Steven Walske has been a member of our Board of Directors at Synopsys since December 1991. Steven has been Managing Director of Myriad Investments, LLC, a private equity firm specializing in investments in software companies, since June 2000.Steven served as Chief Business Strategist of Parametric Technology Corporation from June 2000 until June 2005.From 1986 through June 2000, Steven held several executive-level positions at Parametric Technology Corporation, including Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the board of directors.Steven served on the board of directors of BladeLogic, Inc. from November 2002 to April 2008, holding the Chairman position from September 2005 to April 2008.