Katharine Martin

Director/Board Member at

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation

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Katharine A. Martin is currently Director at The Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati Foundation, Ronald McDonald House at Stanford, The Gateway School of New York, WildAid, and YMCA of Silicon Valley.
Ms. Martin is also Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and WS Investment Management Co. Formerly, Ms. Martin was Director at ScanSoft, Inc., Independent Director at Nuance Communications, Inc. from 1999 to 2018, Independent Director at Luminar Technologies, Inc. from 2021 to 2026, Partner at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP from 1987 to 1999, and Secretary at VirnetX Holding Corp.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984 and a graduate degree from McGeorge School of Law in 1987.

Katharine Martin active positions

Companies	Position	Start
WS Investment Management Co. WS Investment Management Co. Investment ManagersFinance WS Investment invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology, life sciences, and renewable energy industries. It provides financing in the form of equity and mezzanine for early, later, growth, buyout, restructurings and recapitalizations, divisional spin-offs & carve outs. It also invests in public companies.	Private Equity Investor	01/09/1999
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation is a law firm that was founded in 1961. The company specializes in areas such as litigation and intellectual property. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA.	Director/Board Member	13/12/2010
WildAid WildAid Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides wildlife conservation services through public awareness programs	Director/Board Member	13/12/2010
Ronald McDonald House at Stanford	Director/Board Member	-
YMCA of Silicon Valley	Director/Board Member	-
The Gateway School of New York The Gateway School of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Gateway School of New York is a private company based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States.	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Katharine Martin

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LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Director/Board Member	06/04/2026
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	Director/Board Member	30/06/2018
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Private companies	14
ScanSoft, Inc. ScanSoft, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and markets digital imaging software products for scanning, organizing, and paper documents	Technology Services
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Nuance Communications, Inc. Nuance Communications, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI-powered conversational and cognitive customer engagement software for healthcare and enterprise industry	Technology Services
WS Investment Management Co. WS Investment Management Co. Investment ManagersFinance WS Investment invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology, life sciences, and renewable energy industries. It provides financing in the form of equity and mezzanine for early, later, growth, buyout, restructurings and recapitalizations, divisional spin-offs & carve outs. It also invests in public companies.	Finance
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation is a law firm that was founded in 1961. The company specializes in areas such as litigation and intellectual property. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA.
VirnetX Holding Corp. VirnetX Holding Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software and technology solutions	Technology Services
Ronald McDonald House at Stanford
The Gateway School of New York The Gateway School of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Gateway School of New York is a private company based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States.	Consumer Services
WildAid WildAid Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides wildlife conservation services through public awareness programs	Commercial Services
YMCA of Silicon Valley
Mcgeorge School of Law Mcgeorge School of Law Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Luminar Technologies, Inc. Luminar Technologies, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Develops, manufactures and sells LiDAR sensors, semiconductors & software for automotive, commercial vehicle, robotic-taxi and adjacent industries	Electronic Technology