Alan E. Salzman
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Alan E. Salzman is a venture capitalist and co-founder of VantagePoint Capital Partners, one of the largest venture capital firms in the U.S. and a significant investor of early stage CleanTech companies. He currently serves as CEO and Managing Partner of VantagePoint.
, which Salzman had represented as their lawyer, for $40 million. On the back of this transaction, Salzman raised an additional $100 million to invest in healthcare and information technology companies.
In 1996, Salzman and partner, Jim Marver, co-founded VantagePoint Capital Partners a venture capital firm based in San Bruno, California
. At VantagePoint, Salzman manages nearly $4.5 billion of committed capital, including $1 billion committed to CleanTech. Over the course of his career, Salzman has been involved with funding more than 300 startup companies and the New Green Economy.
Alan is a frequent contributor and keynote speaker on CleanTech, innovation and global competitiveness in the technology sector. He has served as Finance Chair of the World Business Summit on Climate Change, a member of the BP Alternative Energy Advisory Board and held a faculty appointment for more than a decade as Adjunct Professor for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Companies at Stanford University. He currently serves as a member of the Leadership Council of The Climate Group, the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer Selection and Green Investment Committees and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
Mr. Salzman is a graduate of the London School of Economics
(GC), the University of Toronto
(BA), Stanford Law School
(JD) and the University of Brussels, Belgium (LLM).
Career
Salzman began investing in venture capital in the early 1980s. In 1982 Salzman began working for San Francisco law firm Brobeck Phleger and Harrison and set up the firm's division in Palo Alto, catering to technology companies. In 1987, Salzman and several partners purchased the venture capital arm of General ElectricGeneral Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, which Salzman had represented as their lawyer, for $40 million. On the back of this transaction, Salzman raised an additional $100 million to invest in healthcare and information technology companies.
In 1996, Salzman and partner, Jim Marver, co-founded VantagePoint Capital Partners a venture capital firm based in San Bruno, California
San Bruno, California
San Bruno is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 41,114 at the 2010 census.The city is adjacent to San Francisco International Airport and Golden Gate National Cemetery.-Geography:San Bruno is located at...
. At VantagePoint, Salzman manages nearly $4.5 billion of committed capital, including $1 billion committed to CleanTech. Over the course of his career, Salzman has been involved with funding more than 300 startup companies and the New Green Economy.
Alan is a frequent contributor and keynote speaker on CleanTech, innovation and global competitiveness in the technology sector. He has served as Finance Chair of the World Business Summit on Climate Change, a member of the BP Alternative Energy Advisory Board and held a faculty appointment for more than a decade as Adjunct Professor for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Companies at Stanford University. He currently serves as a member of the Leadership Council of The Climate Group, the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer Selection and Green Investment Committees and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
Mr. Salzman is a graduate of the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
(GC), the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
(BA), Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
(JD) and the University of Brussels, Belgium (LLM).