James Davidson

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Mr. James Davidson served as Board Member at Elementum. He served as a Board Member at the University of California. He also served as a Co-Founder of Katerra and serves as its Board Member. He served as a General Partner at Paxion Capital Partners. He has been an active advisor to and investor in the technology industries for more than 30 years. Prior to Silver Lake, he was a Managing Director at Hambrecht & Quist, a technology-focused investment bank and venture capital firm (now part of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., "H&Q"). He managed several businesses at H&Q, including the Technology Investment Banking business and the Mergers and Acquisitions business. Prior to H&Q, he was a corporate securities attorney for Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro. He is an active "angel investor" and advisor to several private companies, primarily through Paxion, a multi-family office he formed with other experienced investors and operating executives. He also serves on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations including the Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, and the Basketball Hall of Fame. He served as a Board Member at LensVector. He holds a B.S. from the University of Nebraska and a J.D. from the University of Michigan.