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Gerald Casilli brings over 23 years of high technology private equity experience, 16 years of CEO experience and over 30 years of Board of Director experience to Rembrandt Ventures. This background has provided him with a unique and comprehensive insight into the full life cycle of a company from initial incubation to market maturity. Mr. Casilli was a founding member and general partner of Trinity Ventures. Prior to founding Trinity Mr. Casilli was a founding member and general partner of Genesis Capital. These highly successful funds focused on investments in early stage high technology companies. Mr. Casilli served on the board of directors of over 20 companies, both public and private, including NASDAQ companies Evans & Sutherland, Cepheid Systems, Ikos Systems and Identix Corporation. In 1973, Mr. Casilli founded Millennium Systems, a manufacturer of microprocessor development systems, and served as its President and CEO. He guided the company to a successful merger with American Micro Systems in 1982. Mr. Casilli served as chairman of the board of directors of IKOS Systems (NASDAQ: IKOS) from 1989 through to its merger with Mentor Graphics in 2002. He served as its chief executive officer from 1989 to 1995 during which he took the company public. Mr. Casilli is a founding member of the Band of Angels, an organization that actively invests in early stage technology companies. The Band consists of over 125 members comprised of Silicon Valley-based technology executives. Mr. Casilli holds a BSEE degree from the University of Pittsburgh. | 