Don't be fooled by the adorable Labradoodle at his side; Matthew Howard is anything but a softy when it comes to investing. Mr. Howard, a general partner at Norwest Venture Partners, invests in communications, security and semiconductors for the firm that now has $2.5 billion under management. Mr. Howard enjoyed great success with his investments in Airespace, Spinnaker Networks and SkyStream Networks, landing him on the Forbes Midas List for exceptional dealmaking. Lately, his investments have included Retrevo, a matchmaking service for electronics and consumers, and ConteXtream, a broadband IP media firm. Prior to joining Norwest, Mr. Howard held a number of senior positions with Cisco's IOS organization and the Internet Business Unit, was vice president of marketing at Vertical Communications, and held various positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, BDM International, and Bolt, Beranek and Newman Communications Corporation. He began his career as a cryptological analyst with the U.S. Naval Security Group. Mr. Howard holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, with an emphasis in information systems, and a Master of Science degree in telecommunications management.
Don't be fooled by the adorable Labradoodle at his side; Matthew Howard is anything but a softy when it comes to investing. Mr. Howard, a general partner at Norwest Venture Partners, invests in communications, security and semiconductors for the firm that now has $2.5 billion under management. Mr. Howard enjoyed great success with his investments in Airespace, Spinnaker Networks and SkyStream Networks, landing him on the Forbes Midas List for exceptional dealmaking. Lately, his investments have included Retrevo, a matchmaking service for electronics and consumers, and ConteXtream, a broadband IP media firm. Prior to joining Norwest, Mr. Howard held a number of senior positions with Cisco's IOS organization and the Internet Business Unit, was vice president of marketing at Vertical Communications, and held various positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, BDM International, and Bolt, Beranek and Newman Communications Corporation. He began his career as a cryptological analyst with the U.S. Naval Security Group. Mr. Howard holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, with an emphasis in information systems, and a Master of Science degree in telecommunications management.