Arthur Rock

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Arthur Rock (born August 19, 1926) is an American venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, California. He was an early investor in major firms including Intel, Apple Computer, Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne.

He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in business administration from Syracuse University in 1948 and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1951.[1]

Rock started his career in 1951 as a security analyst in New York City, and then joined the corporate finance department of Hayden, Stone & Company, where he focused on raising money for small high-technology companies.[2]

After graduating from Harvard, he worked as an investment banker in New York. In 1957, when the Traitorous Eight left Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Rock was the one who helped them find Sherman Fairchild to start Fairchild Semiconductor.[3]

In 1961, he moved to California. Along with Thomas J. Davis, Jr., formed the San Francisco venture capital firm Davis & Rock. In 2003, Rock donated $25 million to the Harvard Business School to establish the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Interview with Rob Walker on November 12, 2002 as part of The Silicon Genesis Project with Stanford University
  2. ^ a b Harvard Business School (2003-01-31). "Harvard Business School Receives $25 Million from Venture Capitalist Arthur Rock". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  3. ^ Arthur Rock. HBS Bulletin Online. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.

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