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Mr. McGinn is a General Partner at RRE Ventures and brings a 30-year career in the global communication systems, networking and technology industries to the firm. He is a member of the Business Council, and Director of the American Express Company and the Mountain Top Foundation. He is the former Chairman and Chief Executive of Lucent Technologies. While at Lucent, Mr. McGinn oversaw and directed engineering, research and investments of more than $4 billion annually at Bell Labs, Lucent's research and development arm. At Lucent, Mr. McGinn was involved in the acquisition of, or investment in, over 30 technology companies. He conceived of and led the investment by AT&T in Sun Microsystems in 1987 and continued to build and acquire technology companies, including the acquisition of Ascend Communications. In addition, he devised and guided the creation of Agere Systems, a leading supplier of semiconductors and optoelectronic components for the communications industry, which went public in 2001. Previously, while President and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T's Network Systems Group and President of AT&T Computer Systems, he was responsible for the strategy to accelerate growth and globalization of AT&T Network Systems, as well as responsible for R&D and systems engineering. He also served as president of AT&T's Data Systems Group with responsibility for strategy and business development. Mr. McGinn holds a BA from Grinnell College. | 