JANICE M. ROBERTS

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Tech Score: 83/100

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Software Technology Evidence

5 mention(s) identify JANICE M. ROBERTS as having software/technology expertise.

Company Filing Date Evidence Reason
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2020-04-02 Ms. Roberts is an experienced global technology executive and venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley, where her board experience spans public, private, and nonproft organizations. She is currently a Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures where she leads early stage enterprise and “crossborder” investments and holds advisory and board positions with portfolio companies. Ms. Roberts currently serves on the boards of NETGEAR, Inc., RealNetworks, Inc. and Zynga Inc. and was most recently a director of ARM Holdings Plc until its acquisition by the SoftBank Group in 2016. From 2000 to 2013, Ms. Roberts served as Managing Director of Mayfield Fund where she continued as a venture advisor until 2014; investing in wireless, mobile, enterprise and consumer technology companies. From 1992 to 2000, Ms. Roberts was employed by 3Com Corporation (which was later acquired by Hewlett Packard), where she held various executive positions, including Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development, President of 3Com Ventures, and President of the Palm Computing Business Unit. Extensive experience with technology companies, venture capital in wireless, mobile, enterprise and consumer technology, and executive roles at 3Com including President of Palm Computing Business Unit, indicating strong software and technical background.
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2021-04-01 Ms. Roberts is an experienced global technology executive and venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley, where her board experience spans public, private and nonprofit organizations. Ms. Roberts has served as a Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) since 2014; an early stage global investor in companies that lead the digital transformation of enterprises. From 2000 to 2013, Ms. Roberts served as Managing Director of Mayfield Fund, investing in wireless, mobile, enterprise and consumer technology companies. Following the acquisition of BICC Data Networks Ltd, where she was Managing Director, from 1992 to 2000, Ms. Roberts was employed by 3Com Corporation (which was later acquired by Hewlett Packard), where she held various executive positions, including Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development, President of 3Com Ventures, and President of the Palm Computing Business Unit. Ms. Roberts currently serves on the boards of NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), where she serves on the Audit, Compensation and Subscription Service Strategy Committees, and Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA), where she is Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee. Other recent public board positions include serving as a director of RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) for nearly 10 years, until 2020, and ARM Holdings Plc until its acquisition by the SoftBank Group in 2016. Ms. Roberts is also on the board of GBx Global.org, a technology community connecting British entrepreneurs to the San Francisco Bay Area. She serves on the advisory board of Illuminate Ventures and was a Board Director and President of the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford from 2011 to 2017. Ms. Roberts has almost four decades of global technology operating and venture capital experience, including 27 years in Silicon Valley. She has held executive roles in Europe and the US, including marketing, sales, business development, mergers, acquisitions and general management, all with global responsibilities. Ms. Roberts is entrepreneurial, product and customer-centric with expertise across multiple product areas and sectors including networking, communications and mobile solutions, software, services, semiconductors and applications, spanning enterprise, small business, service providers and consumer markets. She has a proven track record of success, leadership, execution and innovation in diverse organizations, environments, industries and cultures. Ms. Roberts currently balances a diverse board portfolio of technology growth companies with early stage investing in innovative new businesses. This is particularly relevant to Zebra as it continues to transition to more digital, software and service and intelligent automation business opportunities. Ms. Roberts also has considerable board governance experience and capabilities with public, private and non-profit organizations in North America, Europe and Asia, especially relating to compensation (developing significant new executive programs), and most recently leading special litigation work and diversity and Inclusion initiatives. She has worked across all committees, currently serving as Chair Compensation Committee, Lead Independent Director and serving on audit compensation and strategy committees. Ms. Roberts has almost four decades of global technology operating and venture capital experience, including executive roles in technology companies such as 3Com and Palm Computing. She has expertise in networking, communications, software, services, semiconductors and applications, indicating strong software-related technical skills.
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2022-04-01 Ms. Roberts has held executive roles in Europe and the US, including marketing, sales, business development, mergers, acquisitions and general management, all with global responsibilities. Ms. Roberts is entrepreneurial, product and customer-centric with expertise across multiple product areas and sectors including networking, communications and mobile solutions, software, services, semiconductors and applications. Ms. Roberts has almost four decades of global technology operating experience, including executive roles in wireless, mobile, enterprise and consumer technology companies, indicating relevant software-related technical skills.
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2024-03-29 Ms. Roberts is an experienced global technology executive and venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley, where her board experience spans public, private and nonprofit organizations. Ms. Roberts has served as a Partner/Advisory Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) since 2014; an early stage global investor in companies that lead the digital transformation of enterprises. From 2000 to 2013, Ms. Roberts served as Managing Director of Mayfield Fund, investing in wireless, mobile, enterprise and consumer technology companies. Following the acquisition of BICC Data Networks Ltd, where she was Managing Director, from 1992 to 2000, Ms. Roberts was employed by 3Com Corporation (which was later acquired by Hewlett Packard), where she held various executive positions, including Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development, President of 3Com Ventures, and President of the Palm Computing Business Unit. Ms. Roberts currently serves on the boards of NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), where she serves on the Audit, Compensation and Subscription Software Strategy Committees, Totango Inc., Uneeq Ltd., and MinervaCQ (Bourbaki Intelligent Systems Inc.). Until May 2022, she served as Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee at Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA). Ms. Roberts is a global technology executive and venture capitalist with extensive experience in wireless, mobile, enterprise and consumer technology companies. She has held executive roles in technology companies including 3Com and Palm Computing, and serves on boards of technology growth companies, indicating software-related skills.
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2025-03-28 Ms. Roberts has almost four decades of global technology operating and venture capital experience, including over 30 years in Silicon Valley. She has held executive roles in Europe and the US, including marketing, sales, business development, mergers, acquisitions and general management, all with global responsibilities. Ms. Roberts currently balances a diverse board portfolio of technology growth companies with early stage investing in innovative new businesses. Ms. Roberts has almost four decades of global technology operating and venture capital experience, including executive roles in technology companies and board service in software and digital media companies, indicating relevant software-related skills.

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Filing Date Source Excerpt
2020-04-02 Ms. Roberts is an experienced global technology executive and venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley, where her board experience spans public, private, and nonproft organizations. She is currently a Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures where she leads early stage enterprise and “crossborder” investments and holds advisory and board positions with portfolio companies. Ms. Roberts currently serves on the boards of NETGEAR, Inc., RealNetworks, Inc. and Zynga Inc. and was most recently a director of ARM Holdings Plc until its acquisition by the SoftBank Group in 2016. From 2000 to 2013, Ms. Roberts served as Managing Director of Mayfield Fund where she continued as a venture advisor until 2014; investing in wireless, mobile, enterprise and consumer technology companies. From 1992 to 2000, Ms. Roberts was employed by 3Com Corporation (which was later acquired by Hewlett Packard), where she held various executive positions, including Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development, President of 3Com Ventures, and President of the Palm Computing Business Unit.
2021-04-01 Ms. Roberts is an experienced global technology executive and venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley, where her board experience spans public, private and nonprofit organizations. Ms. Roberts has served as a Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) since 2014; an early stage global investor in companies that lead the digital transformation of enterprises. From 2000 to 2013, Ms. Roberts served as Managing Director of Mayfield Fund, investing in wireless, mobile, enterprise and consumer technology companies. Following the acquisition of BICC Data Networks Ltd, where she was Managing Director, from 1992 to 2000, Ms. Roberts was employed by 3Com Corporation (which was later acquired by Hewlett Packard), where she held various executive positions, including Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development, President of 3Com Ventures, and President of the Palm Computing Business Unit. Ms. Roberts currently serves on the boards of NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), where she serves on the Audit, Compensation and Subscription Service Strategy Committees, and Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA), where she is Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee. Other recent public board positions include serving as a director of RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) for nearly 10 years, until 2020, and ARM Holdings Plc until its acquisition by the SoftBank Group in 2016. Ms. Roberts is also on the board of GBx Global.org, a technology community connecting British entrepreneurs to the San Francisco Bay Area. She serves on the advisory board of Illuminate Ventures and was a Board Director and President of the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford from 2011 to 2017. Ms. Roberts has almost four decades of global technology operating and venture capital experience, including 27 years in Silicon Valley. She has held executive roles in Europe and the US, including marketing, sales, business development, mergers, acquisitions and general management, all with global responsibilities. Ms. Roberts is entrepreneurial, product and customer-centric with expertise across multiple product areas and sectors including networking, communications and mobile solutions, software, services, semiconductors and applications, spanning enterprise, small business, service providers and consumer markets. She has a proven track record of success, leadership, execution and innovation in diverse organizations, environments, industries and cultures. Ms. Roberts currently balances a diverse board portfolio of technology growth companies with early stage investing in innovative new businesses. This is particularly relevant to Zebra as it continues to transition to more digital, software and service and intelligent automation business opportunities. Ms. Roberts also has considerable board governance experience and capabilities with public, private and non-profit organizations in North America, Europe and Asia, especially relating to compensation (developing significant new executive programs), and most recently leading special litigation work and diversity and Inclusion initiatives. She has worked across all committees, currently serving as Chair Compensation Committee, Lead Independent Director and serving on audit compensation and strategy committees.
2022-04-01 Ms. Roberts has held executive roles in Europe and the US, including marketing, sales, business development, mergers, acquisitions and general management, all with global responsibilities. Ms. Roberts is entrepreneurial, product and customer-centric with expertise across multiple product areas and sectors including networking, communications and mobile solutions, software, services, semiconductors and applications.
2023-03-31 Ms. Roberts is entrepreneurial, product and customer-centric with expertise across multiple product areas and sectors including networking, communications and mobile solutions, software, services, semiconductors and applications, spanning enterprise, small business, service providers and consumer markets.
2024-03-29 Ms. Roberts is an experienced global technology executive and venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley, where her board experience spans public, private and nonprofit organizations. Ms. Roberts has served as a Partner/Advisory Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) since 2014; an early stage global investor in companies that lead the digital transformation of enterprises. From 2000 to 2013, Ms. Roberts served as Managing Director of Mayfield Fund, investing in wireless, mobile, enterprise and consumer technology companies. Following the acquisition of BICC Data Networks Ltd, where she was Managing Director, from 1992 to 2000, Ms. Roberts was employed by 3Com Corporation (which was later acquired by Hewlett Packard), where she held various executive positions, including Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development, President of 3Com Ventures, and President of the Palm Computing Business Unit. Ms. Roberts currently serves on the boards of NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), where she serves on the Audit, Compensation and Subscription Software Strategy Committees, Totango Inc., Uneeq Ltd., and MinervaCQ (Bourbaki Intelligent Systems Inc.). Until May 2022, she served as Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee at Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA).
2025-03-28 Ms. Roberts has almost four decades of global technology operating and venture capital experience, including over 30 years in Silicon Valley. She has held executive roles in Europe and the US, including marketing, sales, business development, mergers, acquisitions and general management, all with global responsibilities. Ms. Roberts currently balances a diverse board portfolio of technology growth companies with early stage investing in innovative new businesses.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30