Mark Floyd

Mr. Floyd is a venture partner with TDF Ventures and is currently an advisor to Wedge Networks. Most recently, Mr. Floyd served as Chief Executive Officer of Cyan, Inc., from May 2012 until the acquisition by Ciena in August of 2015. He was also on Cyan’s board of directors since October 2008 and was appointed chairman of the board of directors in November 2011. Prior to joining Cyan, Mr. Floyd served as Chief Executive Officer of SafeNet, Inc., a data security company, from July 2009 to July 2011. From May 2008 to June 2009, Mr. Floyd served as a venture partner at Sevin Rosen Ventures, and from March 2007 to March 2008 served in the same capacity at El Dorado Ventures, each of which is a venture capital firm.

Previously, Mr. Floyd served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Entrisphere, Inc., a telecommunications equipment company, from August 2002 until its acquisition by Ericsson, Inc. in February 2007. Mr. Floyd currently serves as a director of Riverbed Technology Corporation, an information technology performance company, and previously served as a director of Tekelec, Inc., a network applications company, from October 2004 to May 2011 and Carrier Access Corporation, a telecommunications equipment manufacturer, from June 2001 to March 2008. Mr. Floyd holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas.