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Steve Goldberg:

Experienced CEO and Venture Capital Leader in Wireless and Energy Sectors

Steve Goldberg

Partner, Venrock

Steve Goldberg is a Partner at Venrock, where he focuses on investments in the wireless, mobile, and energy sectors. Since joining Venrock in 2009, Steve has leveraged his extensive leadership and technical expertise to drive innovation and success across his portfolio companies.

Steve currently serves on the Board of Directors for:

• Asoka

• FutureDial

• Neoconix

• Newport Media

• Kineto Wireless

• Lavante

• Quantenna Communications

His previous board roles include:

• Canesta (acquired by Microsoft)

• Teranetics (acquired by PLX Technology)

Before Venrock, Steve served as CEO of multiple early-stage companies, including DataRunway, Vidient, Arcwave, and CoWave Networks. He also held significant leadership positions, such as Vice President of Research and Development at Nokia Internet Communications and Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless Communications Division at Cylink Corporation. Earlier in his career, Steve held senior management and engineering roles at Trimble Navigation and Hewlett-Packard.

Steve earned a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.