Board of Directors
Cree Edwards, Chairman of the Board
Cree A. Edwards is a founder, Chairman, and CEO of eMeter Corporation. Earlier, Mr. Edwards co-founded CellNet Data Systems, Inc., an industry leader in providing advanced electricity metering data and communications to utilities (now owned by Schlumberger). His many roles at CellNet included serving as Vice President-Sales and Marketing, Vice President-Business Development, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Edwards retired from CellNet in 1997 following CellNet's IPO, in which it raised over $100 million. Mr. Edwards previously worked for Octel Communications Corporation (acquired by Lucent) and General Electric. Mr. Edwards has a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Davis.
Warren M. Weiss
Warren focuses primarily on investments in emerging software companies—both licensed and software as a service—as well as the clean tech industry. Warren currently serves on the boards of SpringCM™, MarkMonitor, Rearden Commerce, Silver Spring Networks, Novazone and Guardian Analytics. Catching emerging technologies and superstar entrepreneurs early is Warren's passion. His close ties with leading universities and research labs give him a window into innovations in their purest form, and he cherishes the chance to work with the smartest minds in business, whether first-timers or Nobel-Prize winners. His involvement with on-demand software companies and clean tech began years before investing in those areas became a mainstream event.
Warren joined Foundation Capital with more than 25 years experience in the software industry, including time as president and CEO of four public and private software companies. Most recently, he was president and CEO of Asera, a real-time software solutions provider. Previously, Warren served as president and CEO with Prism Solutions during the company's transition from data warehousing tools provider to business intelligence application deliverer. Prior to that was also president of SQRIBE Technologies (now Hyperion) and earlier, president and CEO of SMI. Warren has held numerous other senior executive positions at Next Software (Apple), Continuum (Computer Sciences Corporation) and Dun & Bradstreet Software. Warren holds a BS from Western Illinois University.
Ed White
Edward White entered the meter data software field three decades ago, working for Westinghouse Meter Division for 10 years before he founded Utility Translation Systems, Inc. (UTS) in Raleigh, North Carolina. UTS grew to provide meter data collection software (MV90), for large C&I customers, to over 70 percent of the major electric utilities worldwide. After Itron acquired UTS in 1996, Mr. White was appointed to Itron’s Board of Directors, served as Chairman from 2000 to 2002, and retired in 2003. Throughout, Mr. White has been a frequent speaker on metering and deregulation of the power supply industry at industry conferences throughout the world.
Mr. White is Chairman of Field2Base, Inc. and founder of White Ventures LLC, a private equity and commercial real estate development company. He is a graduate of the North Carolina State University School of Engineering, and an active member of North Carolina State University's Engineering Foundation’s Board of Directors. He is also on the Board of Directors of Morrisville, North Carolina’s Chamber of Commerce and is their former chairman.
Larsh Johnson
Larsh M. Johnson is a founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer of eMeter Corporation. Earlier, Mr. Johnson co-founded CellNet Data Systems, where he was Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Johnson provided CellNet's technology vision, and patented the resulting system that incorporated low cost wireless spread spectrum technology, industry-leading application of narrow-band wireless communications, and sophisticated client-server applications. Previously, Mr. Johnson was Director of Product Development at Interactive Communications Corporation, a video systems company. He was also Engineering Manager at Digital Optics Corporation and an electrical engineer at Systems Control Inc. Mr. Johnson has a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
