Investor Highlights
Dr. Avi Katz
Dr. Avi Katz, GigCapital’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, has spent more than 30 years holding international managerial and executive positions in the high-technology sector. He is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with decades of experience working for companies of every size, from start-ups to global enterprises. Throughout his career, Dr. Katz has facilitated leadership team building, large-scale fundraising, initial and secondary public offering, the development of alliances and tech partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and almost every other facet of business and financial operations.
In addition to his work at GigCapital, Dr. Katz is also the Founding Managing Member of GigAcquistions, LLC; GigFounders, LLC; and GigNext, LLC. Previously, Dr. Katz bootstrapped in 2007 GigOptix / GigPeak. Inc., took the company public in 2008 (NYSE: GIG), and led its growth as Chairman, CEO, and President through organic and strategic growth through rollup of 10 M&A deals during that time. He sold the company in April 2017 for $250 million all-cash to Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ: IDT).
Dr. Katz is a graduate of the Israeli Naval Academy and holds both a B.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Semiconductors Materials Engineering from the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology. He has authored more than 70 U.S. and international patents, has published more than 300 technical papers, and is the editor of a number of technical books.
Christine Marshall
Christine Marshall joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer in May 2024. Ms. Marshall is an accomplished finance leader with extensive expertise in GAAP, SEC reporting, SOX compliance, financial policies and procedures, process enhancements, mergers and acquisitions, debt offerings and operation accounting. Ms. Marshall has a proven track record of building and leading high performing teams throughout her long career. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Marshall was a consultant for the DeWinter Group from September 2023 to March 2024, and in that capacity, acted as the Interim Controller for one of their SaaS clients. From 2015 to 2023, Ms. Marshall was the Senior Director of Accounting, as well as for a portion that time, the Assistant Controller at Vocera Communications, Inc., a company supplying a wireless network-based software solution for voice communication in a variety of settings, which was acquired by Stryker Corporation in February 2022. Her extensive experience also includes acting as an External Reporting and Technical Accounting Consultant from 2009 until 2015 for a number of companies. From 2005 until 2007, Ms. Marshall also performed management and technical accounting functions in her role as External Reporting Manager at Adaptec, Inc., a computer storage company acquired by Microchip Technology. She was also previously a Senior Manager of Assurance and Advisory Services at Deloitte, one of the largest global accounting firms, from 1993 until 2004. Ms. Marshall holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Santa Clara University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) with the State of California.
Dr. Raluca Dinu
Dr. Raluca Dinu is a visionary and global business executive, offering 20 years of achievements in the high-tech industry (semiconductors, electronics, media, cloud data management, and information technology), with an established track record of driving increased revenue and profitability, building and leading cross-functional teams, delivering strong results in turnaround situations, and leading strategic growth and consolidation in fast-paced business environments.
Dr. Raluca Dinu held a General Manager / Vice President position at Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDTI), which was acquired by Renesas Electronics Corp (TSE 6723:JP) for $6.7B. Raluca drove the transfer and integration of the team from GigPeak, Inc. (NYSE GIG) into IDT, post-acquisition of GigPeak by IDT in April 2017. Prior to this, she was Chief Operations Officer of GigPeak, leading 10 M&As prior to the acquisition by IDT.
Dr. Raluca Dinu is Chairing the Compliance Committee as part of the Board of Directors of UpHealth, Inc., a digital healthcare company (NYSE: UPH), and she is also a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Additionally, she is part of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a company that operationalizes artificial intelligence and machine learning at scale through its end-to-end data analytics platform.
Raluca holds a B.Sc. in Physics from 1997, a Ph.D. in Solid State Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Bucharest in 2000, and an Executive-MBA from Stanford University in 2007. She has an Audit Committee Certificate and Compensation Committee Certificate from Harvard Business School, Executive Education Program, in 2021.
Karen Rogge
Karen Rogge brings more than three decades of experience with technology industry leaders to GigCapital. Ms. Rogge is a corporate board director, advisor, and former chief financial officer with operations management experience. She has collaborated with business leaders to navigate pivotal transitions and create value for investors in high-growth businesses, company transformations, and multi-billion-dollar M&A transactions.
Ms. Rogge is President of the RYN Group LLC, a management consulting business, which she founded in 2010. She served as the Interim Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation , a global semi-conductor company from 2015 to 2016. Previously, Ms. Rogge served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Extreme Networks , a recognized computer network company from 2007 to 2009. Earlier in her career, she held executive financial and operations management positions at Hewlett Packard Company and Seagate Technology.
She is a Board Director for Onto Innovations, a semiconductor equipment company, and Rambus Inc, a semiconductor IP services and device company, since 2021. Previously, Ms. Rogge was a Board Director at Kemet Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a passive electronic components company, acquired by Yageo, from 2018 to 2020. In addition, she served on the board of AeroCentury (NYSE: ACY), a financial services company, and private companies.
Ms. Rogge holds an M.B.A degree from Santa Clara University, and a B.S. degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fresno. She maintains an NACD Board Leadership Fellow credential and has attended the Stanford Directors College.
Raanan Horowitz
Raanan Horowitz is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Elbit Systems of America, a leading provider of high-performance products and systems solutions for the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. Elbit Systems of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. It is a global source of innovative, technology-based systems for diverse defense and commercial applications with more than 18,000 employees in 15 countries.
Mr. Horowitz assumed his current role as President and CEO of Elbit Systems of America in 2007. Before this appointment, he served as EVP and GM of its subsidiary, EFW, Inc. Today he leads the company’s strategic and operational direction and serves on its Board of Directors. Under Mr. Horowitz’s leadership, Elbit America has achieved substantial organic growth and made several strategic acquisitions.
Mr. Horowitz is active in the defense and aerospace industry, serving on the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association, the Board of Directors for the National Defense Industrial Association, as a member of Business Executives for National Security, and as a member of the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Texas Israel Science and Education Foundation.
Mr. Horowitz earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Seidman School of Business at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. He also received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tel-Aviv University in Israel.
Professor Zeev Weiner
Zeev Weiner is a professor in obstetrics and gynecology dedicating most of his academic and research career to introduce ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound for women health. From 2014, he is the Chairman of the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rambam Medical Center and full professor at the faculty of medicine, The Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. His sub specialty is Maternal Fetal Medicine and Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. His previous clinical position were Director of the Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit at Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, (from 2003 to 2005) and Director of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel (from 2005 to 2014).
Professor Zeev Weiner combines clinical activity with research. He has published 200 peer review articles in medical journals, presented many of his research works in international meetings, he has been a reviewer in most prestigious medical journals in obstetrics and gynecology, and an editor in the Life journal. His main field of research has been ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. During the nineties, he made a great contribution while introducing color Doppler ultrasound for screening and detecting ovarian cancer, supported by The Israeli Cancer Association. The results of his studies were published in gynecology and ultrasound journals. His studies contributed to the introduction of transvaginal ultrasound and color Doppler ultrasound for the detection of pelvic cancer.
Continuing his research on ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound, Professor Weiner contributed to the detection for fetal anomalies and fetal cardiac circulation. He contributed to the development and the application of the very high-end ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound equipment. For many years, Professor Weiner has been teaching and demonstrating in national and international conferences and seminars the most advanced ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound equipment and modalities. Professor Weiner holds his MD degree from Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (1986) and his MHA from Recanati Business school, Tel Aviv University (2012).
Amb. Adrian Zuckerman
Ambassador Adrian Zuckerman will serve as our director upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Ambassador Zuckerman was the United States Ambassador to Romania from 2019 to 2021. Under his leadership Romania signed a ten-year defense cooperation agreement with the United States that provided financial, military and strategic support and cooperation. He also advanced and helped structure an intergovernmental agreement between the US and Romania for the $8 billion refurbishment of the Cernavoda nuclear plant which included refurbishing one operating reactor and building two additional nuclear reactors. To help finance this project the Ambassador negotiated a $7 billion financing agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). The Cernavoda project was the largest-ever joint project between the United States and Romania. He was the recipient of the Star of Romania, Order of Grand Cross. Ambassador Zuckerman has worked as an Of Counsel to DLA Piper LLP (US) from 2021 to date, bringing his unique skills as a lawyer and former government official to advise multinational corporations on legal, regulatory, and governmental affairs as they expand into emerging markets in Eastern Europe and around the world. Before that, he was also a partner at Seyfath Shaw LLP from 2013 to 2019. Ambassador Zuckerman is also a member of the advisory board of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University. He holds a law degree from the New York Law School.
Darius M. Moshfeghi
Professor Darius Moshfeghi will serve as our director upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Professor Moshfeghi is a Professor and the Chief of the Retina Division and Professor at the Horngren Family Vitreoretinal Center, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is actively involved in entrepreneurial activities, serving as a founder and a director of Pr3vent, Placid0, dSentz, and Promisight. He is actively engaged in promoting telemedicine to expand access of eye care and vision for all. He currently serves on the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Telemedicine Working Group and previously sat on the AAO’s ROP Telemedicine Task Force Panel. Additionally he is a founding member of the Collaborative Community on Ophthalmic Imaging a collaboration between stake holders and the FDA which was established by Mark Blumenkranz here at Stanford University. Professor Moshfeghi is also active in Data Monitoring Safety Boards working with Affamed, Alcon, Icon Clinical Research, Insite DME, Novartis, and Vanotech Chengdu. Professor Moshfeghi received training in biomedical engineering as an undergraduate at Tulane University in New Orleans, followed by medical school, internship, and ophthalmology residency also at Tulane. Subsequently he performed fellowships in ocular oncology and orbital disease, followed by a 2-year vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the Cole Eye Institute of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.