Chris Rust joined USVP in November 2004. He focuses on early stage information technology investments. Prior to
USVP, Chris was the CEO of Mahi Networks (Meriton). Previously, he was a Partner at Sequoia Capital. Chris's
operating experience before entering venture capital spanned twelve years in engineering, product management, and
sales support roles at successful high-growth start-ups like Carrier Access Corporation (CACS) and ComCore (NSM),
and large companies like U S West. Chris was a founding network architect of Time Warner Roadrunner, now one of
the largest broadband service providers in the U.S.
Chris is currently a Director of Akros, Clustrix, Dilithium, Dune, Veriwave, and Zannel. Previously, Chris was a
Director or lead investor in Abrizio (PMCS), Afara (SUN), Avanex (AVNX), Commerce5 (DRIV), LVL7 (BRCM), Mellanox
(MLNX), Santur, Stratalight (OPXT), SwitchOn Networks (PMCS), Telera (ALA), and VxTel (INTC).
Chris received a B.S. and M.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of Lowell, an M.S. Telecommunications
Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an M.S. Engineering Management from the University of
Colorado, Boulder.
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