Alain Harrus
Focus:
Alain joined Crosslink in 2006 to focus on the firm's core technology/semiconductor venture investing activities.

Experience:
Alain has spent more than 25 years in the semiconductor industry as a technologist and an investor in high-growth early-stage companies.

He began his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories' advanced materials development group where he developed thermal and plasma processes for thin film dielectrics deposition for semiconductor device manufacturing. From there, Alain joined Novellus Systems, leaving briefly to join Lam Research as director of deposition technology in the chemical vapor deposition business unit. Throughout his tenure at Novellus, his roles ranged from director of technology for dielectrics to director of strategic marketing, where he championed the company's pursuit of a total copper metallization solution for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. In February 1996, he became Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Novellus, chartered with evaluating new technologies and opportunities designed to fuel Novellus' growth in target markets. Before joining Crosslink, Alain spent seven years and remains a General Partner at Compass Technology Partners investing in technology-intensive, early stage companies.

Alain serves as a director on several boards including Atherotech, Applied Microstructures, NanoNexus, Photodigm and SoloPower.

Education:
BS in Mathematics and MS in Physics from the University of Paris XI at Orsay, France
Ph.D. in Experimental Solid State Physics from Temple University in Philadelphia

Contact Information:
ash@crosslinkcapital.com