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20. Ronald Jankov

Title: President and CEO

Company: NetLogic Microsystems

FSB 100 Rank: 83

Value of stock owned: $24.3 million

Value of options: $3.2 million

Total ownership value: $27.5 million

When he wants to escape Silicon Valley, Ronald Jankov heads for the Serengeti. The African game park is at the top of his list of favorite vacation spots. Aside from adventure travel, Jankov is also passionate about diplomacy.

"It is one of my life goals to eventually be an ambassador to either a country where I could help to advance their economy through cooperation with the U.S, or where I could mediate some crisis to the benefit of both America and the local community," he says.

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Notes: Data as of the companies' most recent fiscal year-ends. Options valued net of their strike price. Includes 416,060 shares of common stock held by Global Link 1 Capital, of which Mr. Jankov is a trustee. Equity holdings data provided by Equilar. Due to a data collection error on the part of Equilar, the rankings have been revised since they were first posted.

LAST UPDATE: Jul 01 2008 | 12:04 PM ET