Tom Lathrop

Retired

2018 - Current

Business Consultant/Venture Capitalist

2018 - 2021

Senior consultant advising executives/founders on business strategy, go-to-market plans, business development, managerial finance, financial reporting, strategic alliances and fund raising. Venture capital investor and board member in privately held companies advising CEO’s on strategic planning, corporate governance, operations and corporate finance, including fund raising. Trusted advisor to business units developing and implementing business strategies and operational plans. Strategic investor who finds and closes equity investments and acquisitions. Leader in intellectual property licensing, joint venture creation evaluation, negotiation and implementation. Former President of PC & server leasing services for small/medium businesses and B2B portal and Finance Controller of $2B and $750M revenue business units.

Intel Capital - Investment Director

2007 - 2018

Venture capital investor: find, develop, define, and close equity investments and acquisitions to meet strategic needs and objectives of various technology sectors within Intel. Staff level position for Intel's $6B Memory Group and other areas within Intel's Technology and Manufacturing Group. Trusted advisor to EVP's on business strategy, investments and acquisitions. Successful investment track record demonstrated business acumen in investing in technologies (e.g. storage, solid state drives) in advance of the market realizing its economic potential. Delivered one of the highest percentage returns (IRR) among over 50 peer investment professionals. Investments: Persimmon Technologies (USA) acquired by Hitachi Heavy Industries; Anobit (Israel) acquired by Apple; DSSD (USA) acquired by EMC; SandForce (USA) acquired by LSI; Nanosys (USA), Neosem (Korea), Pioneer Materials (USA), Pliops (Israel) and underwrote a secondary public offering in Micronics Laser Systems (Sweden).

Board Observer

2017 - 2018

Board observer: Advise executive management on corporate governance, company building, go-to-market plans, liquidity strategies, establishment of objectives and priorities, financial reporting, fund raising.

Board Observer

2013 - 2018

Board observer: Advise executive management on corporate governance, company building, liquidity strategies, establishment of objectives and priorities, financial reporting.

Board Observer

2014 - 2018

Board observer/trusted adviser: Advise executive management on corporate governance, company building, liquidity strategies, establishment of objectives and priorities, financial reporting.

Board Observer

2016 - 2017

Lead investor providing bridge financing and subsequently drove sale of the company to Hitachi Heavy Industries

Board Observer

2008 - 2015

Board observer: Corporate governance, executive management, company building, establishment of objectives and priorities, financial management, trusted advisor.

Member Board of Directors

2010 - 2013

Board of Directors and Co-chair of the SARTA VentureStart program - provided mentors to CEOs in the Sacramento area

Business Development

2001 - 2007

Designed and negotiated intellectual property (IP) licensing and joint venture (JV) agreements in the technology areas of WiMax, NOR Flash, NAND Flash and mobile applications. Converted a JV framework agreement into an operational entity through the successful negotiation of IP licensing agreements. Crafted and negotiated a favorable agreement with a 3rd party to provide co-located assembly and test services to the Intel Memory business unit.

General Manager

1999 - 2001

General manager of two internal start ups with in Intels Reseller Products Group. Intel Financial Services - leasing product for PC resellers customers. Intel Business Advantage Portal - Business to business portal for goods and services in the white box PC market.

Finance Controller

1996 - 1999

Led operations finance for multiple Intel business units covering P&L management, budgeting and forecasting, financial reporting, product cost and inventory management, new product development analysis. Controller for two divisions with $750M and $2B in revenues. Managed staff of professionals ranging between 5 and 15.

Operations Finance & Product Marketing

1988 - 1996

Operations finance (cost, budgets & planning, revenue, strategy); product marketing