Trustees

Bob Kavner

Mr. Bob Kavner is a private investor in early stage technology companies. He is Chairman of Earthlink and Ironport Systems and was previously Chairman of the Board of Overture Services (purchased by Yahoo). Mr. Kavner is also a Board Member of Shop.com, Pandora and Idealab. He has also been actively involved with the creation of new technology businesses at Idealab since its inception in 1995.

From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Kavner was Chief Executive Officer of On Command Corporation, the leading supplier of video on demand system to the lodging industry. From 1984 to 1994, Mr. Kavner was Executive Vice President of AT&T, where he served as Chief Financial Officer for several years before assuming operating responsibilities for several business units. In 1992, Bob was named CEO of AT&T's Multimedia Products and Services Group and was a member of AT&T's Executive Committee. Mr. Kavner was also a General Partner in Coopers & Lybrand and Chairman of the Information Industry Practice. Mr. Kavner previously has served on the board of FleetBoston Financial, Tandem Computers, Sun Microsystems, Duracell International and Philips Telecommunications.

Now that Mr. Kavner is not working in a full time job, he is devoting his available time to supporting a several national and community organizations. Mr. Kavner is a Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation. He is committed to help the Foundation improve the life of the NPS students and bring innovative programs to NPS that can enhance our national defense and help the technology partnership between businesses and the military.

Mr. Kavner received his Bachelor of Arts in Management from Adelphi University. He is married to Allyson Kavner and they have four children and four grandchildren. Mr. Kavner and his wife reside in Pebble Beach, California.