Steve Krausz is a General Partner with U.S. Venture Partners who brings with him a background deeply rooted in information technology. Since joining the firm in 1985, Mr. Krausz's extensive operating experience with early stage, technology based firms has served him well as an advisor to many leading network vendors, customers, investors, and start-ups. At USVP, Krausz has focused on communications, Internet Infrastructure, networking and systems technology. He has led the firm's investments in Accelerated Networks, Verity, Rasna, Xylan, Applied Digital Access, Elantec and Micro Linear, all of which became public companies. Krausz has also served on the Boards of Directors of many successful companies and is currently serving on the Board of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Krausz holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Stanford Business School, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.