Chad W. Keck£¬Needham & Company LLC£¬Vice Chairman Close Window

Since opening the Menlo Park office in 1991, Mr. Keck has been Needham & Company's senior banker in over 100 transactions, including 30 initial public offerings. Prior to joining Needham & Company, he was a Managing Director and head of Prudential Bache's San Francisco Investment Banking Group. Other investment banking experience includes three years in First Boston's Technology Group and founding and co-heading Smith Barney's Technology Financing Group. Mr. Keck became Vice Chairman of Needham & Company, LLC in December of 2005. He works with a broad cross-section of the firm's clients, particularly in the semiconductor sector. He has taken an active role in developing the firm's business in Asia and in the alternative energy sector, particularly solar. Mr. Keck graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.