Amy Villeneuve
InvestorBoard Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VC Β· Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
About
Board director and advisor, formerly COO and President of Amazon Robotics. An active Core Member with expertise in corporate strategy, scaling, leadership, and M&A integration.
Experience
- TeradarBoard Directorcurrent2025 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Reframe SystemsBoard Directorcurrent2022 β present
- RLP, Rapid Liquid PrintBoard Directorcurrent2021 β present
- REsurety, Inc.Board Director (2021 to present), Advisor to CEO (2019 to present)current2019 β present
- OriBoard Directorcurrent2018 β present
- RGo RoboticsBoard Director2022 β 2026
- HumaticsBoard Director2019 β 2026
- Rent The RunwayAdvisor to the COO2020 β 2024
- Catalant TechnologiesAdvisor2016 β 2021
- Forge.AIBoard Director2019 β 2021
- 4momsBoard Director2015 β 2020
- 6 River Systems, Inc.Board Director2018 β 2019Waltham, MA
- Aria Insights, Inc.Chairman of the Board2015 β 2019Danvers, MA
- BUILDVice Chairman, Local Advisory Board2015 β 2018
- Amazon RoboticsVP of Amazon, President & COO of Kiva Systems (renamed Amazon Robotics)2010 β 2015North Reading, MA
- Agero (formerly Cross Country Automotive Services)EVP, Marketing, Strategy and Product Innovation2008 β 2010Medford, MA
- Agero (formerly Cross Country Automotive Services)VP, General Mgr and VP, Strategic Business Development2002 β 2008Medford, MA
- Parthenon-EYPrincipal2000 β 2002Boston, MA
- Stoneridge, Inc., Electronics & Control DevicesBusiness Unit Co-Manager1995 β 1998Stoughton, MA
- General MotorsAccount/Programs Manager1992 β 1994Warren, MI
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA1998 β 2000
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMS, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering1989 β 1990
- Clarkson UniversityBS1982 β 1986
Skills & more
Strategic Leadership15Continuous Improvement5B2B10Product Management33Cross-functional Team Leadership57Manufacturing24Strategy83Management Consulting2Start-ups31Six Sigma2Business Development32Strategic Planning17
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Business StrategyLeadershipCompetitive AnalysisVendor ManagementCRMBusiness Process ImprovementStrategic PartnershipsP&L ManagementOperational ExcellenceManagementSaaSEnterprise SoftwareFrom Amy's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute56
Lawrence BettinoManaging Director at Dot CapitalPatch PaczkowskiVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJonathan BurbaumEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceElly KeinanVenture Partner at PitangoJoe LallouzInvestor at Ambush CapitalJeremiah BrazeauVenture Advisor at Underscore VC
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Also attended Clarkson University16
Marty RoeschFounder, Sourcefire at Decibel PartnersBrad GillespieManaging Partner at IA VenturesRon GulaPresident at Gula Tech AdventuresShyam KamadolliManaging Director at Fine Structures VenturesCharles TangoVenture Partner at Bloccelerate VCDev AshishCIO, Clearchoice Dental at Good AI Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ori1
Also worked at Rent The Runway13
Koda WangFounder, Block & ex CCO, Rent the Runway at Giant Ventures Global LlpScott FriendPartner at Bain Capital VenturesKen SawyerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Saints CapitalMaureen SullivanPartner at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Natasha PrasadVenture Fellow at SHAKTIMaya NoethPartner at Accel
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Also worked at Catalant Technologies10
John NylenChief Revenue Officer at Asymmetric Capital PartnersLisa CocaPartner, Climate Fund at Asymmetric Capital PartnersPat KneelandPrincipal at American Family VenturesMatthew Rhodes-KropfFounder & Partner at Tectonic VenturesJuan Luis LeungliInvestor at Tectonic VenturesAnna Marie WagnerBoard Member at MassChallenge Mexico
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Also worked at Forge.AI2
Colleagues at Underscore VC
Andy Palmer
Co-Founder of Tamr at Underscore VC
Brian Devaney
Partner at Underscore VC
Brian Fakhoury
Investment Analyst at Underscore VC
Chris Gardner
Partner at Underscore VC
Claire Crowther
Vice President, Strategy & Operations at Underscore VC
Corey Thomas
Chairman & CEO of Rapid7 at Underscore VC
Devin Nash
Vice President, Brand & Experience at Underscore VC
Dries Buytaert
Founder of Acquia & Drupal at Underscore VC




































