John Paulos

John J. Paulos is an active Angel Investor and past Board Chair of the Central Texas Angel Network with prior experience in technical and business management and academia. From 2004 to 2008 he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division of Cirrus Logic. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Engineering for Cicada Semiconductor, an Austin start-up acquired by Vitesse Semiconductor in 2004. Dr. Paulos started his career as a faculty member of North Carolina State University, leaving as a tenured Associate Professor in 1993. Dr. Paulos holds B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As an angel investor, Dr. Paulos has invested in more than 60 companies since 2010, including two unicorns. Slightly more than half of these companies are still active and private. He has served on the Board of 18 early stage companies, including 6 successful exits.