Edward Alexander has spent 30 years in a Navy family, 8 on active duty. He enlisted at the age of 19, later bcoming a Division Officer aboard a US Navy destroyer and eventually a Platoon Commander in the Navy SEAL/s. Following his military service Edward spent the last 17 years working with the leading venture capital fund in southern California, a $500M investment fund, where he served in the early years as an Associate before becoming a Managing Partner with the firm. Edward has served on numerous Boards of technology companies, both public and private across the Southern California region. Some of those include MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL), Zyray Wireless (purchased by Broadcom, $98M), Networks in Motion (purchased by TSYS, $190M), ID Analytics (purchased by LifeLock, NYSE: LOCK, $200M), Verimatrix, and Enevate Corporation among others.
Edward received an MBA from Duke University where he served as President of his class, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy. He is a Kriyaban with Self-Realization Fellowship, an Eagle Scout and the proud father of a sophmore student at Bishop's High School who is working on his Eagle Scout project at this time.