Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner,Angel

Eric is a Managing Director at Lightspeed, where he leads investments in enterprise software, digital media, datacenter infrastructure and semiconductors. In addition to his investment and board responsibilities, Eric helps oversee Lightspeed’s investment efforts in China.

Previously, he worked in product management at Ciena (formerly Lightera Networks).

Prior to Ciena, Eric worked at InterWest Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm where he focused on communications and software investments, and at Morgan Stanley in the telecom mergers and acquisitions group.

Eric holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford University. Currently, Eric is also Vice Chairman of Partners in School Innovation, an educational nonprofit working to improve student learning in low-income Bay Area public schools.