Arthur Rock

Arthur Rock

Arthur Rock (born August 19, 1926) is an American venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, California. He was an early investor in major firms including Intel, Apple Computer, Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne.

He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in business administration from Syracuse University in 1948 and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1951. [ [http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu/transcripts/rock.htm Interview with Rob Walker] on November 12 2002 as part of [http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu/ The Silicon Genesis Project] with Stanford University]

Rock started his career in 1951 as a security analyst in New York City, and then joined the corporate finance department of Hayden, Stone & Company, where he focused on raising money for small high-technology companies.cite press release | title = Harvard Business School Receives $25 Million from Venture Capitalist Arthur Rock | publisher = Harvard Business School | date = 2003-01-31 | accessdate = 2007-05-07 | url = http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/013103_rock.html ]

After graduating from Harvard, he worked as an investment banker in New York. In 1957, when the Traitorous Eight left Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Rock was the one who helped them find Sherman Fairchild to start Fairchild Semiconductor. [cite web | url = http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/1997/december/rock.html | title = Arthur Rock | work = HBS Bulletin Online | accessdate = 2007-05-07 ]

In 1961, he moved to California. Along with Thomas J. Davis, Jr., formed the San Francisco venture capital firm Davis & Rock. In 2003, Rock donated $25 million to the Harvard Business School to establish the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.

References

See also

* Rock's Law


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