Eric Benhamou served as chairman and CEO of 3Com Corporation, where he formalized a corporate investment strategy and started the corporate venture fund, 3Com Ventures, in 1998. Until 2007, Benhamou served as chairman of Palm, Inc. He is currently the founder and CEO of Benhamou Global Ventures, which invests in high tech firms around the world. He holds an MS from Stanford University’s School of Engineering, and a doctorate from Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Arts et Metiers Paris, as well as several honorary doctorates and international awards. Updated 2014
Eric Benhamou
Venture Capitalist
Born in: Algeria
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