Rob Theis is currently a General Partner at DCM, a venture capital firm committed to funding early-stage technology companies. Rob invests in Enterprise/Internet Software, Technology-enabled Business Services, Storage, Security, Wireless and Mobile Applications. Rob is currently serving on the board of directors for Adam Aircraft Industries, JasperSoft, NeoPath Networks, PGP Corporation, Roamware, SignaCert, Spoke Software, Vernier Networks, Vindicia and WorkSoft.Prior to joining DCM, Rob was Executive Vice President for New Era of Networks (NEON). Rob was instrumental in leading NEON through a successful IPO and grew the company to $200 million in revenues. Prior to NEON, Rob spent ten years at Sun Microsystems, where he carried out successful growth strategies in various executive roles, including Managing Director, Financial Services Industry Group, a strategic business unit which had responsibilities for driving a billion dollars in sales of computer equipment and integration services worldwide.Prior to Sun, Rob was a Marketing Manager at Silicon Graphics and launched SGI's initial workstations in the early 80's. Rob started his career at McDonnell Douglas Corporations (Boeing) selling timesharing services. Rob was awarded the Honors Scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a BA degree in Economics.