Role and Company
Chief Financial Officer, Tensilica
Expertise
25 years experience in management
Location
Menlo Park, CA
About Keith
My entire career has been in high-tech businesses, in Silicon Valley and in Europe. I started in manufacturing, running an assembly line. I spent a few years in marketing and in customer service but have spent most of my career in finance. My last full-time position was as CFO of a company I helped launch and which was later acquired. Now I work as a part-time CFO to startup companies, helping CEOs build their businesses, and am also on the board of a local school. My parents were teachers and some years ago I started a scholarship in their honor in my hometown. I have an engineering degree from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard and I speak a little French.
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Keith's Recent Answers
one year ago
Contract with Publishing Company
Hi April,
I'd like to echo what Kimberly said. There are a lot of so-called publishing companies that are really...
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2 years ago
Advice on building Logistics technical skills?
Hi John,
You might want to check out the Association of Supply Chain Managers (https://www.ascm.org). They have...
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3 years ago
How can I use social media to attract customers?
I'll share my own experience in self-publishing two books, both of them successful. Maybe there are some tips that will...
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3 years ago
How do I find publisher to publish my first poetry book that combines fiction with non-fiction?
Hi Roshan,
A few years ago I wrote a book and asked a friend, a successful author, about finding a...
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3 years ago
Hello community. I'm looking to change careers. I will be graduating with an MBA in December. Most of my classmates are going into consulting or financial services. I have a strong back ground in Operations, and I'm hesitant to go into consulting, largely because I have zero experience. Any insight or guidance will be greatly appreciated
Hi Lionel,
If your question is whether you should go into consulting because so many of your classmates are doing...
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