Biography

Eric Singer is the President, CEO and Chairman of Immersion Corporation (Nasdaq: IMMR), a licensing company focused on the invention, acceleration, and scaling, through licensing, of innovative haptic technologies since 2023. From 2020 until 2023, he served as Immersion’s Executive Chairman. He is also the President and CEO of Toro 18, an entity wholly-owned by Immersion. From 2014 through 2022, Eric was a Managing Member of VIEX Capital Advisors, which he founded. Eric has substantial experience serving on public boards and has been the lead independent director of A10 Networks (ATEN), an application controller and firewall cloud security company, since September 2021. Previously, he served on the boards of Velodyne Lidar; Quantum Corporation, a video data storage and management company; Numerex Corp., a provider of managed machine-to-machine enterprise solutions enabling the Internet of Things; RhythmOne plc and YuMe, Inc., each a provider of brand video advertising software and audience data; Support.com, Inc., a provider of tech support and support center services; Meru Networks, Inc., a Wi-Fi network solutions company; PLX Technology, Inc., a PCI Express and ethernet semiconductor company; and Sigma Designs, Inc., an integrated circuit provider for the home entertainment market, among other companies.

Eric has a BA from Brandeis University.