M. Ransom
Chief Executive Officer at Ransomshire Associates, Inc.
Profile
M.
Niel Ransom is the founder of Ransomshire Associates, Inc. (founded in 2005) where he holds the title of President & Chief Executive Officer.
He currently holds the position of Director at Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc., Director at Kbro Co., Ltd., Director at Opnt BV (since 2016), and Advisor at Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC (since 2018).
In the past, he served as Chairman at SAGUNA Networks Ltd., Senior Director-Advanced Technology Systems Center at BellSouth LLC, Independent Director at RadiSys Corp.
(from 2010 to 2018), Director at Applied Micro Circuits Corp.
(from 2006 to 2009), Director at Turin Networks, Inc., Director at Ellacoya Networks, Inc., Director at Capella Photonics, Inc., Independent Director at Cyan, Inc. (from 2009 to 2015), Director at Overture Networks, Inc., Director at CoreOptics, Inc., Director at ECI Telecom, Inc., Director at DesignArt Networks Ltd., Director at MultiPhy Ltd., Director at RBRO Solutions, Inc., and Chief Technology Officer at Alcatel-Lucent Holdings, Inc. (from 1997 to 2005).
He also served as Chairman at Teknovus, Inc. and Advisor at Focus Management, Inc. Additionally, he held the position of Technical Manager at Bell Laboratories.
Dr. Ransom obtained a doctorate degree from the University of Notre Dame, undergraduate and graduate degrees from Old Dominion University, and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
M. Ransom active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Ransomshire Associates, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | 2005-06-30 |
Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc.
 Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc. engages in the provision of optical switching technology services for the government and defense, telecommunications and data center, test and measurement, and video broadcast markets. Its products include series 3000, series 6000, series 7000, and OEM solutions. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Kbro Co., Ltd.
 Kbro Co., Ltd. Cable/Satellite TVConsumer Services Kbro Co., Ltd. is a holding company which engages in the operation of cable television. It also offers digital cable network and broadband Internet connection services. The company was founded on March 25, 2003 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. | Director/Board Member | - |
OPNT BV
 OPNT BV Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications OPNT BV provides timing solutions for telecom solutions for telecom networks. The firm has licensed access to specialized laboratories and a network of international timing specialists. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. | Director/Board Member | 2016-10-31 |
Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC
 Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC (Celesta Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Michael Marks, Nicholas Brathwaite, Sriram Viswanathan and Lip-Bu Tan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of M. Ransom
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| RADISYS CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2018-07-01 |
| CYAN INC | Director/Board Member | 2015-08-02 |
CoreOptics, Inc.
 CoreOptics, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Founded in 2001, CoreOptics develops and manufactures 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant MSA Modules and IC solutions for ultra high-speed optical networking applications in the telecommunications and information technology industries. CoreOptics provides advanced analog and digital signal processing remedies for the physical layer impairments. CoreOptics has received financing from leading venture capital firms, including T-com, GIMV, Crescendo Ventures, TVM, High Tech Private Equity, Atila Ventures, Quest for Growth and others. CoreOptics, with operations in Nuremberg and Stuttgart, Germany and San Jose, California, USA. | Director/Board Member | 2011-04-28 |
| APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of M. Ransom
| University of Notre Dame | Doctorate Degree |
| Old Dominion University | Graduate Degree |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 23 |
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BellSouth LLC
 BellSouth LLC Major TelecommunicationsCommunications BellSouth LLC operates as a telecommunications holding company. It provides wire line communication services including local exchange, network access, intra local access, and internet services. The firm also offers print and online directory advertising. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Communications |
RadiSys Corp.
 RadiSys Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology RadiSys Corp. engages in the provision of embedded wireless infrastructure solutions for telecom, aerospace, defense and public safety applications. It offers FlowEngine, MediaEngine, MobilityEngine, DCEngine and embedded products. The company was founded by Glenford J. Myers, David L. Budde and Robert Arthur Patterson on March 18, 1987 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR. | Electronic Technology |
Applied Micro Circuits Corp.
 Applied Micro Circuits Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Applied Micro Circuits Corp. engages in the provision of silicon solutions for next-generation cloud infrastructure and data centers, as well as connectivity products for edge, metro and long haul communications equipment. Its products include the X-Gene ARM 64-bit Server on a Chip solution, or X-Gene, designed for cloud data center and enterprise applications. It offers a line of embedded computing products based on power architecture. The company's connectivity portion of base business provides high-speed, high-bandwidth, high-reliability communications products. Its connectivity products include framer or mapper devices for Optical Transport Network equipment and physical layer devices that transmit and receive signals in a very high-speed serial format. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Alcatel-Lucent Holdings, Inc.
 Alcatel-Lucent Holdings, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Alcatel-Lucent Holdings, Inc. develops and builds communications networks. It provides equipment, software, and related network services for carriers, service providers, and enterprise customers. The company supplies broadband Internet access products and digital subscriber line (DSL) technology for residential and small business end-users. It is headquartered in Plano, TX. | Finance |
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 |
Teknovus, Inc.
 Teknovus, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Teknovus, Inc. develops and delivers chipsets. It offers Ethernet passive optical network integrated chips for central office and customer premises applications. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Ellacoya Networks, Inc.
 Ellacoya Networks, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Ellacoya Networks, Inc. provides broadband service optimization solutions. It offers visibility across the network and protection from network threats. It offers broadband operators with an IP service management platform that enables them to analyze and manage high-speed data traffic by application and by activity. This platform provides a complete and scalable solution for building intelligent broadband networks and ways to deliver new, revenue-generating services including VoIP and IPTV. The company was founded in 1999 by Kurt Dobbins and is located in Merrimack, NH. | Communications |
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 |
Cyan, Inc.
 Cyan, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Cyan, Inc. develops software-defined networks. Its solutions include high-capacity, multi-layer switching and transport platforms as well as a carrier-grade software-defined networking platform and applications. The firm?s solutions are designed to provide a variety of existing and emerging applications, including business Ethernet, wireless backhaul, broadband backhaul and cloud connectivity. The company was founded by Michael L. Hatfield, Steve J. West, J. Richard Johnston and Eric M. Clelland on October 25, 2006 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA. | Technology Services |
Focus Management, Inc.
 Focus Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Focus Management, Inc. (Focus Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steve Bird, Kevin J McQuillan and James Boettcher. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc.
Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc. engages in the provision of optical switching technology services for the government and defense, telecommunications and data center, test and measurement, and video broadcast markets. Its products include series 3000, series 6000, series 7000, and OEM solutions. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Electronic Technology |
Overture Networks, Inc.
 Overture Networks, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Overture Networks, Inc. provides virtualization solutions to carrier-class service providers.The company was founded by Prayson Pate and Jeffrey W. Reedy in September 6, 2000 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Electronic Technology |
Bell Laboratories
 Bell Laboratories Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ. | Commercial Services |
Kbro Co., Ltd.
Kbro Co., Ltd. Cable/Satellite TVConsumer Services Kbro Co., Ltd. is a holding company which engages in the operation of cable television. It also offers digital cable network and broadband Internet connection services. The company was founded on March 25, 2003 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. | Consumer Services |
| Ransomshire Associates, Inc. | |
CoreOptics, Inc.
CoreOptics, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Founded in 2001, CoreOptics develops and manufactures 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant MSA Modules and IC solutions for ultra high-speed optical networking applications in the telecommunications and information technology industries. CoreOptics provides advanced analog and digital signal processing remedies for the physical layer impairments. CoreOptics has received financing from leading venture capital firms, including T-com, GIMV, Crescendo Ventures, TVM, High Tech Private Equity, Atila Ventures, Quest for Growth and others. CoreOptics, with operations in Nuremberg and Stuttgart, Germany and San Jose, California, USA. | Electronic Technology |
ECI Telecom, Inc.
 ECI Telecom, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services ECI Telecom, Inc. supplies network infrastructure. It designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital telecommunications and data transmission systems for carriers and service providers. The firm offers planning, implementation, operation and maintenance and optimization services. Its products include XDM, BG, and ST series. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL. | Technology Services |
DesignArt Networks Ltd.
 DesignArt Networks Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology DesignArt Networks Ltd. provides silicon for 4G infrastructure products. It offers software-defined SoC platforms, remote radio heads, backhaul links, and relay equipment. The company was founded by Oz Barak in 2006 and is headquartered in Raanana, Israel. | Electronic Technology |
MultiPhy Ltd.
 MultiPhy Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology MultiPhy Ltd. provides digital-signal-processing based integrated circuits. It develops complementary metal-oxide semiconductor chips for direct detect and coherent transmission solutions. The firm specializes in communications theory, optical communications and algorithms development. The company was founded in 2007 by Dan Sadot and is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel. | Electronic Technology |
RBRO Solutions, Inc.
 RBRO Solutions, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services RBRO Solutions, Inc. provides business solutions. Its services include learning and knowledge, strategic advisory services, technology consulting services, planning and design, implementation, migration and integration services, and enhanced and on-demand services. The company was founded by John Russell and Howard Russell in 2003 and is headquartered in Pickering, Canada. | Technology Services |
Saguna Networks Ltd.
 Saguna Networks Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Saguna Networks Ltd. provides mobile content delivery solutions. The firm offers Saguna Open-RAN product. It offers content optimization delivery system, a carrier grade system, providing content caching and acceleration designed to meet the demand of content over WiMAX(TM) networks. The company was founded by Lior Fite and Danny Frydman in 2008 and is headquartered in Yokneam, Israel. | Communications |
Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC
Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC (Celesta Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Michael Marks, Nicholas Brathwaite, Sriram Viswanathan and Lip-Bu Tan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
OPNT BV
OPNT BV Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications OPNT BV provides timing solutions for telecom solutions for telecom networks. The firm has licensed access to specialized laboratories and a network of international timing specialists. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. | Communications |
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