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Chris Rust joined USVP as a General Partner in November 2004. At USVP, Chris focuses on early stage investments in component, software and systems for consumer and networking applications. He currently serves on the Board of Mahi Networks and LVL7. Chris joined USVP from Mahi Networks, where he held the position of President and CEO since November of 2001. Chris was instrumental in funding 19 early-stage startups focused on components, software, and systems for enterprise and carrier networking applications. Before entering the early stage venture capital community, Chris spent 11 years in engineering, technical marketing, and product management positions at Carrier Access Corporation (NASDAQ CACS), Sourcecom (acquired by ACT Networks), US WEST Advanced Technologies, and MITRE Corporation. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering with honors from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and an M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering, as well as an M.S. in Engineering Management, each with honors from the University of Colorado at Boulder. | 