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Glen D. Weinstein has served as our executive vice president and chief legal officer since August 2012. Mr. Weinstein
previously served as our general counsel from July 2000 to August 2012 and as senior vice president from January 2005 to
August 2012. Since March 2004, he has also served as our secretary. Prior to joining iRobot, Mr. Weinstein was with
Covington & Burling LLP, 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.
Russell Campanello has served as our senior vice president, human resources since November 2010. Prior to joining
iRobot, Mr. Campanello served as senior vice president, human resources and administration at Phase Forward, Inc. from April
2008 until September 2010. Mr. Campanello previously served as senior vice president of human resources and marketing at
Keane, Inc., a business process and information technology consulting firm, from September 2003 to October 2007. Prior to
Keane, Mr. Campanello served as chief people officer at NerveWire from August 2000 to February 2003. Prior to NerveWire,
he served as senior vice president, human resources at Genzyme Corp. from November 1997 to July 2000. Earlier in his career,
Mr. Campanello spent nine years as vice president of human resources at Lotus Development Corporation. He attended Suffolk
University’s Executive M.B.A. program, and holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of
Massachusetts.
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, LLC) 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 AU Optronics and a number of other private high tech
companies. 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.
Gail Deegan has served as a director since May 2011. From February 1996 until her retirement in September 2001, Ms.
Deegan served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Houghton Mifflin Company, a publishing company.
From February 1995 to February 1996, Ms. Deegan was senior vice president of regulatory and government affairs for NYNEX
New England, and from November 1991 to January 1995, was vice president and chief financial officer of New England
Telephone. From 1988 to January 1990, Ms. Deegan was senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Eastern
Enterprises, and from February 1990 to May 1991, was senior vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative
officer of that company. Ms. Deegan is a director of EMC Corporation and a former director of TJX Companies, Inc. Ms.
Deegan holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from The College of Saint Rose, a master’s degree in History from
Ohio State University, and an M.B.A. from Simmons College School of Management. Ms. Deegan brings to the board of
directors her extensive experience with financial accounting matters for complex organizations and oversight of the financial
reporting process of public companies.
Deborah G. Ellinger, CEO of The Princeton Review, has served as a director since November 2011. Ms. Ellinger is the
former president of Restoration Hardware and former chief executive officer of Wellness Pet Food. Previously, she served as an
executive vice president at CVS Pharmacy, a senior vice president at Staples and a partner at The Boston Consulting Group.
Ms. Ellinger began her career with Mellon Financial Corporation. Her assignments have taken her all over the world; she has
lived and worked in Europe, Asia and America. Ms. Ellinger also serves on the board of directors at National Life Group and
The Princeton Review and is a former director of Sealy Corporation. She is qualified as a Barrister-at-Law in London, as a
member of the Inner Temple. Ms. Ellinger holds an M.A. and B.A. in Law and Mathematics from the University of Cambridge.
Ms. Ellinger brings extensive experience in international retail and consumer products to the board.
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 TTM Technologies, Inc. and TASC, 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 and 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. From 1995 to 2005, Mr. Geisser was a managing director of Fenway Partners.
Prior to founding Fenway Partners, Mr. Geisser was a managing director of Butler Capital Corporation. Prior to that, he was a
managing director of Onex Investment Corporation, a Canadian management buyout company. From 1974 to 1986, he was a