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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY



FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS



Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of

John Frederick Jason Duva and Nina Andersson-Willard signing singly and each acting individually as

the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power and authority as hereinafter described

to



1 execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in the undersigneds capacity as an officer

and or director of Avid Technology Inc the Company Forms 3 4 and 5 including any amendments

thereto in accordance with Section 16a of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder

the Exchange Act



2 do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be

necessary or desirable to prepare complete and execute any such Form 3 4 or 5 prepare complete and

execute any amendment or amendments thereto and timely deliver and file such form with the United

States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority



3 seek or obtain as the undersigneds representative and on the undersigneds behalf

information regarding transactions in the Companys securities from any third party including brokers

employee benefit plan administrators and trustees and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person

to release any such information to such attorney in fact and approves and ratifies any such release of

information and



4 take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which in

the opinion of such attorney in fact may be of benefit to in the best interest of or legally required by the

undersigned it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the

undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and

conditions as such attorney in fact may approve in such attorney in facts discretion



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney in fact full power and authority to do and

perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite necessary or proper to be done in the exercise

of any of the rights and powers herein granted as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned

might or could do if personally present with full power of substitution or revocation hereby ratifying and

confirming all that such attorney in fact or such attorney in facts substitute or substitutes shall lawfully

do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys in fact in serving in such capacity at the request

of the undersigned are not assuming nor relieving nor is the Company assuming nor relieving any of the

undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act The undersigned

acknowledges that neither the Company nor the foregoing attorneys in fact assume i any liability for the

undersigneds responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act ii any liability of the

undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or iii any obligation or liability of the

undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16b of the Exchange Act



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer

required to file Forms 3 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in

securities issued by the Company unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered

to the foregoing attorneys in fact



IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as

of this 12th day of May 2015







s Ryan H. Murray



Ryan H. Murray