Paul Russo Ph.D Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Chief Executive...

  • Primary Industry
  • Healthcare

  • Active Board Seats
  • 1

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Paul Russo Ph.D General Information

Biography

Dr. Paul Russo serves as Board Member at Otomagnetics. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Kyto Technology And Life Science. He was the Founder and served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at GEO Semiconductor. He served as a Board Member at DigiLens. Previously he served as Co-Chairman and CEO since founding GEO Semiconductor in 2009. He also serves as Director of WOO (Sports), FONOLO, and SBG Labs, and an Advisor to SiOnyx - the "Black Silicon" Company. Prior to founding GEO Semi, he founded Silicon Optix in 2000, a privately held fabless semiconductor company, serving as Chairman and CEO through 2008. GEO acquired certain assets from Silicon Optix in 2009. Prior to Silicon Optix, he was the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Genesis Microchip (acquired by ST Micro in 2007) through 2000, including its successful NASDAQ IPO in 1998, and on its board until 2001. Prior to founding Genesis, he was General Manager of GE's Microelectronics Center, Senior Manager in GE's Industrial Electronics Group, and Head of Microsystems Research at RCA's David Sarnoff Research Center. He received his B. Eng. from McGill University and his MSc and Ph.D. in EECS from UC Berkeley. He holds six U.S. patents, is a Fellow of the IEEE, and has received numerous RCA and industry awards, including the IEEE Centennial Medal and the 2006 Tech Pioneer Award from the World Economic Forum. He served as an outside director of ATI Technologies from 2001 through its acquisition by AMD in late 2006, as well as numerous private venture-funded start-ups acquired by public entities (e.g., RocketChips - acquired by Xilinx, Atmos - acquired by MoSys). He is a member of the Global Semiconductor Association (GSA) Emerging Company CEO Council and participates in its EDA sub-committee.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, K2X
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of California, Berkeley, MS (Master of Science)
McGill University, BE (Bachelor of Engineering)
Gender
Male
Phone
+1 (650)
Address
  • 13050 La Paloma Road
  • Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
  • United States
+1 (650)

Paul Russo Ph.D Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
K2X Company Chief Executive Officer & Chairman Los Altos Hills, CA Private Equity

Paul Russo Ph.D Board Seats (1)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Woo (Entertainment Software) Entertainment Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Boston, MA

Paul Russo Ph.D Lead Partner on Deals (3)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Perceptive 18-Mar-2020 Accelerator/Incubator Completed Other Healthcare Technology Systems Boston, MA
Maxim Integrated Products (Synchronization Business) 03-Jan-2013 Completed Application Specific Semiconductors San Jose, CA
PeriKinetics Completed Other Healthcare Technology Systems San Francisco, CA

Paul Russo Ph.D Network (31)

Board Members (24)

Name Company Representing Location From
Leslie Vadasz SnapDNA Self Broomfield, CO
Thomas Jacobs SnapDNA SnapDNA Broomfield, CO
SnapDNA Self Broomfield, CO
Woo (Entertainment Software) Self Boston, MA
GEO Semiconductor Terracap Ventures San Jose, CA

Portfolio Executives (7)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Scott Phillips Perceptive Co-Founder 18-Mar-2020 Boston, MA
Jay Widdig Perceptive Fractional Chief Financial Officer 18-Mar-2020 Boston, MA
Perceptive Chief Technology Officer 18-Mar-2020 Boston, MA
Perceptive Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman 18-Mar-2020 Boston, MA
Perceptive Chief Operating Officer 18-Mar-2020 Boston, MA

Paul Russo Ph.D Advisory Roles (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Otomagnetics Company Advisor Gaithersburg, MD Drug Delivery

Paul Russo Ph.D FAQs

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    Paul Russo Ph.D holds a board seat in Woo (Entertainment Software).

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