Don Reeves

Don Reeves joined Silver Spring Networks in 2005 and brings over 25 years of experience in high-technology product development to his role as chief technology officer. During his time at Silver Spring, Don has led the software engineering team to develop the UtilityIQ product suite, launched the company's hosting business, led the worldwide delivery organization, and most recently led the R&D and managed services teams. Don has provided technical and implementation leadership across many of the company's key accounts including Florida Power and Light, Pacific Gas & Electric, the Exelon family of utilities, Jemena, and CitiPower & Powercor in Australia.

Before joining Silver Spring Networks, Don served as vice president of engineering at Black Pearl where he managed the software development, support and services teams. Prior, Don was the vice president of engineering at Commerce One, where he managed the development of the company's market-leading SRM application suite. Before that, Don led the software development organizations at a pair of start-ups -- MyTurn.com and GlobalPC -- where his teams developed and delivered a highly efficient and easy-to-use alternative PC desktop and an accompanying Internet portal. Don began his career at Geoworks, working on the first generation of smartphones and mobile devices. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.