Gary Morgenthaler

Partner

Gary, based in Portola Valley, CA, joined Morgenthaler as a Partner in December 1989.  He has a national reputation as a successful executive in the software industry and emphasizes investments in artificial intelligence, software, information technology and services.  He was a past Director or Chairman on forty boards of directors including Siri, Inc. (acquired by Apple), Nuance, Inc. (acquired by Microsoft), BlueArc Corporation (acquired by Hitachi Data Systems) and Catena Networks (acquired by Ciena).

Gary was also a co-founder and past CEO of Illustra Information Technologies, Inc., where he served as a Chairman of Illustra’s Board until its acquisition by Informix in 1996.  From 1980 until 1989, Gary co-founded and served as CEO and Chairman of Ingres Corporation, a leading relational database software company.  He also served as Director of Catena Networks (acquired by Ciena (CIEN)), Nuance Communications, and Premisys Communications and led the firm’s investments in Force10 Networks and QuickLogic. Previously he was with McKinsey & Co. as a management consultant, with Tymshare in software development and management, and with Stanford University in AI software research and development. He received a BA from Harvard in 1970.

Education:

Harvard University (A.B. in International Studies)

Focus:

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Communications & Services