Keith Larson
Professional Board and Advisory Board Member
Wilsonville, Oregon
Overview
Work Experience
Board of Directors, Chair of the Compensation Committee, Audit Committee Member
2007 - Current
Northwest Pipe Company (NASDAQ:NWPX) is the largest North American manufacturer of steel pressure pipe used in water infrastructure projects.
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
2020
Advisory Board Member of the largest independent premium technology publisher in the world, Digital Trends is an award-winning multimedia brand that guides consumers to the best products and services available today — and uncovers the innovations that will shape their lives tomorrow. With more than 6 million social followers and a website that reaches 30 million worldwide, the brand interacts with more than 100 million people per month.
Digital Trends is an online publisher focused on the lifestyle aspect of consumer electronics and autos.
Raised $10,000,000.00 from Startive Ventures.
Member of the Board of Advisors
2019
Member of the Board of Advisors of Groq which is building the computer for the next generation of high performance machine learning. Groq hardware is designed to be both high performance and highly responsive.
Groq radically simplifies compute to accelerate workloads in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
Raised $362,550,552.00 from SGH CAPITAL.
Board of Directors and Audit Committee Member
2020 - 2023
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) is a global leader in engineered materials to power, protect, and connect our world. With more than 180 years of materials science experience, Rogers delivers high-performance solutions that enable the company’s growth drivers -- advanced connectivity and advanced mobility applications, as well as other technologies where reliability is critical.
Rogers Corporation is a technology company that specializes in engineered materials.
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
2019 - 2023
Member of the Board of Advisors at Noble.AI which is creating scalable AI technologies for the world of science and R&D. Noble.AI's products empower leading R&D organizations to develop breakthrough products in dramatically less time and at 10x lower cost.
NobleAI is an AI software company that accelerates development of Materials & Chemicals products.
Raised $40,605,980.00 from Dorilton Ventures, Sway Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, GPVC, Chevron Technology Ventures, Alumni Ventures and M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund.
Board Member
2019 - 2022
Chairman of the Board and Audit Committee member of this manufacturer of advanced RF sub-system technologies to optimize process control for volume production in semiconductor equipment. Reno was acquired by ASM International in March 2022.
Vice President and Managing Director
1996 - 2019
Keith Larson retired as Vice President and Managing Director of Intel Capital, the strategic investment and M&A group of Intel Corporation. He was one of five voting executives of the Investment Committee responsible for approving all Intel Capital Investments. He has led executive strategy setting for several Intel-wide and Intel Capital investing and acquisition initiatives. Keith has initiated concepts and led the execution of Intel Capital’s largest and most successful investments, including the $3.2B investment in ASML, Research in Motion (RIM), and many others. He regularly advises executives regarding board matters and has developed board training materials. He is experienced in a range of technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT), Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Computing, Sensors, Quantum Computing with particular expertise in Semiconductor Technologies (including Logic, FPGA, and Memory), Communications (Wireline and Wireless), Advanced Display Technologies, and Digital Health. Keith has strong international experience in leading teams in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Regularly speak at industry and venture capital conferences, University events (i.e. Harvard, Wharton, UCLA), and other industry events (i.e. SEMI, IMEC). Authorized and trained as an Intel spokesperson.
An ecosystem of software & hardware vendors, integrators and solution providers focused on adoption of NFV and SDN-based solutions.
Board of Regents
2002 - 2017
A private university and the sister school of Notre Dame University with approximately 4,300 students enrolled and is ranked #7 in West for regional universities.
Council Member, Past Chairman
2007 - 2016
The OIC is responsible for managing over $80B of State Funds, including the funds of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). Appointed by multiple Governors and confirmed by the State Senate. While Chairman, the financial performance of the fund was ranked #1 in the country for pension funds managing more than $1B of assets.
Technology Pioneers Selection Committee
2011 - 2011
One of the Committee Members consisting of the most reputed global technology and industry experts responsible to assess potential Technology Pioneer Companies. The Selection Committee includes individuals capable of assessing both the novelty and innovation of the technology employed by the potential Technology Pioneer, as well as its potential commercial impact. Attended Davos World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
1977 - 1980