Gerald Casilli’s decades of success as an entrepreneur, investor and CEO provides the Rembrandt investment team with a veteran’s perspective. Jerry’s entrepreneurial and managerial expertise allow him to serve as both an investor and mentor to Rembrandt’s portfolio companies.

Prior to his tenure at Rembrandt, Jerry served as chairman of the board of directors of IKOS Systems, Inc. and served as its chief executive officer from 1989 to 1995 taking the company public. Prior to IKOS, Jerry was a founding member and general partner of Trinity Ventures; a highly successful fund focused on investments in early stage high technology companies. Prior to founding Trinity, Jerry was a founder and general partner of Genesis Capital delivering a return of 36% net internal rate of return to its limited partners.

Jerry founded Millennium Systems, a manufacturer of microprocessor development systems, and served as its president and chief executive officer. He guided the company to a successful acquisition by American Micro Systems. Jerry is also a founding member of the Band of Angels, an organization that actively invests in early stage companies. The Band constitutes over 160 members comprised of Silicon Valley-based technology executives. Jerry is currently a member of the World Presidents Organization (WPO) and a former member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Jerry has served on the boards of directors of over 20 companies, both public and private, including NASDAQ companies Evans & Sutherland, Cepheid Systems, Ikos Systems, Identix Corporation and Keynote Systems.

Jerry holds a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

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