William Coughran
Director/Board Member at San Francisco Opera Association
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William M.
Coughran is the founder of Entrisphere, Inc. founded in 1999 where he held the position of Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2002.
He currently holds director positions at San Francisco Opera Association, Cohesity, Inc., Lilt, Inc., Quantum Circuits, Inc., Lightstep, Inc., Alkira, Inc., Sequoia Capital, and Robust Intelligence, Inc. He previously held director positions at Mandiant, Inc., Blue Danube Systems, Inc., Barefoot Networks, Inc., Metaswitch Networks Ltd., Clearwell Systems, Inc., nSolutions, Inc., Metaswitch Networks Corp., Docker, Inc., Viptela LLC, Luminate Wireless, Inc., Altiscale, Inc., Metanautix, Inc., Orbital Insight, Inc., and Neeva, Inc. He was also the Senior Vice President at Google LLC from 2003 to 2011.
He has served as a Board Member at Fireye, Inc., Wavefront, Inc., and Watchtower II LLC.
Dr. Coughran received his graduate and doctorate degrees from Stanford University in 1980 and 1977 respectively, and his undergraduate and graduate degrees from California Institute of Technology in 1975.
William Coughran active positions
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San Francisco Opera Association
San Francisco Opera Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services San Francisco Opera Association owns and operates opera theater. It offers an array of training programs and performance opportunities for young artists under the support of the San Francisco Opera Center and the Merola Opera Program. The company was founded by Gaetano Merola in 1923 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Cohesity, Inc.
Cohesity, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cohesity, Inc. provides data solution and services. It offers dataplatform, dataprotect and hyperconverged nodes. The firm?s services include data protection, cloud integration, file services, object storage, HP enterprise, pure storage integration, test/Dev, and analytics. The company was founded by Mohit Aron in June 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2013-10-31 |
Graphiant, Inc.
Graphiant, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Graphiant, Inc. provides cloud connectivity solutions through their edge network, which simplifies provisioning enterprise connectivity solutions with rock-solid security at a fraction of the cost of SD-WAN. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company's agile, elastic network can be a perfect alternative and SD-WAN replacement, with the performance of and low costs of SD-WAN. The company was founded by Khalid Raza, Stefan Olofsson, and Khalid Raza has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | - |
Lightstep, Inc.
Lightstep, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LightStep, Inc. designs and develops LightStep [x]PM, a software that provides an accurate and detailed snapshot of the entire software system, enabling organizations to identify bottlenecks and resolve incidents. The company was founded by Benjamin Cronin, Daniel Spoonhower and Ben Sigelman in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Alkira, Inc.
Alkira, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Alkira, Inc. provides information technology services. Its services include global on demand, multi-cloud network, on demand network services marketplace, cloud visibility and governance and as-a-service consumption. The company was founded by Amir Khan and Atif Khan in 2018 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2018-05-31 |
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2011-09-30 |
Lilt, Inc.
Lilt, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lilt, Inc. provides online platform for translation. It also offers linguistic translation services. The company was founded by John DeNero and Spence Green in March 2015 and is headquartered in Portola Valley, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2018-10-03 |
Quantum Circuits, Inc.
Quantum Circuits, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Quantum Circuits, Inc. develops, manufactures and wholesales quantum computers, components and devices. Its products include JPC-mini and amplifier & multi-layer shield. The company was founded by Michel Devoret, Luigi Frunzio, Brian W. Pusch and Robert J. Schoelkopf in 2015 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT. | Director/Board Member | - |
Robust Intelligence, Inc.
Robust Intelligence, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Robust Intelligence, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software for critical decision making. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2020-02-29 |
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Training of William Coughran
Stanford University | Doctorate Degree |
California Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
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Private companies | 30 |
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Lucent Technologies, Inc.
Lucent Technologies, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. | Electronic Technology |
Google LLC
Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Entrisphere, Inc.
Entrisphere, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Entrisphere, Inc. developes, provides fiber access technology. Its solutions, including the BLM 1500 system & T-Series family of PON ONTs, ONUs & fiber fed remotes, ease migration for incumbent carriers by delivering communications and entertainment services over circuit or packet networks based on PON or copper transport. The company was founded by Bill Coughran, Phil Winterbottom & Ken Thompson in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Mandiant, Inc.
Mandiant, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Mandiant, Inc. operates as an intelligence-led security company. The firm engages in intelligence-based cybersecurity solutions that allow organizations to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and remediate cyber attacks. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, EMEA, APAC, and Other. Its portfolio includes Mandiant Solutions, which include threat intelligence, security validation, and automated alert investigation integrated in the Mandiant Advantage platform, managed services, and professional services. The company was founded by Ashar Aziz on February 18, 2004, and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Technology Services |
Blue Danube Systems, Inc.
Blue Danube Systems, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Blue Danube Systems, Inc. designs mobile wireless access solutions. It offers BeamCraft, it generates agile beams for unparalleled accuracy in spectrum power placement; and High Definition Active Antenna Systems, a novel radio platform designed for three-dimensional beamforming. The company was founded by Mihai Banu and Mark R. Pinto in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Communications |
Barefoot Networks, Inc.
Barefoot Networks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Barefoot Networks, Inc. designs and develops Ethernet switch chips. It specializes in cloud network architectures, P4-programmable high-speed data paths, switch silicon development, P4 compilers, driver software, network telemetry and computational networking. The company was founded by Martin Izzard, Patrick Bosshart, Daniel E. Lenoski and Nick McKeown in May 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Commercial Services |
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Metaswitch Networks Ltd.
Metaswitch Networks Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Metaswitch Networks Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the development of systems management and networking software solutions. The firm specializes in the design of networking, session border control, infrastructure, management tools, and application development systems. Its solution areas encompass Internet protocol multimedia subsystems, telephony, original equipment manufacturing, and hosted business services. The company was founded by Ian S. Ferguson and Christopher John Mairs in 1981 and is headquartered in Enfield, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Bell Laboratories
Bell Laboratories Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ. | Commercial Services |
Fireye, Inc.
Fireye, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Fireye, Inc. manufactures reliable flame safeguard controls for the industrial market. The company developed a variety of sensor technologies that ultimately found their way into innovative flame safeguard devices. Fireye has introduced the next generation of industrial multiburner flame scanners. The company is a subsidiary of Kidde PLC and is located in Derry, NH. | Producer Manufacturing |
San Francisco Opera Association
San Francisco Opera Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services San Francisco Opera Association owns and operates opera theater. It offers an array of training programs and performance opportunities for young artists under the support of the San Francisco Opera Center and the Merola Opera Program. The company was founded by Gaetano Merola in 1923 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Services |
Clearwell Systems, Inc.
Clearwell Systems, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Clearwell Systems LLC offers knowledge management and business intelligence solutions. The firm also offers electronic discovery for enterprises, government agencies and law firms in response to litigation, regulatory inquiries and internal investigations. Its E–Discovery Platform streamlines end-to-end e-discovery, providing a single product for identification, collection, processing, analysis, review and production. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Commercial Services |
nSolutions, Inc.
nSolutions, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services nSolutions, Inc. develops operational automation solutions for security and compliance in data centers and cloud architectures. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Metaswitch Networks Corp.
Metaswitch Networks Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Metaswitch Networks Corp. provides communications networks and services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Communications |
Docker, Inc.
Docker, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Docker, Inc. engages in the operation and development of a container management platform. It provides developers, architects, development operations, and information technology clients solutions for building, sharing and running modern applications. It offers Docker Enterprise and Docker Hub. The firm serves the government, higher education, financial services, insurance, and healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. The company was founded by Solomon Hykes, Benjamin Golub, and Pahl Sebastien in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Viptela LLC
Viptela LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Viptela, Inc. provides software-defined wide area network service. It offers secure extensible network solutions. The company was founded by Amir Khan and Khalid Raza in 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Luminate Wireless, Inc.
Luminate Wireless, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Luminate Wireless, Inc. develops mobile cloud controller software solutions. The firm builds a transformative web-scale distributed computing platform that will enable mobile operators to rapidly densify networks and deploy new services. The company was founded by Murari Srinivasan and Kevin Yu in September 2013 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. | Technology Services |
Metanautix, Inc.
Metanautix, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Metanautix, Inc. provides analytical services on data supply chain. It empowers your organization to make rapid decisions using all your data assets to enhance your business, build new products, and improve compliance. The firm is to integrate the data supply chain and enable organizations to transform information assets into better decisions and new products. The company was founded by Theo Vassilakis and Lerios Apostolos in 2012 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Commercial Services |
Cohesity, Inc.
Cohesity, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cohesity, Inc. provides data solution and services. It offers dataplatform, dataprotect and hyperconverged nodes. The firm?s services include data protection, cloud integration, file services, object storage, HP enterprise, pure storage integration, test/Dev, and analytics. The company was founded by Mohit Aron in June 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Lilt, Inc.
Lilt, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lilt, Inc. provides online platform for translation. It also offers linguistic translation services. The company was founded by John DeNero and Spence Green in March 2015 and is headquartered in Portola Valley, CA. | Technology Services |
Wavefront, Inc.
Wavefront, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Wavefront, Inc. operates a cloud-based analytics platform for managing data centers. Its platform enables users to ask new questions; get real-time answers; send data points every day; localize an issue by identifying and addressing the culprit during a crisis; prevent downtime; and get alerts on various situations. The company was founded by Samuel Pullara, Dev Nag, Clement Pang and Durren Shen in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Quantum Circuits, Inc.
Quantum Circuits, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Quantum Circuits, Inc. develops, manufactures and wholesales quantum computers, components and devices. Its products include JPC-mini and amplifier & multi-layer shield. The company was founded by Michel Devoret, Luigi Frunzio, Brian W. Pusch and Robert J. Schoelkopf in 2015 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT. | Electronic Technology |
Watchtower II LLC | |
Lightstep, Inc.
Lightstep, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LightStep, Inc. designs and develops LightStep [x]PM, a software that provides an accurate and detailed snapshot of the entire software system, enabling organizations to identify bottlenecks and resolve incidents. The company was founded by Benjamin Cronin, Daniel Spoonhower and Ben Sigelman in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Alkira, Inc.
Alkira, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Alkira, Inc. provides information technology services. Its services include global on demand, multi-cloud network, on demand network services marketplace, cloud visibility and governance and as-a-service consumption. The company was founded by Amir Khan and Atif Khan in 2018 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Neeva, Inc.
Neeva, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Neeva, Inc. creates to give a choice in how to search and experience the internet. The company was founded by Sridhar Ramaswamy and Vivek Raghunathan and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Robust Intelligence, Inc.
Robust Intelligence, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Robust Intelligence, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software for critical decision making. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Graphiant, Inc.
Graphiant, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Graphiant, Inc. provides cloud connectivity solutions through their edge network, which simplifies provisioning enterprise connectivity solutions with rock-solid security at a fraction of the cost of SD-WAN. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company's agile, elastic network can be a perfect alternative and SD-WAN replacement, with the performance of and low costs of SD-WAN. The company was founded by Khalid Raza, Stefan Olofsson, and Khalid Raza has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Altiscale, Inc.
Altiscale, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Altiscale, Inc. provides hadoop as a service for data science. It addresses issues that customers run into in production, such as job failures, resource contention, performance optimization and infrastructure upgrades. The firm eliminates the time-consuming steps of procuring and provisioning hardware, installing and configuring hadoop, and managing hadoop clusters in production. The company was founded by Raymie Stata in 2012 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Orbital Insight, Inc.
Orbital Insight, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Orbital Insight, Inc. provides geospatial big data services. Its products and solutions include US retail traffic, world oil storage index, global water reserves, china economic index, poverty mapping and agriculture. The firm serves consumer, energy, financial services, insurance, agriculture, and public sector industries. The company was founded by James Crawford in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
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