Biography
Robert G. Pearse
Director
Robert G. Pearse currently serves as a Managing Partner at Yucatan Rock Ventures, a firm he co-founded in 2004. Mr. Pearse serves as a director for Crossroads Systems, Inc., Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and member of the Audit Committee and Nominating & Governance Committee since 2013. From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Pearse served as vice president of Strategy and Market Development at NetApp, Inc. From 1987 to 2004, Mr. Pearse held leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard, most recently as the vice president of Strategy and Corporate Development from 2001 to 2004.Mr. Pearse's professional experience also includes positions at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, Eastman Chemical Company and General Motors Company. Mr. Pearse earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1986, and a BSME from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1982.