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As Vice President of Strategic Business Development, Gaines is responsible for new and existing standards-related activities, strategic relationships, and business development in emerging markets, including bringing next generation HDMI technology to China. In prior roles at Silicon Image, Gaines was president of PanelLink Cinema, LLC, where he was responsible launching the PanelLink Cinema Partners initiative, designed to drive interoperability among and ensure the availability of premium content to consumer electronics devices from diverse manufacturers worldwide. Prior to assuming his post at PanelLink Cinema, LLC, he was president of HDMI Licensing, LLC, a subsidiary of Silicon Image responsible for all administrative and licensing aspects of the HDMI specification. Gaines was instrumental in the formation of the HDMI working group that eventually led to creation of the HDMI specification. He also held business development and corporate development roles where he was responsible for mergers and acquisitions and select technology licensing initiatives. Before Silicon Image, Gaines held senior positions in business development at Sun Microsystems. Gaines received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech and a master's degree in business administration from Stanford University. | 