Matthew Shoemake

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About Matthew Shoemake

Dr. Shoemake is a successful serial entrepreneur. He was employee #4 at Alantro Communications, Inc, which was acquired by Texas Instruments for $300M. He chaired the 802.11g standard, which is the basis for 54 Mbps Wi-Fi. He is the Founder of WiQuest Communications, Inc, the leading semiconductor supplier of ultrawideband computer chips for very high-speed wireless connections. As WiQuest's CEO, Dr. Shoemake raised $56MM from Tier 1 Venture Capitalists such as Menlo Ventures, Sequoia, Palomar, Adams Street and DE Shaw. Companies such as Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo, Belkin and D-Link are now shipping Wireless USB technology from WiQuest. Dr. Shoemake holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Texas A&M University as well as M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. Dr. Shoemake serves on the external Advisory Board for the Texas A&M University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and he is a Board Member of the Dallas Forth Worth Chapter of Texchange. Specialties: Team leadership and motivation, strategy, execution, market analysis, product definition, differentiation techniques, customer relationships, competitive analysis, fundraising, intellectual property creation.