Ronald D. Fisher

Mr. Fisher joined SoftBank in 1995, overseeing its U.S. operations and its other activities outside of Asia, and was the founder of SoftBank Capital. He is currently Vice Chairman of SoftBank Holdings, Inc. and also serves as a member of the board of directors of SoftBank Corp., Japan. Mr. Fisher has over 30 years of experience of working with high growth and turnaround technology companies.

Prior to joining SoftBank, he was the CEO of Phoenix Technologies Ltd., the leading developer and marketer of system software products for personal computers, from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Fisher joined Phoenix from Interactive Systems Corporation, a UNIX software company that was purchased by the Eastman Kodak Company in 1988. At Interactive Systems he served for five and one-half years as President, initially as COO and then CEO. Mr. Fisher’s experience prior to Interactive Systems includes senior executive positions at Visicorp, TRW, and ICL (USA).

Mr. Fisher serves on the boards of several public and private companies, including E*Trade Group, GSI Commerce, DoveBid, and LiteScape Technologies. He is also on the investment committee for the SB Asia Infrastructure Fund.

Mr. Fisher earned an MBA from Columbia University, New York, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Witwatersand in South Africa.