From 1998 – 2006 Richard Lowenthal provided business formation consulting services for high technology startup firms as sole proprietor of Berteleda Consulting. Through his consulting firm he has been involved in starting several companies including Lightera, Pipal Systems and Procket Networks.
From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Lowenthal was Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's WAN Access Products Division. From 1990 through 1995, Mr. Lowenthal was Vice President of Research and Development for StrataCom, a telecommunications product development and manufacturing company. From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Lowenthal was co-founder and Vice President of Engineering for Stardent Computers, a high performance computer company in Sunnyvale, California. Prior to Stardent, Mr. Lowenthal was Vice President of Engineering for Convergent Technologies of San Jose.
Mr. Lowenthal is also a former Mayor of Cupertino, California and has chaired the boards of several organizations including the Rotary Club of Cupertino, Cupertino Community Services, Fremont Union High Schools Foundation, and the Santa Clara County Libraries Joint Powers Authority. He is chair-elect of the YMCA’s of Santa Clara Valley.
Mr. Lowenthal has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley. He is 55 years old and lives with his wife Ellen in Cupertino, California. He is a father of 2 and an avid golfer and bicyclist. He is a member of the Cupertino Rotary, the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.