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David Washburn is currently the Executive Director at Michigan State University Foundation, President & Board Director at Red Cedar Ventures LLC, President & Board Director at Michigan Rise, and President & Board Director at Spartan Innovations.
Previously, he was the President & CEO at University of Tennessee Research Foundation, worked in Business Development at Kuck & Associates, Inc., Sales & Marketing at Wolfram Research, Inc., and International Business Development & Corpo Finance at InstallShield Software Corp.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign and his MBA from Gies College of Business.
David Washburn active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Michigan State University Foundation
Michigan State University Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment | Director/Board Member | 31/01/2014 |
Michigan Rise
Michigan Rise Investment ManagersFinance Michigan Rise invests in tech startups across Michigan. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors. It participates in equity and convertible debt financing for early-stage transactions with an investment size up to USD 0.25 million and a transaction amount of USD 0.05 - 0.15 million. | President | 31/05/2020 |
Red Cedar Ventures LLC
Red Cedar Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Red Cedar Ventures Invests companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed, early, late and growth stage capital requirements. It also makes follow on investments. | President | 31/01/2014 |
Spartan Innovations | President | 31/08/2014 |
Former positions of David Washburn
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
University of Tennessee Research Foundation | Chief Executive Officer | 31/12/2013 |
InstallShield Software Corp.
InstallShield Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops software products | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/11/1999 |
Kuck & Associates, Inc.
Kuck & Associates, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides performance-oriented compilers and programming tools used in the development of multithreaded applications | Corporate Officer/Principal | 28/02/1997 |
Wolfram Research, Inc.
Wolfram Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops and distributes mathematical software solutions | Sales & Marketing | 29/02/1996 |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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Kuck & Associates, Inc.
Kuck & Associates, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides performance-oriented compilers and programming tools used in the development of multithreaded applications | Technology Services |
Wolfram Research, Inc.
Wolfram Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops and distributes mathematical software solutions | Commercial Services |
University of Tennessee Research Foundation | |
Michigan State University Foundation
Michigan State University Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment | Miscellaneous |
InstallShield Software Corp.
InstallShield Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops software products | Technology Services |
Red Cedar Ventures LLC
Red Cedar Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Red Cedar Ventures Invests companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed, early, late and growth stage capital requirements. It also makes follow on investments. | Finance |
University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign
University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Gies College of Business
Gies College of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Michigan Rise
Michigan Rise Investment ManagersFinance Michigan Rise invests in tech startups across Michigan. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors. It participates in equity and convertible debt financing for early-stage transactions with an investment size up to USD 0.25 million and a transaction amount of USD 0.05 - 0.15 million. | Finance |
Spartan Innovations |
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