Board of Directors

Ben Naskar
CEO and Chairman of the Board
Mr. Naskar has more than 20 years of experience in the wireless semiconductor industry. Prior to joining SkyCross in November 2010, he was a corporate officer, vice president, and general manager of the Wireless Networking Business Unit at Atheros Communications. In this position, Mr. Naskar grew business unit revenue by 200 percent over three years, gaining market share in all product segments. Previously, he served as vice president and general manager of the Communications Group at PMC-Sierra. Mr. Naskar also has hands-on experience in Asia, where SkyCross has five facilities. For more than eight years, he was the China-based vice president and managing director of Asia at Analog Devices, growing a $55 million division to $650 million in revenue within six years. Naskar also headed a successful startup as CEO and president of Magfusion, a provider of RF MEMS devices, and has led M&A transactions valued at several hundred million dollars. Earlier, Mr. Naskar held senior management positions at National Semiconductor and Advanced Micro Devices.

Bami Bastani, Ph.D.
Chairman and CEO, B2 Global Consulting, LLC
Bami Bastani, an experienced leader with extensive knowledge of the communications device sector, joined the SkyCross Board of Directors in February 2011. He has broad familiarity with the customers and international markets that SkyCross serves. Dr. Bastani is Chairman and CEO of B2 Global Consulting, LLC, a management consulting firm. From 1998 to 2008, Dr. Bastani was President and CEO of ANADIGICS, Inc., a recognized innovator in semiconductor RF solutions for wireless and broadband communications. From 1996-1998, he was Executive Vice President of Fujitsu Microelectronics. Earlier he served with National Semiconductor, where he held key executive positions including Vice President and General Manager of the Embedded Technologies Division. Dr. Bastani received his Ph.D. and MSEE degrees in Microelectronics from The Ohio State University. He completed an Executive Mini-MBA at Stanford University and earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arkansas.

Anthony Chang
TL Ventures
Anthony Chang joined TL Ventures in 2002 as the firm’s first Kauffman Fellow. Chang’s venture experience began in 1998, when he co-founded and built Magictel.com, Inc., one of the first voice-over-IP service providers in Greater China and Southeast Asia. The company conducted a reverse takeover of a publicly listed company in Hong Kong and raised over US $100 million in secondary offerings. Chang subsequently joined GE Equity in Hong Kong where he focused on early-stage venture opportunities in Asia. He was also part of the private equity team at Peregrine Investment Holdings (one of Asia’s largest investment banks during the 1990s) where he handled technology and communications-related investments. Chang began his career at the San Francisco Consulting Group, a strategic consulting firm focused on the communications industry. He also worked briefly in Lucent’s Mobility Solutions Group. Chang holds a BA with Honors from Stanford University and an MBA degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Scott Chou
Gabriel Venture Partners
Scott Chou has a broad base of experience in venture capital, technology, and startup operations. He is currently a general partner for Gabriel Venture Partners where he focuses on disruptive technologies. Chou entered the venture capital arena via the Kauffman Fellows Program, completed his fellowship at CID Equity Partners, and went on to Silicon Valley where he joined Onset Ventures before joining Gabriel. Working for more than five more technology ventures in addition to world-renowned research and development organizations, Chou conducted pioneering research in broadband packet switching for the Internet, enterprise storage systems, and handheld computing. Chou has personally designed five microchips and nearly two dozen electronic boards that have been manufactured for commercial use. He earned a master's degree in engineering from Stanford University as well as a master's in computer science from Harvard University. Chou received his bachelor's in electrical engineering with Honors from California Institute of Technology.

Albert Kim, Ph.D.
Investor Growth Capital
Dr. Albert Kim joined Investor Growth Capital's New York office in 2001 and has been part of the Menlo Park office since 2005. Dr. Kim's prior professional experience includes summer associateships at McKinsey & Co and Goldman Sachs. Dr. Kim received his Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University. At IGC, Dr. Kim focuses on investments in communications technologies, clean technologies, and hardware. Dr. Kim currently serves on the Board of Directors of Paratek, ReCellular, SkyCross, and is also a Board observer at Magnum Semiconductor.

Donald Martin
Investment Partners of Orlando
Donald Martin is an active member of Orlando Investment Partners, specializing in the hi-tech telecommunications industry.