Heidi Roizen
Heidi Roizen (born 1958 in Stanford, California) is a Silicon Valley executive, venture capitalist, and entrepreneur.
She graduated from Stanford University in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in English and earned her MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business three years later.
From 1983 to 1996, Roizen was co-founder and CEO of T/Maker Company, which made software for CP/M and MSDOS computers, and later for the Apple Macintosh. Her brother, Peter Roizen was the other co-founder; he had graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and had written the original software named "Table Maker" that had launched the company. From 1987 until 1994, Roizen also served on the board of directors of the Software Publishers Association and was its president from 1988 to 1990.
From 1996 to 1997, Roizen was Vice President of World Wide Developer Relations for Apple Computer. She also served on the board of Great Plains Software from 1997 until its acquisition by Microsoft in 2001.
Roizen also served as the Public Governor of the Pacific Exchange and on the executive committee of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).
Roizen was a Venture Capitalist with SOFTBANK Venture Capital, which became Mobius Venture Capital, from 1999 to 2007.
In December 2007 she returned to the entrepreneurial world, launching SkinnySongs,[1][2][3][4] a producer and distributor of music designed to help women lose weight. Roizen founded the company and served as “Chief Lyrical Officer”, penning all the lyrics.[5]
In September 2008, the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives awarded Heidi Roizen their annual Achievement Award.
In June 2009, Roizen was elected to the Board of Directors of TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO), and in August 2009, she was elected to the Board of Directors of Yellow Pages Group (TSX:YLO-UN).
[edit] References
- ^ Nancy Hellmich, USA Today (2008-01-06). "Businesswoman is dancing to a new, more healthful tune". http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2008-01-06-skinnysongs_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ Forbes. "A big venture capitalist in Silicon Valley quits her day job to run a 'skinny' business.". http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/misc/ph_skinny121107.
- ^ Christine VanDeVelde (2008-04-04). "Skinny Jeans". Gentry Magazine. http://www.skinnysongs.com/gentry.html.
- ^ Kara Swisher. "Heidi Roizen's Skinny Jean-ious". Wall Street Journal. http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080110/heidi-roizens-skinny-jean-ious/.
- ^ Alison van Diggelen. Interview re. Skinny Songs on Fresh Dialogues, November 2008
[edit] External links
- Heidi Roizen’s personal website
- SkinnySongs Home page
- Heidi Roizen on the Martha Stewart Show
- Harvard Business School Case: Heidi Roizen
- Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives: Achievement Award 2008 Video
- Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives Gives Roizen Achievement Award for 2008
- Interview on Fresh Dialogues Nov 2008 re. Skinny Songs
- Fresh Dialogues Interview Dec 2008 re. Tips for Entrepreneurs
- Entrepreneurial Heroes podcast interview with NCWIT
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