I have 40+ years in the technology industry. I built a successful tech career at Cisco, and then became the CEO of a public company—OpenWave—that created the mobile internet. Since then, I created Listwin Ventures which has invested in dozens of other leading technology companies. I founded the Canary Foundation in 2002—the world's largest research entity to focus on early cancer technology. Most recently, I was the CEO of RapidAI, and I currently serve on six boards including as Lead Independent Director a
With a focus on developing networking and data center technologies for the Internet, I began my career in 1980 at Develcon in Canada, marketing data switching technology for the mini-computer era. In the mid-1980s, I relocated to Silicon Valley and joined Cisco Systems in 1990. During a 10-year tenure at Cisco, I built the IBM business unit, the Access business unit, and the Service Provider line of business—overseeing business totaling more than $12 billion in annual revenue. In 2000, I became CEO of Openw
After 25 years of senior leadership operating experience, I founded the Canary Foundation in 2002 and dedicated myself to philanthropic work in science and technology for the early detection of cancer. The Canary Foundation is the world’s first non-profit organization focused solely on the funding, discovery, and development of tests for early cancer detection. I continue to be deeply involved with other cancer-related organizations. In 2009, I was appointed to the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scien