Industry-Leading Expertise
Our Board of Directors combines some of the industry's most insightful, forward-thinking leaders with well-known industry leaders in capital markets.
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Scott Lang, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Scott joined Perot Systems in 1988, shortly after the company’s founding. He spent 16 years with the company, most recently leading the Strategic Markets Group, which served the Energy, Communications, Media, and Travel and Transportation industries. Scott holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Mississippi with a minor in Computer Science, and an Executive MBA from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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Warren Weiss, BOARD MEMBER
Warren joined Foundation Capital with more than 25 years experience in the software industry, including serving as President & CEO of four software companies. Most recently he was President and CEO for Asera, which focused on connecting emerging e-commerce technology with legacy supply chain systems. He also held other senior executive positions at NeXT Software, Inc., which was acquired by Apple Computer. Warren also serves on the boards of SpringCM™, MarkMonitor, Rearden Commerce, Itemfield, Novazone and Guardian Analytics. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Illinois University.
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Adam Grosser, BOARD MEMBER
Adam brings a fresh focus, entrepreneurial verve and substantial experience to Silver Spring Networks. Prior to joining Foundation Capital, Adam was president of Excite@Home’s 1400-person Subscriber Networks division with responsibility over residential broadband sales and marketing, commercial accounts, customer care and an integrated engineering, network and product operations team. He was the founder, president and CEO of Catapult Entertainment, steering the company through its sale to Mpath Interactive in 1996 and subsequent IPO. Infused with a love of technology and art, Adam builds boats and planes, bikes avidly and adopts rhinos and manatees for unsuspecting friends. Adam is a lecturer at the UCLA School of Film and Television, contributes to NPR’s Marketplace and holds bachelors, master's and MBA degrees from Stanford University.
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Thomas R. Kuhn, BOARD MEMBER
As President of the Edison Electric Institute, the association of investor-owned electric companies whose members generate and distribute approximately three-quarters of the nation’s electricity, Thomas provides a unique and informed industry perspective. Prior to joining the Institute, Mr. Kuhn was President of the American Nuclear Energy Council and was White House Liaison Officer to the Secretary of the Navy. He currently serves on the Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board and on the boards of the NAM Council of Manufacturers Associations, the United States Energy Association, the Alliance to Save Energy, The Electric Drive Transportation Association and the American Council for Capital Formation. He is also the chairman of the Committee of 100 for the US Chamber of Commerce. Thomas received a BA in Economics in 1968 from Yale University, served as a Naval Officer following his graduation and later earned an MBA from George Washington University. He also has completed the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Senior Executive Program.
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Corbin A. McNeill, Jr., BOARD MEMBER
Corbin is the retired Chairman and Co-CEO of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s largest utilities,. He also was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PECO Energy, the Philadelphia utility. He completed a 20-year career with the US Navy in 1981 after serving as Commanding Officer of the USS Tautog and Commanding Officer of the Naval Nuclear Power School. He joined the New York Power Authority as Resident Manager of the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant in 1981 and subsequently was named Senior Vice President, Nuclear Generation. Corbin serves on the Board of Directors of Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited (AEGIS), Northwestern Corporation, Ontario Power Generation and Portland General Electric where he serves as Chairman of the Board. He received a bachelor of science degree from the US Naval Academy and has completed graduate courses in business at the University of California Berkeley and Syracuse University. He is a graduate of Stanford University’s Executive Management Program.