Dan Eilers is a General Partner investing in software, hardware,
storage and other information technology companies at Vanguard. Dan
brings 20 years of technology and venture capital experience to his
role, including serving as the President and CEO of three companies.
Immediately prior to joining Vanguard Ventures, he was an angel
investor, advisor and board member to several early stage private and
public companies including WEBEX Communicatio...
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Dan Eilers is a General Partner investing in software, hardware,
storage and other information technology companies at Vanguard. Dan
brings 20 years of technology and venture capital experience to his
role, including serving as the President and CEO of three companies.
Immediately prior to joining Vanguard Ventures, he was an angel
investor, advisor and board member to several early stage private and
public companies including WEBEX Communications, SiteSmith, and Carrier
Access Corporation. Dan served as President and CEO of CIDCO, Inc., a
telecommunications products company which achieved over $250 million in
revenue and increased its market share in its core telecommunications
products to 80 percent during his tenure. He also served as
CEO-in-residence at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, assisting in
the evaluation of numerous venture capital investments. He spent nine
years at Apple, held the Chief Marketing Officer position (Senior Vice
President, Worldwide Marketing), and established and led for six years
Apple's strategic investment group, which included venture capital
investing, joint ventures, acquisitions and alliances. Dan also led
Claris Corporation as President and CEO. Dan holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Economics from the University of Washington, and an MBA
degree from Stanford University.
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