William John Schroeder

Background

Schroeder, William John was born on June 9, 1944 in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Son of William Martin and Dorothy Jeanne (McLaughlin) Schroeder.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Marquette U., 1967; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Marquette U., 1968; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1972.

Career

Development engineer, Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, 1968-1970; management consultant, McKinsey & Company, Los Angeles, 1972-1976; manager product planning, Memorex Corporation, Santa Clara, California, 1976-1978; president, Priam Corporation, San Jose, California, 1978-1985; chairman, Priam Corporation, San Jose, California, 1985-1986; president, Conner Peripherals, Inc., San Jose, 1986-1989; vice chairman, Conner Peripherals, Inc., San Jose, 1989-1994; Chief Executive Officer, Arcada Software Inc., a Conner Company, 1993-1994; president, Chief Executive Officer, Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., San Jose, California, since 1994. Board directors Xircom Corporation, Thousand Oaks, California, ShareWave Inc., El Dorado Hills, California, CNF Transportation, Inc., Palo Alto, California, Sync Research, Inc., Irvine, California.

Achievements

• William John Schroeder has been listed as a noteworthy Electronics executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Marilee JaneAlne, May 28, 1966. Children: Kristen, Kari Britt, Kimberley.

Father:

William Martin Schroeder

Mother:

Dorothy Jeanne (McLaughlin) Schroeder

Spouse:

Marilee JaneAlne

child:

Kari Britt Schroeder

child:

Kristen Schroeder

child:

Kimberley Schroeder