HILDY SHANDELL | Venture Partner
Hildy Shandell is a venture partner at Opus Capital where she focuses on sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities. Hildy brings to the firm unique expertise in leading corporate growth, operations, finance and legal.
Before joining Opus Capital, Hildy was senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Genesis Microchip. In that role, she accelerated the realignment of corporate strategy and was instrumental in the acquisition of the company by STMicroelectronics, the world's fifth largest semiconductor company. The transaction was achieved with the largest premium for the sale of a semiconductor company in recent years. Prior to joining Genesis, Hildy was the Vice President of Corporate Development at Broadcom Corporation, a $3.5 billion global leader in wired and wireless broadband communications semiconductors, where she directed on-going corporate development activities, including strategic acquisitions, investments and alliances.
Hildy also served as Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Operating Officer at 3Dlabs Inc., a public company providing graphics semiconductors for computer-aided design, digital content and visual simulation. Previous roles include Of Counsel with the global law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Managing Director of The Renaissance Fund, a $150 million private equity fund focused on high technology and infrastructure investments related to Israel, and Partner at the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski.
Hildy holds a BA degree in Government and Sociology from Lehigh University and a JD degree from the Temple University School of Law.