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Rich Redelfs joined Foundation Capital after 20+ years in networking and communications, a combination of start-up entrepreneurial as well as large company entrepreneurial experience. Most recently, he was President and CEO of Atheros Communications (NASDAQ: ATHR) which he joined as a start-up with 21 engineers and an office manager. He built the company into the leading provider of Wi-Fi wireless semiconductors with a current market capitalization in excess of $1 billion. Atheros was "Silicon Valley s Fastest Growing Private Company" as determined by the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal and PricewaterhouseCoopers for the 2001 to 2003 period. In 2003 Mr. Redelfs received Frost & Sullivan s prestigious "Wireless LAN CEO of the Year" award.
Prior to Atheros, Mr. Redelfs was Vice President and General Manager of 3Com s Wireless and Home Connectivity Division, where he was a pioneer in home networking. He spent more than ten years at 3Com in various sales, marketing, and general management positions including Vice President of Marketing and later acting general manager for the Mobile Communications Division, which he helped grow from $35 million to over $700 million in revenue. Other positions at 3Com included Director of Americas Hub Marketing, National Reseller Sales Manager, and National OEM Sales Manager. Prior to 3Com, Mr. Redelfs was Chief Operating Officer of Polygon, a communications software start-up. Mr. Redelfs began his professional career with TeleVideo Systems, an early leader in personal computers and networking, where he held various marketing and sales management positions.
Mr. Redelfs currently serves on the boards of Dust Networks, Azimuth Systems and Mobius Microsystems, and was previously on the board of Atheros Communications.
Mr. Redelfs received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his BSIE from Purdue University. | 