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Dr. Carl S. Ledbetter
General Partner at UV Partners

A leading business executive in the world’s technology playing field, Dr. Carl Ledbetter is renowned for his perspective on IT and the global economy. He is also, quite simply, an astounding speaker – who has a flare for sharing and harnessing the possibilities of technology.

Currently, Dr. Ledbetter is General Partner at UV Partners, a private equity firm headquartered in Salt Lake City.

Formerly Senior Vice President, Business and Corporate Development of Novell, Inc. he was responsible for leading Novell's move to a one Net services approach, championing Novell's open-standards, cross-platform development efforts, (including software architecture, strategic partnerships, technology evangelism), and Novell's Venture Fund. He is also known as the guy who developed a solution to the Rubik’s Cube.

Prior experience includes roles as chairman and chief executive officer of Hybrid Networks, Inc., an innovator in the wireless broadband industry; President of AT&T Consumer Products; leader of Sun Microsystems's PC networking business; and as a principal of Decision Point Consulting.

Before joining the computer industry, Carl taught mathematics at Wellesley College and Clark University, and was academic dean and professor of mathematics at California State University, Sonoma. Carl earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Clark University, his master's degree in mathematics from Brandeis University and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Redlands.