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About
Venture advisor associated with Stanford Federal Credit Union.
Experience
- Various CompaniesEnvironmental Sustainability Board Member, Consultant, & Volunteercurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Self-Help Climate CapitalNational Clean Investment Fund (NCIF), Electric Vehicle Solutionscurrent2023 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- College and University Alumni for a Sustainable Planet (CUSP)Board Chaircurrent2023 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- City of Menlo ParkEnvironmental Quality Commissioncurrent2023 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Stanford Alumni in SustainabilityCo-Directorcurrent2023 — presentStanford, California, United States
- RE-volvAdvisory Councilcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- AV8 VenturesVenture Advisorcurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- ClimateDonor.orgBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentSilicon Valley, CA
- Various CompaniesPrior Experiences1996 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area & Portland Oregon
- Stanford Alumni Consulting TeamStrategy Consultant2000 — 2020Stanford, California, United States
Skills & more
Product ManagementSaaSInformation Technology10Business Development36Business Strategy44Enterprise Software88CRM31Social Media Marketing10M&A experience5Entrepreneurship16Program Management15Competitive Analysis10
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StrategyProduct DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipStart-upsSalesMarketingCloud ComputingTeam BuildingFrom Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at AV8 Ventures
Alexander Statnikov
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Anna Binder
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Brett Battles
Partner at AV8 Ventures
Dr. Gloria Lau
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Dr. Marco Pavone
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Gemma Garriga
Investor at AV8 Ventures
George Ugras
General Partner at AV8 Ventures
Jay Budzik
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Kissel?
- Venture advisor associated with Stanford Federal Credit Union.
- Where does Brian Kissel work?
- Brian Kissel is at AV8 Ventures.
- Where did Brian Kissel go to school?
- Brian Kissel studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Marketing, Product Development, Entrepreneurship); United States Naval Academy (BSME, Mechanical Engineering); West Genesee High School (Camillus, NY).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended United States Naval Academy159
Chad SummeBoard Member at CincyTechDouglas Lemott Jr.Vice President, SAP National Security Services at Riphean InvestmentsTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalJuliane GallinaPartner at Lavrock VenturesMike SteadmanFounder, Coach, USNA '10 — writing, coaching, and designing categories for underdog military veteran founders and CEOsJohn DillonInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at City of Menlo Park1
Also worked at Various Companies292
Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesBen PerryInvestor at MedicxiYtsen van der MeerPrincipal at Cottonwood Technology FundHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Siddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCO
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