Arno joined NEA in 1997 as a venture partner from Bell Labs where he headed its research organization and served as its chief scientist. His present Board memberships include Alien Technology, and Konarka. In addition to helping NEA portfolio companies on an as-needed basis, in areas such as technology, strategy, and intellectual property, Arno serves on—and frequently chairs—Technical Advisory Boards for a number of NEA companies, including: Alien Technology; Centerbeam; Hillcrest Communications; Fulcrum Microsystems; IP Unity; Konarka; Leapstone Systems; Luxtera; Motion Computing; NanoChip; Telegent Systems; and Whole Security. He has written two books and a number of articles on information technology, especially its impact on business and society. A member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, he received a BS from City College of New York and a PhD from Columbia University. His awards include a number of honorary degrees, as well as other awards, for his contributions to science, R&D management and public service - most notably the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in radio astronomy. A long-time skeptic on the commercial viability of “alternative energy” technologies, Arno now finds his earlier conclusions outdated by the advances made by a small handful of entrepreneurs, and earnestly hopes to find—and help finance—more of them.