L. J. Sevin, Jr. (August 28, 1930 - September 12, 2015) was an American venture capitalist and co-founder of Mostek.[1][2] He was also co-founder of Sevin Rosen Funds.[3]
He was born to Leonce John Sevin, Sr. and Pauline Perkins Sevin in Baton Rouge.[4][3][2] He fought in the Korean War and, with funding from the
In 1965, while working for Texas Instruments he wrote a book, "Field Effect Transistors" that was translated into seven languages.[3][2][7]
Sevin co-founded Mostek when, in 1969, he left Texas Instruments; he was the company's CEO for ten years.[8][2]
With Benjamin M. Rosen, he co-founded Sevin Rosen Funds in 1981.[9]
He served on the board at[2][10]
When Sevin died, his family included wife Jo Danna Sevin, daughters Christine Sevin Burke and Paula Sevin Webster Hayes, son Gordon Sevin, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.[3]
In 1982 daughter JoAnna Sevin "died in an automobile accident."[2]
