User:Jamesedwardlong

James Edward Long (Jim Long), born October 4th, 1955, has been involved with high technology companies, start-ups and venture capital firms since getting an EECS degree from UC-Berkeley in 1977. Long had programming jobs at Hewlett-Packard and McDonnell-Douglas before marketing, finance and general management positions with Boston Consulting Group, Adler Ventures, RioPort and Gabriel Venture Partners. Long also co-founded or helped launch several startups including Veritas, Starlight Networks and Ruckus Wireless. Long has served on the Board of Directors of over 20 companies since 1982. Long received an MBA with Distinction from Harvard in 1982.