Ex-Sequoia Capital & Khosla Ventures Partner Pierre Lamond Family via Lamond Family Foundation Donates $57 Million to United States Duke University Which Will Setup Pierre R. Lamond Presidential Distinguished Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pierre Lamond is a Pioneer in Semiconductor Industry & Invested in Semiconductor, Systems & Software Companies as Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley
2nd February | Hong Kong
Ex-Sequoia Capital & Khosla Ventures Partner Pierre Lamond family via Lamond Family Foundation has announced to donate $57 million to United States Duke University, which will setup Pierre R. Lamond Presidential Distinguished Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Pierre Lamond is a pioneer in semiconductor industry & invested in semiconductor, systems & software companies as venture capitalist in Silicon Valley. Announcement (21/1/26): “A landmark gift from David Lamond ’97, J.D.’06 and Kelsey Lamond ’06, Pierre and Christine Lamond, and the Lamond Family Foundation has named the Pierre R. Lamond Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Pratt School of Engineering. The gift also establishes the Pierre R. Lamond Presidential Distinguished Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering, a professorship focused on advancing research in semiconductors, nanoelectronics, and computer engineering. Together with donor challenges that will endow seven new faculty chairs and seven Ph.D. fellowships, this commitment represents $57 million in total investment, $30 million of which comes from the Lamond Family. The gift strengthens Duke’s ability to shape the next era of computing technologies and fuels the department’s rapid rise in research and academic distinction. The funding is part of the Duke Science and Technology pillar in MADE FOR THIS: The Duke Campaign, the university’s most ambitious fundraising and engagement effort to date.” Pierre Lamond – Pierre Lamond started his career in 1957 as an engineer at Transitron Electronics before joining Dr. Gordon Moore’s team at Fairchild Semiconductor. While at Fairchild, Pierre oversaw the development of advanced high-frequency transistors and the first generation of digital integrated circuits. Pierre left Fairchild in 1967 to co-found the National Semiconductor Corporation. In 1981, Pierre joined Sequoia Capital as a General Partner where he stayed until 2009. He invested in and served on numerous boards of successful high-tech start-ups. Pierre finished his career as a venture capitalist with Eclipse Ventures.
“ Ex-Sequoia Capital & Khosla Ventures Partner Pierre Lamond Family via Lamond Family Foundation Donates $57 Million to United States Duke University Which Will Setup Pierre R. Lamond Presidential Distinguished Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pierre Lamond is a Pioneer in Semiconductor Industry & Invested in Semiconductor, Systems & Software Companies as Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley “
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Ex-Sequoia Capital & Khosla Ventures Partner Pierre Lamond Family via Lamond Family Foundation Donates $57 Million to United States Duke University Which Will Setup Pierre R. Lamond Presidential Distinguished Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pierre Lamond is a Pioneer in Semiconductor Industry & Invested in Semiconductor, Systems & Software Companies as Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley
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