Mr. Grosser has over 35 years of management and investment experience, including public market transaction expertise, and most recently served as Group Head and Managing Director of Silver Lake Kraftwerk, a strategy of Silver Lake Partners; a global technology investment firm with approximately $75 billion of combined assets under management and committed capital, where he led successful private equity investments across the energy, automation, mobility, and data communications sectors. Previously, Mr. Grosser was a General Partner at Foundation Capital, an early-stage, technology-focused venture capital firm, where he managed a $2.5 billion global venture fund focused on investment opportunities in semiconductors, systems, data communications, and energy. Prior to that, Mr. Grosser served as President of @home Network, the developer of cable broadband, which successfully launched its IPO during his tenure. Before @home, Mr. Grosser was the CEO of Catapult Entertainment Inc., a company he also led through its IPO and which he co-founded to develop the real-time, multi-player game network XBAND. Mr. Grosser also served as a Senior Vice President of Sony Pictures Entertainment, where he was responsible for managing Sony’s entry into Broadband Services and their relationship with Direct TV for satellite television and related products. Mr. Grosser was recruited to Sony from Lucasfilm Ltd. where he was responsible for a new business line focused on gaming, software, and education. Mr. Grosser started his career at Apple Computer in 1979 as an Engineering Intern responsible for hardware design of the Apple II+ before receiving assignments of increasing responsibility that culminated in his role as Director of Engineering.
Mr. Grosser is widely recognized for his work and has been presented with several noteworthy distinctions and awards including the Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship, which seeks to incubate solutions to global problems and make a lasting impact on the world, which was presented to him by the Government of New Zealand in 2020. He was also featured on the Forbes Midas List for four consecutive years from 2007 – 2010 and has been the recipient of three ID Magazine “Design of the Year” awards. Mr. Grosser is highly involved in the community and has co-taught and lectured at both Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Grosser holds BA, MS, and MBA degrees from Stanford University.