Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. is a company that vends equipment to broadband service providers for delivering broadband voice, video and data services to residential and business subscribers.
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Jerry Chase joined Terayon in September 2004 as the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Terayon, Jerry was the Chairman and CEO of... Thales Broadcast & Multimedia from 2001-2004, where he ran six operating companies in five countries and achieved a leading market position in providing systems solutions for MPEG & IP video over DSL networks. From 1998-2001, he was the President and CEO of a U.S. subsidiary of TBM. Prior to TBM, Jerry was General Manager and Sales and Program Management Vice President at General Instrument from 1995-1998 and also held a variety of positions at Scientific Atlanta from 1989-1995, including Vice President of Systems Engineering and Program Management. Jerry is a former United States Marine Corps Officer and a recipient of the American Legion Aviator’s Valor Award. He earned an MBA from Harvard University and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from East Carolina University.more
Mark Stevens focuses on semiconductor, software, systems and energy-related investments. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 1989, he held technical... and field sales positions at Intel and was a member of the technical staff at Hughes Aircraft. Mark is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California. In addition, Mark is a board member of the Venture Capital Advisory Board for the Fabless Semiconductor Association. Mark has a BS in Electrical Engineering, a BA in Economics and an MS in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Harvard Business School.more