Ken Klein

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Kenneth R. Klein has been a director of Wind River since July 2003 and in January 2004 became the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wind River.

Prior to joining Wind River, Mr. Klein was with Mercury Interactive Corporation, a software company focused on business technology optimization, where he served as Chief Operating Officer from January 2000 until December 2003, as a director from July 2000 until December 2003, as President of North American Operations from July 1998 until December 1999, as Vice President of North American Sales from April 1995 to July 1998, and as Western Area Sales Manager from May 1992 to March 1995. From March 1990 to May 1992, Mr. Klein served as Regional Sales Manager for Interactive Development Environments, a CASE tool company. Mr. Klein serves on the board of directors of Tumbleweed Communications Corp., a provider of messaging solutions.

Mr. Klein holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and biomedical engineering from the University of Southern California. In March 2006, Klein donated $8 million dollars to establish the Klein Institute for Undergraduate Engineering Life (KIUEL) at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.