About
Co-Author of Venture Capital for Dummies (John Wiley & Sons) Early-Stage venture capital fund providing capital formation through angel and VC investments. Portfolio companies include early stage technology, healthcare, life science, consumer goods, finance and internet technology. Organizer of Angel/Venture Capital Conferences Colorado Capital Conference Angel Capital Summit Impact Investing Signature Series Helping Angel / Venture investors and entrepreneurs to achieve success through education, connections, events, venture boards and facilitation. Hosting monthly conferences and pitch events followed by Angel Group sessions in Denver Tech Center, Boulder and Golden, CO. CEO of the Year Finalist - CoBiz Magazine 2014 2013 Denver Business Journal Power Book Finalist - C-level executives who have "made the cut". These power players are Denver's most influential business leaders, making the news in Colorado Speaker on Venture Capital, Angel Investing, Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing…
Experience
Managing Partner
Rockies Venture Fund · Denver, CO
Present
RVF is a Venture Capital Fund supporting high growth early stage companies with disruptive innovation and clear pathways to executing an exit strategy. RVF makes equity in companies in technology, healthcare, and life sciences.
Executive Chairman
Rockies Venture Club · Denver, CO
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Founded in 1985, the Rockies Venture Club is Colorado's premier organization for networking, education, and connection between companies and capital. RVC specializes in connecting innovative entrepreneurs with the investment community through Angel Investing Groups, investor educational programs, Entrepreneur Masterminds, HyperAccelerators, monthly pitch/education events and annual conferences including the Angel Capital Summit and the Colorado Capital Conference.
Managing Partner
Balkan Tech Fund · Podgorica, Montenegro
Present
Seed stage venture capital fund investing in startups in the Western Balkan countries of Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo and North Macedonia.
Managing Partner
Rockies Space Fund · Denver, Colorado, United States
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Seed stage venture capital fund investing primarily in Colorado based aerospace companies.
Managing Partner
Rockies Space Fund · Denver, Colorado, United States
Present
Investing in early stage aerospace companies.
Member of the Board of Advisors
Tonic Document Management (TonicDM) · Greater Los Angeles Area
Present
Tonic Document Management is a cloud-hosted and easy-to-use email, RFI and submittal management system specific to design teams in the building industry.
Chairman and Executive Director
Rockies Venture Institute · Denver, CO
Present
Rockies Venture Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization furthering entrepreneurship and economic development through the development and delivery of high quality educational programs for entrepreneurs and angel investors. RVI programs include the HyperAccelerator program, Angel Accelerator, and Corporate Innovation HyperAccelerator and many other workshops providing venture capital and entrepreneurship education for angel investors, corporations and entrepreneurs. RVI provides licensing arrangements for its curriculum world-wide and has created a turn-key program for communities to engage in 360 Degree Venture Capital education that includes train-the-trainer program and administrative tool kits that walk program managers through everything from marketing, mentors, money, catering, venue selection, sponsorships, scheduling and more.
Board Member and Treasurer
Angel Investor Foundation · Overland Park, Kansas, United States
The Angel Investors Foundation is a 501(c)3 with a mission to advance angel investing world-wide through education, research and community building programs that support angel investors and the entrepreneurs they invest in.
Education
Harvard University
ExecEd, Executive Leadership
Harvard University
ExecEd, Knowledge Management
University of Colorado Boulder
Business Administration
University of Colorado Boulder
ABD, Philosophy
Colorado College
BA, Philosophy
Zurich International School
Regis University
MBA, Business
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