nanoCoolers' Board of Directors includes industry leaders from the thermal, startup and investment fields. Their experienced guidance is a driving force in the rapid ascent of nanoCoolers.
Jim Clardy
President and CEO, nanoCoolers
Jim Clardy is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of diversified experience in the computer, semiconductor, and consumer electronics industries. Previously Jim was a co-founder of Crystal Semiconductor and was its CEO from its inception in 1984 until 1997. In 1992, he managed the merger of Crystal with Cirrus Logic and managed this wholly owned subsidiary until retiring. Prior to co-founding Crystal, Jim was a vice president of Harris Semiconductor, where he was responsible for worldwide operations, including manufacturing, engineering and administrative activities. Additionally, he spent 21 years with Texas Instruments as a senior manager. Jim received his BS in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee. In 1995, Jim was selected as Entrepreneur of the Year in Austin, Texas, for his work at Crystal Semiconductor. He was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement in Technology Award in 1997 by the Austin Chapter of the American Electronics Association.
Uttam Ghoshal, Ph.D.
Founder and CTO, nanoCoolers
Uttam Ghoshal has over 17 years of advanced research and design engineering experience in the fields of cryoelectronics, computer system cooling and VLSI circuit design. Before founding nanoCoolers, Dr. Ghoshal was a Senior Research Staff Member and Master Inventor at IBM Research. He has over 80 issued patents and has authored more than 70 refereed publications. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California Berkeley and the B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Jennifer Fonstad
Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Jennifer Fonstad is a Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Her current Board responsibilities include nanoCoolers (chip cooling devices), Nantero (carbon nanotube-based DRAM), Groxis (visual search software), Intematix (high-throughput synthesis and screening of technology-enabling materials), Ipedo (software-based data cache solution), and Troika Networks (storage area networking). Ms. Fonstad also led the firm's investment in Athenahealth (eHealth services), Ember (wireless mesh network), Luminus Devices (solid state lighting), and Molecular Imprints (nano-imprint lithography). Previous investments include United Online (NASDAQ: UNTD), Achex (acquired by First Data Corp - FDC), and iShip (acquired by Stamps - STMP). She speaks frequently at industry conferences and writes often for industry publications. Ms. Fonstad began her career with Bain and Company after spending a year teaching in sub-Sahara Africa. She graduated Cum Laude from Georgetown University, holds an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School, and is a former Kauffman Fellow.
Krishna Srinivasan
Principal, Austin Ventures
Krishna joined Austin Ventures in February 2000 and focuses on companies in the Systems and Semiconductor eco system. He is interested in opportunities that originate from the confluence of ambitious entrepreneurs, disruptive technologies, rapidly growing markets, and often plays an active role in helping create companies through in-house incubations, seed investments, and spin outs.
Prior to joining Austin Ventures, Krishna was with McKinsey & Company where he worked on growth strategies for semiconductor companies. Earlier, he was with Motorola’s Corporate Offices where he played an active role in strategic and operational improvement projects with the Semiconductor Products Sector and emerging new business ventures. Krishna began his career in Austin at International Sematech.
Krishna received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with highest academic honors as a Palmer Scholar. He also has a Masters in Operations Research from the University of Texas at Austin and an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where he received the highest award that year for all-round accomplishment. Krishna is a board member of TiE Austin.
