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Systems Command at which he was responsible for research and development, procurement and in-service
support for naval aircraft, weapons and sensors. He is an elected fellow in the Society of Experimental Test
Pilots and the National Academy of Public Administration. He also chairs NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory
Panel. Mr. Dyer holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University and an M.S. in
Finance from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California.
Alison Dean has served as our senior vice president, corporate finance since February 2010. From
March 2007 until February 2010, Ms. Dean served as our principal accounting officer and vice president,
financial controls & analysis. From August 2005 until March 2007, Ms. Dean served as our vice president,
financial planning & analysis. From 1995 to August 2005, Ms. Dean served in a number of positions at 3Com
Corporation, including vice president and corporate controller from 2004 to 2005 and vice president of
finance — worldwide sales from 2003 to 2004. Ms. Dean holds a B.A. in Business Economics from Brown
University and an M.B.A. from Boston University.
Glen D. Weinstein has served as our general counsel since July 2000. Since February 2005, Mr. Weinstein
has also served as a senior vice president, and he served as a vice president from February 2002 to January
2005. Since March 2004, he has also served as our secretary. Prior to joining iRobot, Mr. Weinstein was with
Covington & Burling, a law firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Weinstein holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
from MIT and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Rodney A. Brooks, Ph.D., a co-founder of iRobot, has served as a director since our inception in
August 1990, and from inception until February 2004, as the chairman of the board of directors. Dr. Brooks
held various positions at iRobot since our inception, including chief technology officer from June 1997 until
September 2008, and prior to that, treasurer and president. In September 2008, Dr. Brooks co-founded
Heartland Robotics to develop low-cost industrial robots that will empower workers and serves as its chairman
and chief technology officer. Dr. Brooks also serves as president of BrooksLab LLC. Dr. Brooks has taken a
leave from his position as Panasonic Professor of Robotics at MIT. From June 2003 until June 2007,
Dr. Brooks was director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab. From August 1997 until
June 2003, he was the director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Dr. Brooks is a member of the
National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Brooks holds a degree in pure mathematics from the Flinders
University of South Australia and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University. As a co-founder and
former chief technology officer, Dr. Brooks provides a critical contribution to the board of directors reflecting
his detailed knowledge of the robotics industry.
Ronald Chwang, Ph.D, has served as a director since November 1998. Dr. Chwang is the chairman and
president of iD Ventures America, LLC (formerly known as Acer Technology Ventures) under the iD
SoftCapital Group, a venture investment and management consulting service group formed in January 2005.
From August 1998 until December 2004, Dr. Chwang was the chairman and president of Acer Technology
Ventures, LLC, managing high-tech venture investment activities in North America. Dr. Chwang also serves
on the board of directors of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. and a number of other private high tech
companies and is a former director of ATI Technologies Inc. Dr. Chwang holds a B.Eng. (with honors) in
Electrical Engineering from McGill University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Southern California. Dr. Chwang brings to the board of directors his extensive experience in the technology
industry, through both company operations and venture capital investment.
Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D. has served as a director since July 2004. Dr. Gansler has been a professor at the
University of Maryland, where he leads the school’s Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, since January
2001. From November 1997 until January 2001, Dr. Gansler served as the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics for the U.S. federal government. Dr. Gansler also serves on the board of
directors of Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. Dr. Gansler holds a B.E. in electrical engineering from
Yale University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, an M.A. in Political Economy
from New School for Social Research, and a Ph.D. in Economics from American University. Dr. Gansler brings to
the board of directors his experience working with the federal government in the defense industry.
Andrea Geisser has served as a director since March 2004. Mr. Geisser is currently a senior advisor to
Zephyr Management Inc., a global private equity firm that specializes in emerging markets (Africa, India) and
a member of the investment committee of some of those funds. Mr. Geisser is also on the board of directors of
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