Brendan Joseph Cassin
Founder at Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation
Profile
Brendan Joseph Cassin is the founder of Xidex Corp.
(founded in 1969) and Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation (founded in 2000).
He is currently the Chairman of Capella Photonics, Inc., Foundation For Nativity & Miguel Schools, Cristo Rey Network, and FADICA, Inc. Mr. Cassin has held former positions as Chairman of Cerus Corp.
(1992-2013), St. Mary's College of California (1999), and PDF Solutions, Inc. (1995-2006).
He has also served as a Director for Turin Networks, Inc., Force10 Networks, Inc., Stanford University, IPWireless, Inc., Peregrine Systems, Inc., and Nakamichi Corp.
Bhd.
Mr. Cassin received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts).
Brendan Joseph Cassin active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Capella Photonics, Inc.
 Capella Photonics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. | Chairman | 2011-02-28 |
| Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation | Founder | 2010-10-11 |
| Foundation For Nativity & Miguel Schools | Chairman | 2010-10-11 |
Cristo Rey Network
 Cristo Rey Network Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Cristo Rey Network is a non-profit organization that operates a network of Catholic high schools across the United States. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and the CEO of the company is Elizabeth Goettl. The schools serve low-income students and use a unique work-study program to provide students with job experience and help fund their education. | Director/Board Member | 2011-02-06 |
| FADICA, Inc. | Director/Board Member | 2011-02-06 |
Former positions of Brendan Joseph Cassin
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| CERUS CORPORATION | Chairman | 2013-12-30 |
Turin Networks, Inc.
 Turin Networks, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Turin Networks, Inc. provides metro transport and switching solutions for wireline, wireless, MSO and private networks. The company offers network management, metro access and ethernet aggregation. It has offices in Dallas and Boston. Turin Networks was founded by Steve West and John Webley in October, 1999 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA | Director/Board Member | 2009-05-07 |
| PDF SOLUTIONS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2006-09-17 |
| St. Mary's College of California | Chairman | 1998-12-31 |
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Training of Brendan Joseph Cassin
| College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| CERUS CORPORATION | Health Technology |
| PDF SOLUTIONS, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 11 |
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Peregrine Systems, Inc.
 Peregrine Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Peregrine Systems, Inc. provides asset and service management software solutions that help global corporations. Its software solutions include expense control, asset tracking and process automation tools. The company was founded in 1981 and is located in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
Turin Networks, Inc.
Turin Networks, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Turin Networks, Inc. provides metro transport and switching solutions for wireline, wireless, MSO and private networks. The company offers network management, metro access and ethernet aggregation. It has offices in Dallas and Boston. Turin Networks was founded by Steve West and John Webley in October, 1999 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA | Electronic Technology |
Force10 Networks, Inc.
 Force10 Networks, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Force10 Networks, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the provision of infrastructure solutions to build and secure intelligent services networks. The company was founded by Prabhat K. Dubey, Steve Sinclair, and Bruce Miller on September 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Capella Photonics, Inc.
Capella Photonics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. | Producer Manufacturing |
Nakamichi Corp. Bhd.
 Nakamichi Corp. Bhd. Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals Nakamichi Corp. Bhd. is a investment holding company, which engages in the activities of log extraction and timber sales. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | Non-Energy Minerals |
IPWireless, Inc.
 IPWireless, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IPWireless, Inc. develops and delivers silicon, software, and network infrastructure wireless solutions. The company was founded by John D. Lockton, William J. Jones and Roger P Quayle in April 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
| Xidex Corp. | Commercial Services |
Cristo Rey Network
Cristo Rey Network Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Cristo Rey Network is a non-profit organization that operates a network of Catholic high schools across the United States. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and the CEO of the company is Elizabeth Goettl. The schools serve low-income students and use a unique work-study program to provide students with job experience and help fund their education. | Consumer Services |
| Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation | |
| Foundation For Nativity & Miguel Schools | |
| FADICA, Inc. | Miscellaneous |
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