LCD TV Association
Prudence Capital
EOS Partners
Harvard Business School
Chuck French
LCD TV Asscoiation
Bruce Berkoff is the founding Chairman of the LCD TV Association based in Beaverton, Oregon, USA. Prior to this, Mr. Berkoff led Enuclia Semiconductor from late 2005, a top-tier VC funded fables semiconductor startup in the HDTV video processor space. Mr. Berkoff was CEO and later Chairman of the BOD for Enuclia, joining them from LG.Philips LCD. During his six years with LG.Philips LCD in Seoul, Korea, Mr. Berkoff was Executive Vice- President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Before that, Mr. Berkoff served as general manager of Philips Flat Display Systems' software and electronics business unit in Silicon Valley. He has also held executive management positions at several technology companies, including UMAX Computer Corporation, Radius, and SuperMac Technologies.
Mr. Berkoff holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in physics and biophysics from Princeton and the University of California, Berkeley, respectively. He also has display related patents both granted and pending in the U.S. and China.
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Prudence Capital
Dr. I-Wei Wu joined Intel Corp. in 1983and worked on the development of their first successful CMOS product. He joined Xerox PARC in 1984 to work on CMOS device physics and processing technology. In Feb. 1997, he came back to Taiwan and joined ERSO, ITRI,in charge of the Flat Panel Display Program. In 1999, he founded and later joined as Executive VP, and then Managing Director (2004), Toppoly Optoelectronics Corp., the first volume manufacturer of LTPS LCD and OLED displays in Taiwan.
Dr. Wu holds a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. He has published more than 130 technical papers and holds 16 patents with 32 more in application. In 2002, he received the Industrial Greatest Personal Contribution Award from the Ministry of Economy, Taiwan Central Government. He was elected SID Fellow in 2003. He is also a visiting full professor in the Institute of Technology Management, National Chiao-Tung University.
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EOS Partners
Bob began his career in manufacturing and operations management before progressing through executive officer positions at both Pitney Bowes and Nashua Corporation, focusing on graphic arts and imaging supplies markets. In addition to his operations experience, Bob has a strong private equity background. He is currently serving on the board of The Treofan Group on behalf of EOS Partners. The Treofan Group is owned by a consortium led by Goldman Sachs, and also includes DOR Chemicals and Bain Capital. The Treofan Group has global operations to develop, manufacture and market high-performance films for a wide variety of applications and is one of the world’s largest producers of high performance films. Bob has also been a general partner in the private equity firm of Stolberg Partners and has served as a key executive in portfolio companies of several other private equity firms.
Bob is a graduate of Wright State University (BA), Antioch College (MA) and Harvard (PMD) program. He has also consulted with companies in the graphic arts, manufacturing, food, mail order, service and distribution industries.
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Harvard Business School
Clayton M. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Technology & Operations Management and General Management faculty groups. Prior to joining the HBS faculty, Professor Christensen served as chairman and president of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation (CPS), a firm he co-founded with several MIT professors in 1984. From 1979 to 1984 he worked as a consultant and project manager with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Professor Christensen holds a B.A. with highest honors in economics from Brigham Young University (1975), and an M.Phil. in applied econometrics and the economics of less-developed countries from Oxford University (1977), where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He received an MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Business School in 1979, graduating as a George F. Baker Scholar. He was awarded his DBA from the Harvard Business School in 1992.
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Chuck brings a wealth of experience in marketing and sales in the display industry to his role. Most recently he has served in senior management positions with leading display integrators Aydin Displays, Three Five Systems, and Advanced Video Display. His international experience included serving as VP International Operations for Vitrion Computer Systems and Director of International Operations for Baird Corporation.
Chuck serves on the Board of the Harvard Business School Community Action Program, the Arlington Friends of the Drama and the Lexington Historical Society and is a member of the Lexington Tourism Committee and the Bedford Historic Preservation Commission. Chuck has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska.
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