Carl Bass

Carl is a board member for public technology companies and has held multiple executive roles in the technology industry. Carl was the President and CEO of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) from 2006 to 2017. He spent 24 years at Autodesk where he held a series of executive positions including chief technology officer and chief operating officer. A maker of professional 3D design software and consumer applications by trade, Carl has been credited with expanding Autodesk beyond its core AutoCAD software through acquisitions and new product developments and transitioning from 2D to 3D model-based design. Prior to Autodesk, Bass co-founded Ithaca Software and Buzzsaw.com (both acquired by Autodesk). Bass currently serves on the board of directors of leading technology companies like Zendesk (lead director, NYSE: ZEN), Box, Inc. (NYSE: BOX), Arris Composites, Built Robotics, Bright Machines, Formlabs, nTopology and Planet Labs. He also serves on the board of trustees of the California College of the Arts; and on the advisory boards of Cornell Computing and Information Science, UC Berkeley School of Information, and UC Berkeley College of Engineering.