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Craig Mudge FTSE, former director of the Computer Science Lab at legendary Xerox PARC, CSIRO chief research scientist, computer designer at HP/DEC, and experienced Silicon Valley entrepreneur, has worked in the computer industry in the US, Asia, Australia, and Europe. He taught computer science and engineering at Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, and Flinders and founded Austek Microsystems based on a breakthrough chip-design technology developed in his group, the VLSI Program, at CSIRO. He has six patents in computer design. His commitment to leadership in the management of innovation led to his founding the Macquarie Institute for Innovation as Professor of Innovation at Macquarie University. <br> <br>Mudge currently leads Pacific Challenge, a strategy and innovation consultancy in its tenth year, sharing his time between Silicon Valley and Australia. </p> <p>In Silicon Valley, Craig is an advisor to <a href="http://www.peninsulaequity.com/">Peninsula Equity</a> a venture capital firm investing in life sciences and information technology.<br></p> <p>In Australia, Craig is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Computer Science at the <a href="http://www.adelaide.edu.au/">University of Adelaide</a>, where he founded the Collaborative Cloud Computing Lab in 2010. <br></p> <p><strong>Discerning important trends:</strong><br></p> <blockquote> <p><em>&ldquo;Over a period of many years as the technology industry has &quot;grown up,&quot; Craig has consistently exhibited an unusual ability to recognize and articulate important trends and opportunities before many others.&rdquo; <br> Karen Tucker, CEO Churchill Club, Silicon Valley's premier business and technology forum</em><br> <br> <a href="http://www.churchillclub.org" target="_blank">www.churchillclub.org</a><br> <br> </p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Australia's Top 50 Thinkers:</strong><br></p> <blockquote> <p><em>&ldquo;CRAIG MUDGE Head, VLSI Program, CSIRO . <br>The enticement of silicon chip specialist Craig Mudge from his position as advanced development manager with Digital Equipment Corporation in the US and back to Australia ... was seen as a big coup for the CSIRO in 1981. Mudge's team has gone on to become world leaders in the design of custom chips that are tailor-made for specific tasks. &rdquo; <br> <br> The National Times, May 25-31, 1984 <br> </p> </blockquote> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td bgcolor="57593F">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td bgcolor="57593F">&nbsp;</td> <td><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="540"> <tbody><tr> <td><p class="style4" align="center"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="BottomLinks" --><a href="index.html">home</a> . leadership . <a href="clients.html">clients</a> . <a href="publications.html">publications</a> . <a href="workshops.html">workshops</a> . <a href="practice.html">practice</a> . <a href="biography.html">biography</a> . <a href="contact-us.html">contact us</a><!-- InstanceEndEditable --><br> <br> Email: <a href="mailto:mudge@pacific-challenge.com">mudge@pacific-challenge.com</a><br> Phone: United States: (650) 224 2111 Australia: 0417 679 266 <br> &copy; 2011 Pacific Challenge Innovation Leadership</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </body><!-- InstanceEnd --></html>