Mr. Baruch founded CMEA Ventures in 1989 as an affiliated fund of New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and was one of the original investors in AeroGen, Flextronics, Netro, Silicon Spice, and Symyx Technologies. In addition to chairing Intermolecular’s board, he serves on the boards of numerous companies, including Aclara Biosciences, Alien Technology, Codexis, ChemConnect, E-Markets, NewPath Ventures, Physiometrix, RF Magic, Symwave, and Symyx. Mr. Baruch’s investment interests include the semiconductor, wireless and life sciences industries. Before starting CMEA, he was a founder and CEO of Microwave Technology. Prior to that, he managed a dedicated venture fund at Exxon and was president of the Exxon Materials Division. Earlier in his career, he worked as a patent attorney. Mr. Baruch holds an engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a J.D. degree from Capital University.
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