Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 2, 2000

Alan B. Lefkof – Netopia Inc (ntpa)

ALAN B. LEFKOF became Chief Executive Officer of Netopia in November 1994. Prior to joining Netopia, Mr. Lefkof spent over nine years at GRiD Systems, a manufacturer of laptop computers, where he served as President, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Marketing. Before joining GRiD Systems, Mr. Lefkof served as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Lefkof received a BS in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1977. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of Netopia, Inc.

Mr. Lefkof: Netopia provides Internet and e-commerce infrastructure to

small and medium size businesses. What we mean by infrastructure is