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Dan Simpkins is an experienced entrepreneur who founded and led two
successful startup companies: SALIX Technologies and Hillcrest Labs. After
16 years, Hillcrest was acquired by InterDigital, a leading wireless technology
company. Simpkins is now CEO of Hillcrest Capital Investors, an LLC dedicated
to the investment and development of new technology startups. As CEO of
Hillcrest, Simpkins guided the company to introduce groundbreaking user
experiences for television and developed exceptional expertise in sensors. Before
founding Hillcrest, he led telecommunications pioneer SALIX Technologies for
over a decade, managing the company from inception to its becoming a leader in
VoIP, and then to its acquisition by Tellabs, Inc. Simpkins is both a business and
technical leader: he teaches, writes about and speaks about entrepreneurship,
and he holds over 20 U.S. patents. In addition to his business activities, he is a
member of the board and executive committee of the Charles E. Smith Jewish
Day School, a member of the board of trustees of his synagogue, Kol Shalom,
a member of the
administrative board of the Cornell University Council and a
member of the
Cornell University Engineering College Council.
15245 Shady Grove Rd,
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Rockville, MD 20850
240-386-0600, x6951
dan@simpkins1.com