In 1967, Kvamme was one of the original members of a team to establish new
National Semiconductor headquarters in
Silicon Valley. In 1982, Kvamme became Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
Apple Computer. While at Apple, he was instrumental in deciding to air the
1984 advertisement. He has been a director (and later
Partner Emeritus) at venture capital firm
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers since March 1984. In the corporate world he has served on the
boards of
Brio Technology, Gemfire, Harmonic,
National Semiconductor, Photon Dynamics,
Power Integrations, and Silicon Genesis. In the public realm, he is best known for his appointment by President
George W. Bush to be Co-Chairman of the
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in 2001; Kvamme has also advised every president from
Ronald Reagan to
George W. Bush. Kvamme previously served as Chairman of advocacy group
Empower America. He serves on the board of the National Venture Capital Association. In 1998, Kvamme served as Chairman of the California State Electronic Commerce Advisory Council for Governor
Pete Wilson's administration. Kvamme came out in support of
Rudy Giuliani in his
2008 US Presidential Campaign. ==Bibliography==