Santa Clara University

Dan'l Lewin joined Microsoft in early 2001 as corporate vice president of Microsoft(r) .NET Business Development. He is responsible for managing worldwide strategic business relationships with venture capitalists and emerging venture capital backed businesses as well as corporate business development and orchestration activities with focus on global acceptance of Microsoft's Microsoft .NET initiative. Lewin is based at Microsoft's Mountain View, Calif., campus.

A 25-year Silicon Valley veteran, Lewin was most recently CEO of Aurigin Systems Inc., an enterprise software company focused on intellectual property asset management. He also spent 18 years as an executive leading sales and marketing divisions for companies including Apple Computer Corp., NeXT Inc. and GO Corporation. In addition, Lewin has served as a consultant for emerging companies, venture capital firms and corporate joint ventures.

During Lewin's tenure at Apple, he developed and executed the company's strategy and programs to enter the higher-education market from the Macintosh division, eventually serving as director of all education sales and marketing for the company. He then became a founding vice president at NeXT, leading worldwide sales and marketing.

Lewin holds an B.A. in politics from Princeton University.

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