Speaker Biographies - Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum

Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum – October 17, 2000
Models for Success as an Entrepreneur in Southern California
Speakers
Panelists
David Leinweber, Ph.D.
Codexa Corporation
Altadena, California
David Leinweber is CEO and Founder of Codexa Corporation, provider of software-based tools
professional investors and traders need to operate effectively in the Internet era. He was a founder
of Integrated Analytics Corporation, which he successfully built and sold to Investment
Technology Group, a New York Stock Exchange Company. In between those ventures, he served
as Managing Director and Partner at First Quadrant, where he was responsible for more than $5
billion in global actively managed quantitative equity portfolios. Dr. Leinweber received S.B.
degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics
from Harvard University. You may contact Mr. Leinweber at: dleinweber@codexa.com
Paul Nadel
East West VentureGroup
Los Angeles, California
Paul Nadel is Managing Partner of East West VentureGroup, where he directs its overall
operations and provides his broad-based expertise to the firm’s portfolio companies. Before
joining EastWest, he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Interactive Cable
Systems, a private cable and telephony company that was acquired by MCI, as was a partner in the
law firm Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro,LLP, where he worked with
many prominent communications companies, including MGM/UA, Time Warner, MCI, News
Corp., CapCities/ABC and Sony. He currently serves as a director on several Boards, including
eCal, Broadstream, eMotion, Codexa and TrafficStation. Mr. Nadel holds a B.A. from USC and a
J.D. from Northwestern University. You may contact Mr. Nadel at: paul@eastwestvg.com
Robert A. Lieberman, Ph.D.
Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
Torrance, California
Robert A. Lieberman is Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Intelligent Optical
Systems, Inc., an independent company formed from the Research and Development division of
Physical Optics Corporation. He also serves as the Chief Research and Development Officer of
Optical Technology Solutions Corp., and is a member of the Boards of Directors of both
companies. He previously served in the Biophysics Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories, where
he was responsible for the design and development of fiber-optic biosensors, as well as for the
training of product development personnel. Dr. Lieberman currently oversees business activities
related to a number of his companies’ optically-related product efforts. He received his B.S. and
M.S. in Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
You may contact Dr. Lieberman at: Rlieberman@aol.com

Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum – October 17, 2000
Models for Success as an Entrepreneur in Southern California (Cont’d)
Henry A. Lichstein
Breakout Strategies
Los Angeles, California
Henry Lichstein currently serves as a consultant to startups, after thirty years at Citibank, most
recently responsible for technology strategy and Citigroup’s advanced development efforts. He
started Citibank’s first commercial Web sites, ran the stored value Smart Card pilot in
Manhattan’s Upper West Side, pioneered Citibank’s early Electronic Commerce activities, and
made a number of internet investments, as well as managing technology projects and serving as an
assistant to Citibank’s Chairman. He is a Trustee of the Santa Fe Institute, serves on the Board of
Codexa Corporation, and was a member of the Board of Directors of Teradata Corporation before
its acquisition by AT&T. He obtained a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, a B.S. in Economics and a
M.S. in Management, all at MIT. You may contact Mr. Lichstein at: henry@lichstein.com
Rohit K. Shukla
larta
Los Angeles, California
Rohit K. Shukla is president and CEO of larta, the technology alliance for Southern California. He
is a leader, visionary and innovative developer of programs at the intersection of public policy and
private enterprise. In 1999, he was named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the “top Ten People
to Watch” on the Tech Coast. He serves on the boards of several institutions, including the
federally funded Integrated Media Systems Center at U.S.; EC2@USC, The Annenberg Incubator
Project; the Digital Coast Roundtable; and the Digital Coast Foundation. He has a Masters in
Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge, England, and a Masters in
Communications Arts from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. You may contact Mr.
Shukla at: rshukla@larta.org
Moderator
Ira Moskatel
Arnold & Porter
Los Angeles, California
Since 1979, Ira Moskatel’s law practice has been focused on the representation of businesses that
depend on intellectual property or technology, including computer software and hardware,
entertainment, publishing, communications, and electronic commerce, and on the tax planning of
major transactions. In addition, he was a co-founder of Teradata Corporation, a manufacturer of
massively parallel database computers that was acquired by AT&T in 1992, several years after a
successful initial public offering and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Peter Norton
Computing, Inc., prior to its acquisition by Symantec Corporation. He holds a B.S. in Engineering
and Applied Science from Caltech, and a J.D. from USC Law School, where he was elected to
Order of the Coif and the Board of Editors of the Southern California Law Review. You may
contact Mr. Moskatel at: Ira_Moskatel@aporter.com