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Visit me at: www.EltonSherwin.com
30. ELTON B. SHERWIN, JR. Elton Sherwin is a venture
capitalist and the Senior Managing Director of Ridgewood Capital
in Palo Alto, California. At Ridgewood Capital, Mr. Sherwin invests
in "clean tech" companies. Prior to joining Ridgewood, he ran the
Silicon Valley office of Motorola Ventures.
Mr. Sherwin regularly speaks at conferences and guest lectures at
Stanford University. He serves on a number of boards of private
companies for Ridgewood Capital. More details can be found at
www.RidgewoodCapital.com.
Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, Mr. Sherwin held various
marketing and sales positions at IBM and Motorola, where he
helped design and introduce high-tech products. He is a graduate
of the University of California at Berkeley and has been granted
eight patents from the U.S. Patent Office.
Elton's new book, Addicted to Energy: A Venture Capitalist's
Perspective on How to Save Our Economy and Our Climate, will
be available in September 2010.
Visit him at www.EltonSherwin.com