21 Facts About Avram Miller

Avram Miller was born on January 27,1945 and is an American businessman, corporate venture capitalist, scientist and technologist.

Avram Miller was vice president, business development for Intel Corporation.

Avram Miller led Intel's initiative to help create and expand residential broadband Internet access.

Avram Miller was the founding chair of Plugged In, a non-profit computer literacy program for underserved urban youth, a senior advisor to Equal Access and a trustee of the California Institute of the Arts.

Avram Miller is from a San Francisco middle-class Jewish family.

Avram Miller was active in both the civil rights and anti-war movements.

Toward the end of 1966, Avram Miller began work at the Langley Porter Institute, University of California San Francisco Medical School, under Joseph Kamiya, PhD, who was a pioneer in the study of biofeedback.

Avram Miller developed much of the equipment that was used in this research.

In early 1969, Avram Miller joined cardiologist Paul Hugenholtz, who was starting a new cardiovascular institute at Erasmus University Rotterdam, called The Thoraxcenter.

Avram Miller was named Adjunct Associate Professor at Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, working in the Department of Cardiology under Professor Henry N Neufeld.

Avram Miller managed the group responsible for hardware development and support of low-end computers.

Under Avram Miller, Franklin reached $80 million in sales, but a legal battle with Apple hindered it greatly.

Avram Miller joined Intel Corporation in August 1984, initially working with "The System Group," a division that developed computer systems.

Avram Miller reported to Les Vadasz, who had led the company's efforts to develop its first microprocessor.

Avram Miller focused on mergers, joint ventures, strategic partnerships and minority investments.

In 1988, Avram Miller was named Vice President, Business Development, and later was elected Corporate Vice President by the Intel board.

In 1992, Avram Miller was asked by Andy Grove to be the Intel point person working with Microsoft to develop a number of consumer initiatives.

Avram Miller organized the first major trials of cable modems with Comcast and Viacom.

Avram Miller got such companies as America Online and Prodigy to participate in the broadband trials.

Avram Miller currently serves as a Senior Advisor to Sheba Hospital in Israel as well as The Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic.

In 2003, Avram Miller was ranked number eight on the Forbes Midas List of the top 100 tech investors.