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Janice M. Roberts

Director

Janice M. Roberts is an experienced global technology executive and venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley, where her board experience spans public, private, and nonprofit organizations. She is currently a Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures where she invests in early stage enterprise companies with a focus on cloud, SAAS, analytics, mobility, and the “internet of things.” Ms. Roberts currently serves on the boards of Zebra Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZBRA) and RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) and was most recently a director of ARM Holdings Plc until its acquisition by the SoftBank Group in 2016.  From 2000 to 2013, Ms. Roberts served as Managing Director of Mayfield Fund where she continued as a venture advisor until 2014. From 1992 to 2000, Ms. Roberts was employed by 3Com Corporation (which was later acquired by Hewlett Packard), where she held various executive positions, including Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development, President of 3Com Ventures, and President of the Palm Computing Division. She also serves on the advisory board of Illuminate Ventures and is a board member of GBx, an organization sponsored by the U.K. government to support British entrepreneurs and Technology executives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. Roberts also serves as Co-Chair of the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford Capital Campaign, where she served as a director from 2010 to 2016, including a term as board president.

Ms. Roberts holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (honors) from the University of Birmingham in the U.K.

Director since:  2017

Age:  62

Current Committees:
Compensation (Chair), Nominating and Corporate Governance, Special Litigation

Independent

Qualifications

Ms. Roberts was selected to serve on the Board due to her executive-level experience with technology companies, including companies focused on mobile and wireless communications technologies, as well as her experience as an investor and director of public and private companies.