As a Partner with InterWest, Mr. Victor Westerlind focuses on information technology, with a specific concentration in the semiconductor, mobility, and cleantech sectors. Victor has led several investments for InterWest including AccelChip (acquired by Xilinx), Advanced Microelectronic Equipment Corp (AMEC), Pivot3, SpectraLinear and T-RAM. Prior to InterWest, Victor managed physical vapor deposition (PVD) products extending semiconductor technology to flat panel display manufacturing at Applied Materials. Previously, as a process engineer at a startup, Candescent Technology Corporation, he helped develop a new field emission display technology. Westerlind also worked as a member of the technical staff at Hughes Aircraft Company, working on a variety of projects from data systems to satellite communications. Victor received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, an M.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in electrical engineering from Cornell University. While at Stanford, he conducted research in the area of MicroElectroMechanical Structures (MEMS).