Board of Directors
Elan Amir
President and CEO
As president and CEO of Bivio Networks, Dr. Elan Amir brings to the company his extensive technology and leadership background. In 2003, Dr. Amir first joined Bivio as CTO and assumed the present CEO position in 2004. Prior to joining Bivio, he served as CTO for OmniSky Corporation, one of the pioneers in the wireless data application, software, and services sectors. Dr. Amir led all aspects of the company's technology development, its direction and strategy, intellectual property development, and merger and acquisition.
Prior to his role with OmniSky, Dr. Amir served as CTO and vice president of engineering at ProxiNet, a company that was one of the first developers of web browsing solutions for mobile devices. ProxiNet was acquired by Puma Technology (now Intellisync Corporation) in 1999. Before ProxiNet, Dr. Amir co-founded FastForward Networks, a developer of broadcast media distribution software. FastForward Networks was acquired by Inktomi Corporation in August 2000.
Dr. Amir earned his Ph.D and M.S. in computer science and a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Mark Masur
General Partner, Silver Creek Ventures
Mark Masur has served as general partner of Silver Creek Ventures and its predecessor funds since 1989. His areas of expertise include carrier infrastructure, wireless communications, networking and semiconductors.
Prior to the formation of Silver Creek Ventures, Mr. Masur began his venture career in 1982 managing private equity technology investments for InterFirst Venture Corporation and its successors. Mr. Masur earmed a B.S. from Weber State College and a MBA from the University of Denver.
Representative investments for Mr. Masur include Xilinx, ProNet, and Alteon WebSystems. He currently holds a board seat with Cellfire, Inc. and Talari Networks.