Bandel Carano Net Worth
Sophia Hammond
Updated on March 21, 2026
Bandel Carano biography
Bandel L. Carano is Independent Director of NeoPhotonics Corp. since March 2004. Since 1987, Mr. Carano has been a General Partner of Oak Investment Partners, a venture capital firm he joined in 1985. Mr. Carano is also a director of nLight, Inc., Airspan Networks Inc., Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc, Centric Software, MobiTV, NextNav and SmartDrive. In addition, Mr. Carano has previously invested in and served on the board of directors of public companies including Tele Atlas BV, Synopsys, Inc., FiberTower Corporation, Virata, Inc. and Polycom, Inc. Mr. Carano also serves on the Investment Advisory Board of the Stanford Engineering Venture Fund. Mr. Carano holds both a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. As a venture capitalist, Mr. Carano has been involved with numerous technology companies in the telecommunications, wireless, rich media and semiconductor industries including 2Wire, Inc., Avici Systems, Qtera Corporation, Sentient Networks, Inc. and Wellfleet Communications, among others. Mr. Carano’s years of venture capital investing, his experience as a director of various public companies and his insights in building these businesses provide valuable perspective to the board of directors.
What is the salary of Bandel Carano?
As the Independent Director of NeoPhotonics, the total compensation of Bandel Carano at NeoPhotonics is $137,103. There are 14 executives at NeoPhotonics getting paid more, with Timothy Jenks having the highest compensation of $1,757,940.