Irwin Federman

Mr. Federman has served as a Director of SanDisk since September 1988 and he has been a general partner in U.S. Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, since April 1990. He was President and CEO of Monolithic Memories, Inc., a semiconductor company, from 1978 to 1987. Prior to serving as President and CEO, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Monolithic Memories. Mr. Federman also serves as a director for Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a security software company, and various private corporations. Mr. Federman holds a B.S. in Economics from Brooklyn College and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Santa Clara University.