Greg Avis was elected to the board in October 2003. Avis is a Founding Managing Director of Summit Partners in Palo Alto. In 1984, he helped found Summit, one of the nation's leading private equity and venture capital firms, with approximately $11 billion currently under management. He has served on the boards of over 40 companies primarily in the technology and life sciences industries, including Clontech Laboratories, Ditech Communications, Powerwave Technologies and RightNow Technologies. Avis has served on the boards of Williams College (Chair), New Profit, ARTSTOR, Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Chair), San Jose Repertory Theatre (Chair) and the National Outdoor Leadership School, and is a Senior Fellow of American Leadership Forum, Silicon Valley. He also teaches mathematics at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto. Avis received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in political economy from Williams College and a Master of Business Administration, with distinction, from Harvard Business School.