Hal Calhoun

Hal Calhoun joined Menlo Ventures as Managing Director in 2000. Prior to Menlo Ventures, Hal served as Senior Vice President of Product Marketing for ONI Systems, a leading optical networking equipment manufacturer. Previously, he held various market development positions in the Optical Networks division of Nortel Networks and was Senior Manager of Broadband Transport Planning at Fujitsu Network Communications. At Menlo, Hal focuses on investments in leading companies in the information technology sector. His recent investments and board seats include Bluesocket, Invidi, Movaz Networks, Parama Networks, S2io Technologies, Santur, Stretch and Tablus .

Hal received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where his graduate work focused on photonic materials, devices and systems.