William Raduchel
Encyclopedia
Dr. William J. Raduchel is an independent director, angel investor and strategic advisor. He was formerly a professor of economics at Harvard, and an assistant dean at Harvard and Radcliffe. He has been an executive at Ruckus Network
, Sun Microsystems
, AOL Time Warner, Xerox Corporation, and McGraw-Hill
. He also serves on boards for the Salvation Army
and STEP (National Academy of Sciences
).
He was once described as Scott McNealy
's mentor since his early college days, convincing McNealy to study economics, and eventually joining McNealy at Sun. Before Sun, he recruited McNealy to join Onyx Computer to manage manufacturing.
Ruckus Network
Ruckus was a free ad-supported online music service available to students at all American colleges.The service was founded in 2003 by Vincent Han and David Galper; raised $41.5M from Battery Ventures, Shelter Capital, and others; was acquired in 2008 by Total Music, a joint venture between Sony and...
, Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
, AOL Time Warner, Xerox Corporation, and McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, education, publishing, broadcasting, and business services...
. He also serves on boards for the Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
and STEP (National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
).
He was once described as Scott McNealy
Scott McNealy
Scott McNealy is an American business executive. He co-founded computer technology company Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla, Bill Joy, and Andy Bechtolsheim.-Biography:...
's mentor since his early college days, convincing McNealy to study economics, and eventually joining McNealy at Sun. Before Sun, he recruited McNealy to join Onyx Computer to manage manufacturing.