Board of Directors
Joe Costello | Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Joe is highly regarded for his business acumen
and bold moves in the high-tech industry. In 1997, Chief Executive
Magazine named Joe the top performing chief executive officer of all
publicly traded companies in North America. He also made Upside
Magazine's 1997 "Elite 100" list of the top executives leading the
digital revolution. In addition to his position at Orb Networks, Joe is
chairman of think3, a global provider of product design and development
software solutions, where he also previously served as chief executive
officer. Prior to think3, Joe was president and chief executive officer
at Cadence Design Systems, Inc., for more than a decade. Under his
leadership, Cadence became the world's leading supplier of electronic
EDA software and services and one of the 10 highest-grossing software
vendors in the world. Joe also acts as chairman of a number of other
privately-held companies that include Readio, Abazab, SpeakESL and
Soliloquy Learning. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
mathematics and physics from Harvey Mudd College, a Master of Science
degree in physics from Yale University and a Master of Science degree in
physics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Gary Morgenthaler | General Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures
Gary joined Morgenthaler in 1989, bringing with him 19 years of computer industry experience. Gary was a co-founder and past Chief Executive Officer of Illustra Information Technologies, Inc., and served as a Chairman of Illustra's board until it was acquired by Informix in 1995. He served as Chairman of Ingres Corporation (formerly Relational Technology) until its sale in October 1990, and was a founder of the company in 1980. Between 1984 and 1988 he was Chief Executive Officer of Ingres. Earlier he was with McKinsey & Company, Tymshare, Inc., and Stanford University's Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences.