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Levent joined Kleer in December of 2003 in conjunction with the Company’s series A funding led by US Venture Partners. Levent had been an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at USVP, helping the firm with investments in the communications area. Prior to USVP, Levent was President and CEO of Iospan Wireless, pioneer in MIMO technology acquired by Intel. Previously, Levent co-founded and lead US Robotics’ Cable Data Business and transformed this start-up into a mature business after 3COM’s acquisition of US Robotics. Early in his career, Levent held various engineering management and leadership positions at Motorola and IBM, and held positions at several universities and research labs. Levent earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and undergraduate degrees in engineering and mathematics from Bogazici University in Turkey. He has published extensively in technical journals and holds 14 patents. | 