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A conversation with Floyd Kvamme about science and technology
with Floyd Kvamme on Jun 24, 2002
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with Floyd Kvamme on Jun 24, 2002
Earl Floyd Kvamme is an American engineer, venture capitalist, and government advisor.
In 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. 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, 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 previously served as Chairman of advocacy group Empower America. He serves on the board of the National Venture Capital Association.
