Earl Floyd Kvamme (born 1938) is an American engineer, venture capitalist, and government advisor.
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| Born | Earl Floyd Kvamme 1938 (age 85–86) |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BS) Syracuse University (MS) |
| Political party | Republican |
Early life
editThe son of Norwegian immigrant parents, Kvamme grew up in Northern California graduating from Jefferson High School of Daly City in 1955. He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1959[1] and an MS in Semiconductor Materials Science and Engineering from Syracuse University in 1962.
Career
editIn 1967, Kvamme was one of the original members of a team to establish new National Semiconductor headquarters in Silicon Valley. In 1982, Kvamme became Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Apple Computer. While at Apple, he was instrumental in deciding to air the 1984 advertisement.[2] He has been a director (and later Partner Emeritus) at venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers since March 1984. In the corporate world he has served on the boards of Brio Technology, Gemfire, Harmonic, National Semiconductor,[3] Photon Dynamics, Power Integrations, and Silicon Genesis.
In the public realm, he is best known for his appointment by President George W. Bush to be Co-Chairman of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in 2001; Kvamme has also advised every president from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush. Kvamme previously served as Chairman of advocacy group Empower America. He serves on the board of the National Venture Capital Association. In 1998, Kvamme served as Chairman of the California State Electronic Commerce Advisory Council for Governor Pete Wilson's administration.[4]
Kvamme came out in support of Rudy Giuliani in his 2008 US Presidential Campaign.[2] In 2012, Kvamme supported Rick Perry in his US Presidential Campaign, and was a member of his California finance team.[5]
Bibliography
edit- 'Chapter 19: How Technology Can Lead a Boom', in The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs, Brendan Miniter (ed.), George W. Bush Institute, New York: Crown Business, 2012, pp 261–278.
References
edit- ^ "Berkeley College of Engineering - Faces of Berkeley Engineering". Archived from the original on February 16, 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Intrigue grows over 'Hillary' video / Mysterious maker of 'viral' attack piece reveals a few clues to identity via e-mail
- ^ "National Semiconductor Elects E. Floyd Kvamme To Board Of Directors". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
- ^ Helping The Governor Figure Out E-Commerce - June 8, 1998
- ^ Rick Perry, in Silicon Valley, defends NH speech - SFGate
External links
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Media related to E. Floyd Kvamme at Wikimedia Commons
- PCAST Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived February 5, 2007)