Avadis Tevanian Biography and Net Worth

Director of Dolby Laboratories

Avadis Tevanian has been a member of the Dolby board of directors since 2009. Avie is a Managing Director of Elevation Partners, a private equity firm. Previously, he was Software Chief Technology Officer of Apple Computer. As Software CTO, Avie focused on setting company-wide software technology direction for Apple. Prior to his tenure as Software CTO, Avie was Senior Vice President of Software at Apple, a role he took on when Apple acquired NeXT in 1997.

As SVP of Software, Avie led the software engineering team responsible for the creation of Mac OS X and worked as part of the Apple executive team that engineered the turnaround and current success of Apple. Before joining Apple, he was Vice President of Engineering at NeXT and was responsible for managing NeXT's industry-renowned engineering department. Avie started his professional career at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a principal designer and engineer of the Mach operating system, upon which Nextstep, and now OS X, is based.

He holds a BA degree in mathematics from the University of Rochester and MS and PhD degrees in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.

What is Avadis Tevanian's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Avadis Tevanian is at least $607,079.48 as of February 5th, 2014. Mr. Tevanian owns 7,411 shares of Dolby Laboratories stock worth more than $607,079 as of March 15th. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Tevanian may own. Learn More about Avadis Tevanian's net worth.
How do I contact Avadis Tevanian?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. Tevanian and other Dolby Laboratories executives is 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94103. Dolby Laboratories can also be reached via phone at (415) 558-0200 and via email at investor@dolby.com. Learn More on Avadis Tevanian's contact information.
Has Avadis Tevanian been buying or selling shares of Dolby Laboratories?: Avadis Tevanian has not been actively trading shares of Dolby Laboratories during the past quarter. Most recently, Avadis Tevanian sold 1,331 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.31, for a transaction totalling $100,237.61. Learn More on Avadis Tevanian's trading history.
Who are Dolby Laboratories' active insiders?: Dolby Laboratories' insider roster includes Giles Baker (SVP), Lewis Chew (CFO), John Couling (SVP), Dagmar Dolby (Major Shareholder), Steven Forshay (SVP), Peter Gotcher (Director), Ryan Nicholson (VP), Todd Pendleton (CMO), Emily Rollins (Director), Simon Segars (Director), Mark Sherman (EVP), Anjali Sud (Director), Avadis Tevanian (Director), and Kevin Yeaman (President, CEO, & Director). Learn More on Dolby Laboratories' active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Dolby Laboratories?: In the last year, Dolby Laboratories insiders bought shares 1 times. They purchased a total of 3 shares worth more than $234.45. In the last year, insiders at the electronics maker sold shares 11 times. They sold a total of 231,833 shares worth more than $18,674,144.53. The most recent insider tranaction occured on February, 19th when CMO Todd Pendleton sold 18,121 shares worth more than $1,517,633.75. Insiders at Dolby Laboratories own 38.4% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Dolby Laboratories.
Information on this page was last updated on 2/19/2025.

Avadis Tevanian Insider Trading History at Dolby Laboratories

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
2/7/2022	Sell	1,331	$75.31	$100,237.61
2/2/2021	Sell	1,814	$90.00	$163,260.00
2/4/2020	Sell	1,998	$70.48	$140,819.04
2/4/2015	Sell	3,706	$38.71	$143,459.26
2/5/2014	Sell	4,655	$40.18	$187,037.90	7,411

Avadis Tevanian Buying and Selling Activity at Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories Company Overview

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. creates audio and imaging technologies that transform entertainment at the cinema, DTV transmissions and devices, mobile devices, OTT video and music services, home entertainment devices, and automobiles. The company develops and licenses its audio technologies, such as AAC & HE-AAC, a digital audio codec solution used for a range of media applications; AVC, a digital video codec with high bandwidth efficiency used in various media devices; Dolby AC-4, a digital audio coding technology that delivers new audio experiences to a range of playback devices; and Dolby Atmos technology for cinema and various media devices. Its audio technologies also include DD, a digital audio coding technology that provides multichannel sound to applications; DD+, a digital audio coding technology that offers audio transmission for a range of media applications and devices; Dolby TrueHD, a digital audio coding technology providing encoding for media application; Dolby Vision, an imaging technology for cinema and media devices; and HEVC, a digital video codec with high bandwidth efficiency for media devices. In addition, the company offers digital cinema servers, cinema processors, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and audio and imaging hardware and software products for the cinema, television, broadcast, communication, and entertainment industries. Further, it provides 3-D glasses and kits; and various services to support theatrical and television production for cinema exhibition, broadcast, and home entertainment. The company serves film studios, content creators, post-production facilities, cinema operators, broadcasters, and video game designers. It sells its products directly to the end users, as well as through dealers and distributors worldwide. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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