Gerald Held

Director/Board Member at NETAPP, INC.

Net worth: 2 M $ as of 31/05/2026

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Gerald D.
Held founded Corio, Inc. in 1998, where he worked as Founding Board Member from 1998 to 1999, Microplace, Inc. in 2005, where he worked as Founding Director from 2005 to 2006, and Della & James, Inc. in 1998, where he worked as Founding Board Member from 1998 to 1999.
Dr. Held also currently works at Held Consulting Group LLC, as Chief Executive Officer from 1999, The Tech Interactive, as Chairman from 2023, Discovery Ventures LLC, as Managing Director, and various other companies.
Dr. Held also formerly worked at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC, as Chief Executive Officer, Cantiga Systems, Inc., as Acting Chief Executive Officer in 2001, Bella Pictures, Inc., as Chairman from 2009 to 2011, and various other companies.
Dr. Held received his graduate degree in 1972 from the University of Pennsylvania, undergraduate degree in 1970 from Purdue University, and doctorate degree in 1975 from the University of California, Berkeley.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
NETAPP, INC. 0.01%	03/06/2026	13,775 ( 0.01% )	2 M $	31/05/2026

Gerald Held active positions

Companies	Position	Start
NETAPP, INC.	Director/Board Member	01/12/2009
The Tech Interactive The Tech Interactive Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as an interactive science and technology centre	Chairman	-
Discovery Ventures LLC Discovery Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Discovery Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on insurance, technology and software sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	-
Held Consulting Group LLC	Chief Executive Officer	01/01/1999
Software Development Technologies, Inc. Software Development Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides software testing and consulting services	Consultant / Advisor	-

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Former positions of Gerald Held

Companies	Position	End
INFORMATICA INC.	Director/Board Member	18/11/2025
Madaket, Inc. Madaket, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software for automation of healthcare enrollments and payments for hospitals	Chairman	01/01/2023
Tamr, Inc. Tamr, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops platform for data management and analytics	Chairman	01/01/2021
SingleStore, Inc. SingleStore, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops data platform for enterprise AI	Chairman	01/01/2017
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Private companies	33
Oracle Corp. Oracle Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud based enterprise applications and infrastructure technologies & license, hardware and IT services	Technology Services
Business Objects SA Business Objects SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops, markets, and supports integrated enterprise decision support software	Technology Services
Forest Investments, Inc. Forest Investments, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software services	Technology Services
Corio, Inc. Corio, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Develops enterprise software solutions	Technology Services
Mirapoint, Inc. Mirapoint, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides solutions for message networks used by service provider, enterprise, education and government institutions	Technology Services
Bella Pictures, Inc. Bella Pictures, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides photography services	Commercial Services
MetaMatrix, Inc. MetaMatrix, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides information management software solutions	Technology Services
Vertica Systems, Inc. Vertica Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides analytics software	Technology Services
Microplace, Inc. Microplace, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online investment brokerage services	Technology Services
SingleStore, Inc. SingleStore, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops data platform for enterprise AI	Technology Services
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in consumer, enterprise, Fintech, hardtech and healthcare sectors. It provides financing for seed, early, and later stage capital requirements.	Finance
Risk Management Solutions, Inc. Risk Management Solutions, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software and information services to the insurance industry	Technology Services
Tandem Computers, Inc. Tandem Computers, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Designs, makes and sells computer systems	Electronic Technology
SAP France SA SAP France SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops SAP software solutions	Technology Services
Purdue University Purdue University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Tech Interactive The Tech Interactive Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as an interactive science and technology centre	Consumer Services
Discovery Ventures LLC Discovery Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Discovery Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on insurance, technology and software sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
KalioCommerce, Inc. KalioCommerce, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides e-commerce and marketing services for catalog retailers	Technology Services
New Ventures, Inc. New Ventures, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides community-based program, which offers work-based training to teach basic work skills	Commercial Services
Montalvo Arts Center Montalvo Arts Center Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services Operates as a non-profit center for the arts	Consumer Services
Software Development Technologies, Inc. Software Development Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides software testing and consulting services	Technology Services
NetApp, Inc. NetApp, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Provides data management and storage solutions	Electronic Technology
Held Consulting Group LLC
4charity Systems LLC 4charity Systems LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides web-based software applications	Technology Services
TrickPlay, Inc. TrickPlay, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops a software platform that will enable next-generation digital televisions	Technology Services
Cantiga Systems, Inc.
Della & James, Inc.
Tamr, Inc. Tamr, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops platform for data management and analytics	Technology Services
Copia Global, Inc. Copia Global, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops consumer goods catalog order application	Technology Services
Madaket, Inc. Madaket, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software for automation of healthcare enrollments and payments for hospitals	Technology Services
Informatica, Inc. (California) Informatica, Inc. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops data management cloud platform	Technology Services