Dan Eilers

Dan Eilers is a General Partner investing in software, hardware, storage and other information technology companies at Vanguard. Dan brings 20 years of technology and venture capital experience to his role, including serving as the President and CEO of three companies. Immediately prior to joining Vanguard Ventures, he was an angel investor, advisor and board member to several early stage private and public companies including WEBEX Communications, SiteSmith, and Carrier Access Corporation. Dan served as President and CEO of CIDCO, Inc., a telecommunications products company which achieved over $250 million in revenue and increased its market share in its core telecommunications products to 80 percent during his tenure. He also served as CEO-in-residence at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, assisting in the evaluation of numerous venture capital investments. He spent nine years at Apple, held the Chief Marketing Officer position (Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing), and established and led for six years Apple's strategic investment group, which included venture capital investing, joint ventures, acquisitions and alliances. Dan also led Claris Corporation as President and CEO. Dan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Washington, and an MBA degree from Stanford University.