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July 3, 2002

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VENTURE CAPITALIST BILL STENSRUD TO SPEAK
AT UCSD ECONOMICS ROUNDTABLE JULY 18

Now that once high-flying tech stocks have plummeted and the economy has taken on a lethargic mood, is there any adventure left in venture capital? San Diego venture capitalist Bill Stensrud will address this question at the July 18 breakfast meeting of the University of California, San Diego Economics Roundtable. The event, which is $50 per person, will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
at the UCSD Faculty Club.

Stensrud, a general partner in the venture capital firm Enterprise Partners, has a reputation as an industry leader with an impressive knack for identifying growing markets in networking and telecommunication equipment and services. His career in the computer, communication, software and services industries includes the founding and/or serving as the CEO of three successful high technology companies.

Since joining Enterprise Partners in 1997, three of Stensrud's portfolio companies have gone public: Rhythms NetConnections, which he founded; Packeteer; and iAsiaWorks. He also sold two Enterprise Partners companies, IPivot and XLNT, to Intel. These investments resulted in a return of $669 million to the Enterprise Partners' limited partners.

The UCSD Economics Roundtable is sponsored by the UCSD Department of Economics in coordination with UCSD Extended Studies and Public Programs.
To make reservations for the July 18 roundtable breakfast, please contact Edie Munk at 858.822.0510. Members of the news media are invited to attend free of charge but must make reservations in advance.