Chairman Emeritus, Emulex, Philanthropist
WHY: Former chairman and CEO, Emulex; former president, COO Thomas-Conrad Corp. and Eczel Corp.; early career: 14 years at Xerox.
RECENT: Backing Siksha Foundation, founded by Ash Patel (see entry), which builds schools in India and Africa.
NOTABLE: Board service includes Commercial Bank of California and CoreLogic (see Frank Martell entry); gave $1M to CSUF (see Fram Virjee entry) for business school; Folino Drive near campus is named after him.
