Laura Black Biography and Net Worth

Ms. Black has served as a Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC, a full-service investment banking firm since 1999. At Needham, she has raised public and private equity capital for numerous technology companies and served as strategic financial advisor on multiple mergers and acquisitions transactions. From July 1995 to February 1999, she served as a Managing Director of Corporate Finance at Black & Company, a regional investment bank subsequently acquired by Wells Fargo Van Kasper. From July 1993 to June 1995, Ms. Black served as a Director for TRW Avionics & Surveillance Group where she evaluated acquisition candidates, managed direct investments and raised venture capital to back spin-off companies. From August 1983 to August 1992, she worked at TRW as an electrical engineer designing spread spectrum communication systems. Ms. Black is a member of the Board of Directors, member of the Corporate Development Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee. She has served as a board member and member of the Audit Committee of Ichor Holdings, Ltd. since February, 2019; she has served as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee for Ichor since March, 2020. She also served as Chair on the Audit Committee of Super Micro Computer, Inc. through June, 2019.