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who began his career at Bell Labs is chairman and chief executive officer of Jazz Technologies Inc. (formerly Acquicor Technology Inc.) and has served in this capacity since August 2005. Jazz Technologies is the parent company of Jazz Semiconductor Inc. an independent semiconductor wafer foundry headquartered in Newport Beach California. He has also been senior partner of Sienna Ventures (a privately-held venture capital firm in Sausalito California) since April 2001. Dr. Amelio was chairman and chief executive officer of Beneventure Capital LLC (a full-service venture capital firm in San Francisco California) from 1999 to 2005 and was principal of Aircraft Ventures LLC (a consulting firm in Newport Beach California) from April 1997 to December 2004. Dr. Amelio was elected as a director of AT&T in February 2001 and had previously served as an advisory director of AT&T from April 1997 to February 2001. He served as a director of Pacific Telesis Group from 1995 until the company was acquired by AT&T in 1997. He is the chairman of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Executive Committee and the Public Policy Committee. Dr. Amelio is a director of Jazz Technologies Inc. | 