Richard Yanowitch is a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur with a
proven track-record transforming early-stage companies into high-growth
market leaders, creating millions of customers, billions of dollars in
revenue, and multi-billions of dollars in sustained shareholder value.
Since September 2006, he has served as venture partner for Accel
Partners, with a particular focus on digital media. He currently serves
as an independent director on ...
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Richard Yanowitch is a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur with a
proven track-record transforming early-stage companies into high-growth
market leaders, creating millions of customers, billions of dollars in
revenue, and multi-billions of dollars in sustained shareholder value.
Since September 2006, he has served as venture partner for Accel
Partners, with a particular focus on digital media. He currently serves
as an independent director on the boards of video ad network
Yume and global mobile social network
Mig 33.
Prior to Accel, Richard served as Vice Chairman of the NDS Group, a
$600 million market leader in digital media technologies, and as Senior
Consultant to the News Corporation. For nearly five years, he served as
Executive Vice President for internet services provider VeriSign, where
his team built numerous high-growth businesses and led its
international expansion, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in
annual revenues. He participated in VeriSign’s strategic financings,
IPO, and acquisitions. VeriSign grew from 30 to 2,500 employees and
from $500,000 to $700 million in revenue during this period, creating a
multi-billion dollar market valuation. Richard reported to Stratton
Sclavos, Chairman and CEO.
Prior to VeriSign, Richard served as Vice President of Corporate
Marketing for database provider Sybase, where his team drove core
marketing operations, including marketing communications, direct
marketing, product marketing, customer acquisition, and international.
He participated in Sybase’s late-stage financings, IPO and
acquisitions. Sybase grew from 300 to 5,000 employees and from $10
million to nearly $900 million in annual revenue during this period,
generating a multi-billion dollar market valuation. Richard reported to
Dr. Stuart Schuster, Executive Vice President.
Prior to Sybase, Richard was Director of Strategic Marketing at
UNIX operating system provider The SCO Group, where he was lead
negotiator for a breakthrough Microsoft licensing agreement and
investment. SCO grew from $5 million to $24 million in revenue during
this period, subsequently going public and achieving a half-billion
dollar market valuation. Prior to SCO, Richard held various sales,
marketing, and management positions with Digital Equipment Corporation
and Lanier Harris. He also served as entrepreneur in residence at the
venture capital firm IVP.
Richard received a B.A. in the Honors Program for Classical Studies
at Swarthmore College and a MBA from the Harvard Business School. He
serves on the board of directors of the Bay Area Discovery Museum. He
is married to Wendy Shuman Kesser, a former Executive Producer for ABC
News in San Francisco, and they have two children. He also serves as a
senior advisor to national congressional leaders on economic
leadership, entrepreneurialism, and the internet.
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