Prior to joining Benchmark, Alex led C-Cube
and DiviCom, two pioneering companies that drove the MPEG standard to
dominance in consumer electronics and broadcasting. Alex founded C-Cube
in 1988. In 1994, he took the company public, and in 1998 he
orchestrated C-Cube’s acquisition of DiviCom. By 2000, C-Cube was
generating a half-billion dollars in annual revenue with 1,200
employees worldwide. Widely recognized as industry leaders,
C-Cube and Div...
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Prior to joining Benchmark, Alex led C-Cube
and DiviCom, two pioneering companies that drove the MPEG standard to
dominance in consumer electronics and broadcasting. Alex founded C-Cube
in 1988. In 1994, he took the company public, and in 1998 he
orchestrated C-Cube’s acquisition of DiviCom. By 2000, C-Cube was
generating a half-billion dollars in annual revenue with 1,200
employees worldwide.
Widely recognized as industry leaders,
C-Cube and DiviCom were the recipients of several prestigious awards,
including an Emmy—the first ever awarded to a semiconductor company.
C-Cube was also voted the Most Respected Public Company as well as the
Best Financially Managed Company by the Fabless Semiconductor
Association. By the time C-Cube was acquired by LSI Logic in 2001, the company was
generating a half-billion dollars in annual revenue and had 1,200
employees worldwide. C-Cube is now the consumer division of LSI Logic,
and DiviCom represents the largest part of Harmonic.
Alex serves on the Boards of Ambarella, Aspendos,
Decru (acquired by Network
Appliance),
Entrisphere, Infinera,
Mu Security, Newport
Media, Picarro
and Xoomsys.
Alex holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree from Harvard University as well as a B.S. from Harvard College.
