With his first-hand knowledge of being a successful entrepreneur, Ron has a strong sense of what it takes to build a successful company. This experience allows Ron to ensure that Tallwood makes value-added contributions to its portfolio companies.

Ron co-founded two technology startups, S3 (SBLU) and Chips & Technologies (INTC). He also held various technical and management positions at Intel Corporation, Raytheon Semiconductor, Scientific Microsystems and Data Pathing.

Ron serves on the boards of directors of Axiom Microdevices, Collinear Corporation, Ozmo Devices, Pixim, and Silicon Clocks.

Ron holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and an M.S.E.E. from Santa Clara.