Arthur Rock

Arthur Rock (born August 19, 1926) is an American businessman and investor. Based in Silicon Valley, California, he was an early investor in major technology firms such as Intel, Apple Computer, and.

Early life
Rock was born and raised in, in a family. He was an only child and his father owned a small candy store where Rock worked as a youth. He joined the during  but the war ended before he was deployed. He then went to college on the G.I. Bill. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in from  in 1948 and earned an M.B.A. from  in 1951.

Career
Rock started his career in 1951 as a securities analyst in New York City, and then joined the corporate finance department of in New York, where he focused on raising money for small high-technology companies. In 1957, when the "" left, Rock was the one who helped them find a place to go: he convinced to start.

In 1961, he moved to California. Along with, he formed the San Francisco venture capital firm Davis & Rock.

Rock joined the Apple Board of Directors in 1978 and was on the board when it voted to oust Steve Jobs in 1985. Rock stepped down from the board in August 1993.

In 2003, Rock donated $25 million to the to establish the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.

Awards

 * 1987 EY Entrepreneur of The Year Award Recipient, Northern California Region
 * 1989 Golden Plate Award of the

Personal life
He is married to lawyer Toni Rembe. Together with his wife, Rock has been a supporter of. The organization's annual Social Innovation Award is named in their honor.

Rock was portrayed by actor in the 2013 film dramatization Jobs.