About Us - People

Richard J. Marshall
Managing Director

Rick has over 25 years of experience working with technology companies at all stages of development. Prior to co-founding Intelligent Capital in 1998, he served as a Principal in Technology Investment Banking with Needham & Co., working from the company's Sand Hill Road offices from 1993 through 1998. During this time, he led some of Needham's highest profile financing & merger transactions in the software, semiconductor, communications, and design automation industries.

Earlier, Rick served as a later stage equity investor and venture capitalist at Berkeley International Capital, and has also worked in the International Mergers & Acquisitions Department at Sanwa Bank in Tokyo and as an equity analyst at Data Resources, Inc. Rick also has served as Program Director of the MIT Club of Northern California Growing Companies Entrepreneurship Program, which sponsors a range of events aimed at helping current and future technology entrepreneurs to launch and build companies.

He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), has a BS in Computer Science from Syracuse University, and an MS in Management from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

 

Christopher E. Augur
Managing Director

Prior to co-founding Intelligent Capital in 1998, Chris served as President of SpeedFam Corporation, a multi-national manufacturer of semiconductor capital equipment. Under his leadership, the firm realized revenue growth from $30 million to $200 million, a successful Nasdaq IPO in 1995, and raised over $300 million for the company. Also, Chris was President of Isola Laminate Systems Corporation, the nations' largest manufacturer of PCB substrate materials, where he led a turnaround and sale of the company.

Chris has been a Special Limited Partner in Osprey Ventures, LP in Menlo Park, California and is serving or has served on the boards of SpeedFam Corporation, Isola, Fujimi Corporation, and several private companies. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Dean's Advisory Council at Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, and is a co-founder of the Arizona Angels, a group of 100 accredited angel investors who meet regularly and finance early-stage companies.

Chris began his career as an engineer with Motorola's semiconductor products division. He graduated from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business Executive Management Program and holds an MBA as well as a BS in Computer Systems Engineering from Arizona State University.

 

Yuki Sekiguchi
Vice President

Yuki has extensive experience in bringing together corporate strategies and technology solutions, and adds an international perspective to the firm. Since joining Intelligent Capital in 2004, Yuki has been involved in all aspects of sell-side M&A process, as well as sourcing deals and advising technology startups on their strategies and execution challenges. She currently leads our software sector and Asian business initiatives.

Prior to joining Intelligent Capital, Yuki was a management consultant with IBM Business Consulting Services and PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting in both the US and Japan, helping Fortune 500 global clients such as American Airlines, ExxonMobil, General Motors, Honeywell, Japan Airlines, Kansai Electric Power Co., and United Airlines address challenges in strategy, process, and technology. During this time, she also evaluated and worked with many established and emerging enterprise software vendors and internet companies to create solutions that best execute their business strategies.

Yuki holds a BA in Economics from University of Tokyo.

 

Scott J. Globus
Vice President

Scott has a diverse background in business, media, and technology, and leads Intelligent Capital's media and communications activities. Prior to joining the firm, Scott founded and managed Casting.com, an Internet-based media company providing casting and production services to a range of high-profile clients including AMD, Apple, Bank of America, Disney, GS&P, Lucas Films, MSN, Sony, Sprint, the Wall Street Journal, and Yahoo!. Before that, he served as a media consultant to a range of Silicon Valley technology companies.

Scott currently serves as Program Director of the MIT Club of Northern California Leadership Program, which hosts a series of events exploring the challenges and methodology of corporate leadership. Its goal is helping attendees develop insightful leadership skills. He also serves on the boards of directors of two non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Scott received a BS in Physics from MIT.

Charles Boucher, PhD

Charles is Managing Director of Boucher-Lensch Associates LLC, a Sunnyvale, California based advisory firm focused on the semiconductor device, process and materials industries. Recently, he was Managing Director of Semiconductor Research for Bear Stearns, where he established the company's equity research operation in San Francisco and was ranked in the Institutional Investor poll.

Earlier, Charles was the senior semiconductor research analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, UBS, and Hambrecht & Quist. In these roles he successfully closed numerous corporate finance and M&A transactions with an aggregate value of over $5.5 billion. From 1986 to 1993, he worked in the semiconductor industry for Harris Semiconductor, Integrated Device Technology, and Crosspoint Solutions in various engineering, marketing, and product management roles.

Charles received a degree in materials science from Brown University and a PhD in electronic materials from MIT, with a minor in economics and finance at the Sloan School of Management.

Michael T. Hull

Mike, who serves as an advisor to the firm, has a background in international investment banking with firms including UBS and Lehman Brothers. He has been serving as a public law appointee in the current US Administration since 2002. He is active in the small business start-up and acquisition community and advising companies on capital acquisition, business development and emerging technology.

Earlier, Mike was actively involved in structured financial products and became head of a Euro Medium Term Note desk working with over 300 issuers around the world including governments and public and private companies by pricing and structuring numerous derivative linked notes, asset swaps, and conducting arbitrage. In 1998, Mike served as Governor Jane Dee Hull's campaign manager in her successful Arizona gubernatorial campaign.

Mike received a BS in Finance from the University of Arizona and a MBA from The American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird).

Robert Lensch

Robert, who is also Managing Director of Boucher-Lensch Associates LLC, has lead business development activities for semiconductor companies in Silicon Valley since 1999. At that time he joined Oak Technology which subsequently merged with Zoran to form a leading digital media IC company.

In 2003 Robert joined Genesis Microchip where he planned and executed the company's strategy for entry into the digital TV market. Robert's current activities include advising European semiconductor companies regarding expansion into the U.S. and Asian markets.

Before moving to Silicon Valley, Robert was Business Development Director for the New Materials Business Unit of Dow Chemical's European HQ in Switzerland.

Robert received an MS in Electrical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management. Robert is fluent in English, German, French and Spanish.

 

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