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. To learn more about Roizen's entrepreneurial adventures, check out her [http://www.ncwit.org/resources.profiles.php?source=&action=display&interview_id=232&year=2007&month=11 Entrepreneurial Heroes] podcast interview with NCWIT.

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 [http://www.mobiusvc.com Mobius Venture Capital] , from 1999 to 2007.

In December 2007 she returned to the entrepreneurial world, launching [http://www.skinnysongs.com SkinnySongs] [cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2008-01-06-skinnysongs_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip|title=Businesswoman is dancing to a new, more healthful tune|author=Nancy Hellmich, USA Today] [cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/misc/ph_skinny121107|title=A big venture capitalist in Silicon Valley quits her day job to run a 'skinny' business.|author=Forbes] [cite web|url=http://www.skinnysongs.com/gentry.html|publisher=Gentry Magazine|author=Christine VanDeVelde|title=Skinny Jeans|date=2008-04-04] [cite web|url=http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080110/heidi-roizens-skinny-jean-ious/|title=Heidi Roizen’s Skinny Jean-ious|author=Kara Swisher | publisher=Wall Street Journal|] , a collection of original music designed to help women stay motivated to lose weight and get in shape. Roizen founded the company and served as “Chief Lyrical Officer”, penning all the lyrics.

In July 2008 Roizen was elected to the Board of Directors of [http://www.orcc.com Online Resources, Inc] (Nasdaq: ORCC).

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External links

* [http://www.heidi.roizen.com Heidi Roizen’s personal website]
* [http://www.skinnysongs.com SkinnySongs Home page]
* [http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.79cd0d4bac77d1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=0792d4e169467110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4ef2dc5bfca40110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=showarchive_tv_show-archive&lnc=4ef2dc5bfca40110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD Heidi Roizen on the Martha Stewart Show]
* [http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=800228 Harvard Business School Case: Heidi Roizen]