Peter Redford

Peter Redford is a veteran Silicon Valley technology executive and entrepreneur with an extensive career spanning several decades. He is currently the Executive Chairman at Trivi Corp., a position he has held since October 2017.1 Trivi Corp. is a company that developed a mobile app called "Name Tunes Bag Cash!" where users can win real money by correctly identifying songs.1

Career Highlights

Current Positions::

• Executive Chairman at Trivi Corp. (since October 2017)
• Executive Chairman at Gunsens Inc. (since December 2019)
• General Partner at Carat Venture Partners (since August 2022)
• Chairman at TV Interactive Corporation (TVI.COM) (since January 1990)
• Chairman and Co-founder at NVS Technologies, Inc. (since January 2016)

Previous Roles::

• Chairman at ILOOK Corporation (2009-2017)
• Chairman and Co-founder at ZillionTV (2007-2011)
• President and Chairman at ACG Global - Association for Corporate Growth (2002-2010)
• Partner at MIT Media Lab (1995-1998)
• CEO and Chairman at Trillian Computer Corp. (1983-1990)
• President and Chairman at RMP Corp. (1981-1983)
• Principal Engineer at Zilog (1979-1981)
• Member of Research Staff at Xerox PARC (1977-1979)

Education and Expertise

Redford holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.12 He is known for his expertise in:

• Company building and leadership
• Negotiation and marketing strategy
• Product development
• International business development
• Intellectual property licensing and protection

Achievements and Contributions

Peter Redford has been involved in several groundbreaking technological developments:

• Participated in the development of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Very-Large-Scale-Integration (VLSI) at PARC1
• Contributed to the development of the computer sound card technology (which later became CreativeLabs SoundBlaster)1
• Involved in the creation of the first animation engine for IBM PC (which later became Adobe Flash)1
• Holds over 40 patents, including one of the original software patents for the graphical user interface2

Throughout his career, Redford has demonstrated a consistent ability to innovate, lead, and commercialize cutting-edge technologies in the Silicon Valley ecosystem.