2005 Recipient:
C. Richard Kramlich

C. Richard Kramlich is the co-founder and general partner of New Enterprise Associates (NEA), one of the early Silicon Valley venture capital firms that created the template upon which the modern venture economy is based. Of the over 500 companies that NEA has invested in, 149 have gone public, including 3Com, Silicon Graphics, Juniper Networks, and Ascend Communications. A mentor to many emerging entrepreneurs and one of Silicon Valley's financial architects, Kramlich has helped hone venture capital as a field and has served as a pillar of the entire entrepreneuriship economy.

An ardent champion of the venture capital community's interests, he has served as president and chairman of the National Venture Capital Association.

With his wife Pamela's inspiration, Kramlich has also become a figurehead in the art world, patron of major museums, and supporter of new media art installations.

The award was inaugurated in 1998.
Honorees include:
2007 Recipient: L. John Doerr
2006 Recipient: F. Warren Hellman
2005 Recipient: C. Richard Kramlich
2004 Recipient: Sanford R. Robertson
2003 Recipient: Dr. Ralph Landau
2002 Recipient: Dr. Edward Penhoet
2001 Recipient: Mr. William Hambrecht
2000 Recipient: Dr. Gordon Moore
1999 Recipient: Mr. Arthur Rock
1998 Recipient: Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni

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