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Jerry Engel
From 1979 through 1990 Mr. Engel was the San Francisco Bay Area Director of Entrepreneurial Services for Ernst & Young. Promoted to Partner in 1982, Mr. Engel specialized in consulting on capital formation, corporate strategy and management organization of entrepreneurial ventures, with an emphasis in software and biotechnology. In 1990 Mr. Engel was appointed Ernst & Young's National Director of Capital Resources, where he directed the firms efforts in raising capital for its emerging business clients nationwide. From 1992-1995 Mr. Engel served as a member of the Board of Directors of Maxis Corporation. Between 1995 and 1998, Mr. Engel was a founding general partner in Kline Hawkes & Co., Founded in 1995, the funds raised combined capital of $112 million from a group of investors led by CalPERS. In 1998 Mr. Engel co-founded AllBusiness.com. He also was a seed investor and Advisory Board member of LeapFrog Enterprises. Leapfrog is listed on the NYSE [LF] and has grown to be the fourth largest toy company in the U.S.
Current Board Positions include Jupiter Systems [graphic server manufacturer], MedAmerica [physician practice management], and CardioProfile [cardiovascular diagnostics]. Previously served on the Boards of a number of emerging companies including Maxis Software, publisher of the Sims, [IPO and acquired by EA], MicroNet Technology [acquired by Ampex], Transoft Inc., a rapidly growing provider of Fiber Channel Network Attached Storage [NAS} solutions [acquired by HP], and Centric Software, a leader in 3-D visualization and virtual product prototyping. During his career, Mr. Engel has helped a number of entrepreneurial firms go public, including AutoDesk and Fair Isaac Companies. But most important in Mr. Engel’s career has been his endeavors for the last fourteen years at the University of California, Berkeley, where his efforts have contributed to the creation of one the of the country’s foremost entrepreneurship programs.