Kenneth L. Coleman

Mr. Coleman serves as the Chairman of Accelrys, Inc and the Chairman of MIPS Technologies. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of City National Bank and United Online. He is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the business school at Ohio State University. Coleman is on the Board of AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah. He serves as an advisor to several technology companies including Saama Technology, KMS Software, Amarantus Therapeutics, Blaze Mobil and Meru Networks. Coleman is a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG) which is a group of twelve representatives, six from the United States selected by the United States Trade Representative and six from India selected by the India Minister of Commerce and Industry. This group’s mission is to provide strategic recommendations and policy insights that infuse new ideas and generate new initiatives to assist the Trade Policy Forum (TPF) to strengthen and expand bilateral U.S. – India trade and investment. Coleman is the founder and former chairman and CEO of ITM Software, an enterprise software company focused on the information technology function that was sold to BMC Corporation. Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Service and Marketing for Silicon Graphics, Inc (SGI) and prior to joining SGI, he was Vice President of Product Development at Activision, Inc., responsible for software development activities. In addition, Coleman spent 10 years at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he held several management positions, including a two-year assignment in Europe. He also served as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Coleman is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Ohio State University Distinguished Service Award and School of Business Distinguished Graduate Award; the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley Exemplary Leader Award; the Silicon Valley Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame; the Silicon Valley Conference for Community and Justice Annual Exemplary Community Leadership Award; the Rainbow Push Silicon Valley Project Trailblazer Award; and the Information Technology Senior Management Forum Beacon Award.