Keith Grinstein

Former Nextel president and CEO

Mr. Grinstein has more than fifteen years of executive and board experience spanning across the telecommunications, the Internet, and venture capital industries. He currently serves as chairman of Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) and as a member of the board directors and audit committees of F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV), Labor Ready (NYSE: LRW), and Nextera (NASDAQ: NXRA). Mr. Grinstein is a partner of Second Avenue Partners, a venture capital firm which is focused on emerging Internet businesses. He has held a number of senior executive positions, serving previously as Nextel International Inc.’s president and chief executive officer and prior to that president and chief executive officer of the Aviation Communications Division of AT&T Wireless (formerly McCaw Cellular Communications). A successful venture capitalist, Mr. Grinstein was a seed-capital investor in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). He is a founding partner of Second Avenue Partners, a VC group funding Pacific Northwest early-stage companies. In addition, he has been a driving force behind structuring a number of leading companies including Pathogenesis, VaxGen (VXGN: PK), Tegic, HouseValues (NASDAQ: SOLD), Wireless Services, Nordstrom.com of Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Superconductor Collider Corporation, Neah Power (NPWS: PK), Insitu, and Ice Energy. Mr. Grinstein holds a B.A. in education from Yale University and a J.D. magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center.

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Emanuel Rouvelas	Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Norman DeValois Dicks, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, Don Young, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Slade Gorton, Jack Milton Fields Jr, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Alex Alben, Al Franken, Thomas P Keefe Jr, Mark Warner, Tom Foley
William Neukom	Bob Kerrey, Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Norman DeValois Dicks, Jay Inslee, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Slade Gorton, Richard Alan White, Jack Milton Fields Jr, Myron Bradford Kreidler, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Alex Alben, Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Christopher T Bayley, Reuniting Our Country PAC, Al Franken, Thomas P Keefe Jr, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp), Tom Foley
Peter Goldman	Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Jay Inslee, Rick Larsen, Joe Lieberman, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Bill Bradley, Myron Bradford Kreidler, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Heidi Behrens-Benedict, Democratic National Committee, Alex Alben, Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Reuniting Our Country PAC, Al Franken, Thomas P Keefe Jr, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp), Tom Foley, Washington Senate 2006
Amy Rothschild Friedkin	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Amy Klobuchar, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Slade Gorton, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Graham, Al Franken, Mark Warner
Stanley H Barer	Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Norman DeValois Dicks, Tom Harkin, Jay Inslee, Rick Larsen, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, Don Young, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Slade Gorton, Brockman Adams, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Alan John Blinken, Alex Alben, Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Al Franken, Thomas P Keefe Jr, Jeffrey Coopersmith, Tom Foley, Washington Senate 2006
Richard Leeds	Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Norman DeValois Dicks, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Heidi Behrens-Benedict, Democratic National Committee, Alex Alben, Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Al Franken, Washington Senate 2006
Alan F Horn	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bill Bradley, Jack Milton Fields Jr, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Alan John Blinken, Bob Graham, Al Franken, Mark Warner, Tom Foley
Denny Miller	Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Norman DeValois Dicks, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Jay Inslee, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Don Young, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Slade Gorton, Richard Alan White, Myron Bradford Kreidler, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Gabrielle Gallegos, Tom Foley
Roselyne Chroman Swig	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Amy Klobuchar, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Graham, Reuniting Our Country PAC, Al Franken, Mark Warner
Peter Buttenwieser	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bill Bradley, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Graham, Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Reuniting Our Country PAC, Al Franken, Mark Warner
Bill Gates	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Norman DeValois Dicks, Tom Harkin, Jay Inslee, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, Slade Gorton, Richard Alan White, Myron Bradford Kreidler, Brockman Adams, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Christopher T Bayley, Mark Warner, Tom Foley
George Wallerstein	Bob Kerrey, Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Tom Harkin, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bill Bradley, Myron Bradford Kreidler, Brockman Adams, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Heidi Behrens-Benedict, Alex Alben, Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Al Franken, Thomas P Keefe Jr
George E Heidorn	Bob Kerrey, Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Norman DeValois Dicks, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Rick Larsen, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Adam Smith, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Slade Gorton, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Heidi Behrens-Benedict, Democratic National Committee, Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Al Franken, Thomas P Keefe Jr, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp)
William H Gates Sr	Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Norman DeValois Dicks, Tom Harkin, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Adam Smith, Slade Gorton, Richard Alan White, Bill Bradley, Jack Milton Fields Jr, Brockman Adams, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Christopher T Bayley, Tom Foley
Leon Black	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Slade Gorton, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Graham, Al Franken, Mark Warner
Bernice Manocherian	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Graham, Al Franken, Mark Warner
David Geffen	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bill Bradley, Brockman Adams, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Graham, Al Franken, Tom Foley
Tom Downey	Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Norman DeValois Dicks, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Amy Klobuchar, Rick Larsen, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Jack Milton Fields Jr, Myron Bradford Kreidler, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Reuniting Our Country PAC
Barbra Streisand	Bob Kerrey, Brian Baird, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Adam Smith, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Graham, Al Franken, Midwest Values PAC (Mvp), Mark Warner
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bob Graham, Al Franken, Mark Warner, Tom Foley

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Date of death	September 2008

Keith Grinstein

Former Nextel president and CEO

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