Erik Cleage is a private investor in emerging technology companies and serves as an independent board member and advisor to company management teams. He began his 25-year semiconductor career at Fairchild and AMD before moving to Altera Corporation, a programmable logic industry pioneer, where he spent 19 years. While at Altera, Cleage helped grow the company from a pre-IPO startup to a leading multi-national, billion-dollar company. Between 1986 and 2005, he held various management positions, including 15 years as an executive officer - most recently as the senior vice president of marketing. Cleage holds a B.S.E.E. from Stanford University. |