Where does Don Williams work?

Don Williams is Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners.

Where did Don Williams go to school?

Don Williams studied at California State University, Chico.

Don Williams

Investor

Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners

Austin, Texas, United States

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361 people in our graph share verified history with Don — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Marty TateunlockedDon: together at KoreInside (2025–2026)

Don: together at Symmetricom

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×3Don: together at ROLM

About

CTO of Foresite; former CEO of Mayadata and former head of core engineering at Skype.

Experience

KoreInsideInvestor & Client / Partnercurrent2023 — present
DataCore SoftwareStrategic Advisorcurrent2021 — present
Foresite Cybersecurity & ComplianceAdvisor to the CEO2023 — 2025United States
Foresite Cybersecurity & ComplianceChief Technology Officer2024
EqualMeansEqualTreasurer & Board Director2024 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
Bakkal CorporationAdvisor to the CEO / Investor2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Foresite Cybersecurity & Compliance: A Saas-based Software Security CompanyChief Product Officer (interim)2022 — 2024Northern Pacific
Elsewhere CapitalOperating Advisor2022 — 2023Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
MayaDataChief Executive Officer2021San Francisco Bay Area
MayaDataCOO and Chief Transformation Officer2021San Jose, California, United States
PolycomExecutive Vice President and Head of Engineering2018 — 2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
LohikaExecutive Advisor2017 — 2018San Mateo, Californa
Comhear Inc.Technical Advisor2016 — 2017San Diego County, California, United States
Prysm Inc.Vice President of Engineering - Collaboration Solutions2016 — 2017San Jose
AutonometryCEO2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
SkypeVice President and Head of Core Technology Group - USA - Estonia2010 — 2012
CiscoVice President Service Provider Engineering - India2008 — 2010
CiscoVice President Central Core Engineering - USA1996 — 2008
SymmetricomManager Software1990 — 1996
Centigram (acquired by ADC Telecommunications)Eng1988 — 1989
ROLMMember Technical Staff1985 — 1987

Skills & more

Executive ManagementCloud Computing94Software Development66Product Management56Integration52IP40Security30Strategy25Distributed Systems15Software Engineering13Telecommunications12Routing11

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Chris Finch

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Chris Pacitti

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Don Williams?: CTO of Foresite; former CEO of Mayadata and former head of core engineering at Skype.
Where does Don Williams work?: Don Williams is Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners.
Where did Don Williams go to school?: Don Williams studied at California State University, Chico.