internet, technology and media sectors, including Omniture, Inc. From May 1996 until July 2007, Ms. Evan served as chief financial officer of VeriSign, Inc., a provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks. Previously, Ms. Evan worked as a financial consultant in the capacity of chief financial officer, vice president of finance or corporate controller over an eight-year period for various public and private companies and partnerships, including VeriSign, Inc., Delphi Bioventures, a venture capital firm, and Identix Incorporated, a multi-biometric technology company. Prior to serving as a financial consultant, Ms. Evan worked in a variety of positions at KPMG LLP. Ms. Evan also serves on the board of directors of Proofpoint, Inc. and a number of privately held companies, including Box, Inc. Ms. Evan is a certified public accountant (inactive) and holds a B.S. in Commerce with a concentration in Accounting and Finance from Santa Clara University. | |
| David A. Flynn | |
| David A. Flynn is one of our founders and has served as a director since July 2006, and he served as the Chairman of the Board from May 2011 until May 2013. Mr. Flynn served as our Chief Executive Officer and President from March 2010 to May 2013, and he previously served as our President from inception to February 2009 and Chief Technology Officer from inception to March 2010. From November 2004 to October 2006, Mr. Flynn served as chief scientist of Realm Systems, Inc., a company offering research and development services for developing mobile computing platforms. From January 2002 to November 2004, Mr. Flynn served as chief architect software engineer of Linux Networx, Inc., a developer of high performance computing technology. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Flynn served as senior software engineer of Liberate Technologies, Inc. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Flynn founded the Utah research and development satellite office of Oracle Corporation, which subsequently became a founding part of Network Computer Inc., later renamed Liberate Technologies. Mr. Flynn holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Brigham Young University. | |
| Rick C. White | |
| Rick C. White is one of our founders and has served as a director since April 2009. He also served as a director from inception to March 2008. Mr. White served as our Chief Marketing Officer from February 2008 to May 2013. From inception to February 2008, Mr. White served as our Chief Executive Officer. From 2006 to January 2007, Mr. White served as chairman of DAZ Productions, Inc., a developer of 3D graphics software and content. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. White served as chief executive officer of Realm Systems, Inc. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. White served as chairman of Forum Systems, Inc. a developer of XML enterprise messaging systems. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. White served as chief executive officer and chairman of Phobos Corporation, a developer of PCI based switching and load balancing technology for data centers. | |