An entrepreneur, executive and technology investor with a diverse record of achievement, Don Basile is currently an investor in a Stealth Mode Mobile Startup. With a background in technology development, Basile came to venture capital and private equity after working at Bell Labs and earning a master’s degree and doctorate in electrical engineering at Stanford. Following periods as a vice president at Lenfest Capital, director of operations and partnerships at RemarQ Communities and senior director at Netfish, Basile began a successful tenure at Silicon Valley VC firm Raza Foundries. <br /> <br />A managing director and vice president at Raza for nearly four years, Basile invested in firms with considerable potential in the broadband communications space, such as Lambda OpticalSystems and IntruVert Networks. He would go on to consult for Oak Investment Partners and, later, become a vice president with UnitedHealth Group, during which time he also joined data storage startup Fusion-io (today part of SanDisk) as chairman of the board. Named CEO of Fusion-io in 2008, Basile notably closed the firm’s $19 million Series A funding round in the following year. <br /> <br />From Fusion-io, Basile accepted a position as CEO of Violin Memory (NYSE: VMEM) and spent the next four years growing the data storage company from an angel-funded startup into a publicly traded company. Under Basile’s leadership, Violin went from a $0 to $800 million valuation, closing four venture rounds in the process. <br /> <br />Basile also invests in a number of other tech companies. When not working, he enjoys skiing, playing golf and scuba diving.