William Martin Biography and Net Worth

William C. Martin was appointed as Chairman of the Board in June 2024. Mr. Martin joined Immersion’s board of directors in August 2019 and has served as its Chief Strategy Officer since December 2021. Mr. Martin has extensive experience as a board member, investor and entrepreneur. He previously ran a private investment fund for Raging Capital Management from 2006 to 2020 that is currently being wound down. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded several financial information companies, including Raging Bull in 1997 and InsiderScore in 2004. Mr. Martin has served on numerous public company boards, including nine years on the board of Bankrate, Inc., a consumer finance company, which was acquired in 2009; the board of Salary.com, Inc., a compensation data and software company, which was acquired in 2010; and the board of Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., a semiconductor company that was acquired in 2015. Mr. Martin also manages his personal family office, Raging Capital Ventures.

Mr. Martin’s extensive experience and successful track record as an investor, entrepreneur and public company director enables him to provide valuable perspectives on operations, capital allocation strategies and other corporate strategies to maximize stockholder value.