Kevin B. Kimberlin is a Director of the Company. Mr. Kimberlin is Chairman of the Board of Spencer Trask & Co., and has been an early stage investor in a variety of high-technology oriented start-up companies. Beginning in 1998, Mr. Kimberlin was the General Partner of Next Level Communications, LP, a $500 million partnership with General Instrument Corp., a division of Motorola, Inc., until its initial public offering in November of 1999. Next Level is engaged in optical broadband enabling systems for telecommunication companies. In 1993, he was one of the initial equity investors in Ciena Corporation, an optical systems company. In 1987, Mr. Kimberlin, with Dr. Jonas Salk, co-founded The Immune Response Corporation where he serves on the board of directors. Mr. Kimberlin received a B.S. in Finance with Honors from Indiana University and an MBA from Harvard University. |