Steve Arnold

Director/Board Member at

The George Lucas Educational Foundation

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Stephen D.
Arnold is the founder of Polaris Growth Management LLC, which was founded in 1996.
He is currently the Vice Chairman at The George Lucas Educational Foundation and a Director at Syncronex LLC.
Dr. Arnold's former jobs include being the President & Chief Executive Officer at Continuum Productions Corp from 1991 to 1993, Vice Chairman, VP & GM-Lucas Arts Games Division at Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC from 1984 to 1991, and Vice President-Broadband Media Applications at Microsoft Corp.
from 1993 to 1994.
He was also a Director at various companies such as WB Games Boston, Inc., ePals, Inc., Malibu Networks, Inc., MessageGate, Inc., Impinj, Inc., Esurg Corp., and Smith & Tinker, Inc. Additionally, he was a Special Advisor at Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. and Vice President & General Manager at LucasArts Entertainment Co. LLC.
Dr. Arnold's education includes an undergraduate degree from Macalester College and graduate and doctorate degrees from California Institute of Integral Studies.

Steve Arnold active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The George Lucas Educational Foundation	Director/Board Member	2011-04-25

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Former positions of Steve Arnold

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Smith & Tinker, Inc. Smith & Tinker, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Provides electronic entertainment products and services	Director/Board Member	2013-12-14
ePals, Inc. ePals, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online classroom community services	Director/Board Member	2011-08-08
Malibu Networks, Inc. Malibu Networks, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides broadband wireless access services	Director/Board Member	2011-07-13
MICROSOFT CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	1994-08-31
Continuum Productions Corp Continuum Productions Corp Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Multimedia concern	President	1993-08-31

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Private companies	17
Microsoft Corp. Microsoft Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops, manufactures and distributes software products	Technology Services
Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager	Finance
Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Produces film, television, and other entertainment programs	Consumer Services
WB Games Boston, Inc. WB Games Boston, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Produces and publishes online subscription entertainment	Technology Services
ePals, Inc. ePals, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online classroom community services	Technology Services
Polaris Growth Management LLC Polaris Growth Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Polaris Partners invests primarily in companies in the consumer technology, digital media/entertainment, e-Commerce, network hardware, software and semiconductors sectors. They invest in seed, early-stage and high growth, middle-market companies. The firm's early-stage investments focus on information technology and life sciences companies. Within the information technology sector, Polaris looks for companies that are developing Internet and broadband infrastructure, enterprise software products, e-Commerce products/services, digital media/entertainment, consumer software, network hardware and network software. In the life sciences sector, the firm looks for companies that are developing medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genomics, proteomics, drug delivery, medical services and consumer products and services. Polaris' private equity efforts focus on high-growth, middle-market companies in industries including technology, healthcare, digital media, consumer products and services and business services. Polaris serves as the lead or co-lead investor in the vast majority of their portfolio companies. The firm participates in minority growth equity investments, recapitalizations with liquidity and LBOs.	Finance
Malibu Networks, Inc. Malibu Networks, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides broadband wireless access services	Communications
Continuum Productions Corp Continuum Productions Corp Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Multimedia concern	Commercial Services
MessageGate, Inc. MessageGate, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides enterprise messaging security and compliance solutions	Technology Services
Macalester College Macalester College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Impinj, Inc. Impinj, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Provides RFID solutions to retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare and many other industries	Electronic Technology
Syncronex LLC Syncronex LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides technology solutions to the publishing industry	Technology Services
LucasArts Entertainment Co. LLC LucasArts Entertainment Co. LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and publishes interactive entertainment software	Technology Services
Esurg Corp. Esurg Corp. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes pharmaceutical, surgical, office and medical supplies	Distribution Services
The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Smith & Tinker, Inc. Smith & Tinker, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Provides electronic entertainment products and services	Consumer Durables
California Institute of Integral Studies California Institute of Integral Studies Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services