Steve Kahng is a Principal at Arboretum Capital, a family office. Outside of Arboretum, he has been devoting most of his time to philanthropy and non-profit work through his family foundation. He is also an Advisor to Crescendo Partners, a private equity fund based in Seoul, South Korea.
Mr. Kahng is currently on the Board of Overseers for the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and is a Trustee of Asia Foundation, Board member of Austin Symphony and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, Development board at University of Texas, Texas Performing Arts and Blanton Museum.
Previously, Mr. Kahng founded Power Computing Corp. in 1994 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Power Computing was the most successful of several companies that received licenses for the Macintosh OS platform. In 1999, the company was acquired by Steve Jobs at Apple Computer.
Prior to Power Computing Corp, Mr. Kahng was a Senior Vice President and General Manager of Chips and Technologies Inc., a leading semiconductor manufacturer in the early days of the personal computer industry.
He began his career at IBM as a computer designer for IBM 3080 Mainframe computers. In the early 1980s, he began several successful start up companies in computer design and semiconductor sectors. He was also consultant to many domestic and international computer companies including Digital Equipment Corp, Compaq Computer Corp (both now part of HP), Olivetti Corporation, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Daewoo Corporation.
In 2015, Steve received the Moran Medal from the Republic of Korea (South Korea), the second highest civilian honor for his contribution to the Korean technology industry.
