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Brian Stafford

Investor

Partner / Founder at Blue Collective

New York, New York, United States

Writes $250K – $1M checks

About

Brian Stafford blends an unusually diverse operating background with CEO experience scaling Diligent from under $100M to over $600M and is a top-100, published authority on board-level governance.

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Brian Stafford @briankstafford

Great to be on @YahooFinance talking about the evolution of governance and board composition, AI and how boards are looking at risk going into the new year. Thanks for having me! https://t.co/gnpeECQZRT

Dec 12, 2023 Β· β™₯ 18

Brian Stafford @briankstafford

Another exciting product launch from the @diligentHQ team today – Board Reporting for IT Risk! Featuring data-driven cybersecurity performance measurement from @Bitsight and cybersecurity scoring from @security_score the dashboard provides #CISOs with a holistic view of their https://t.co/3bvEn1gwQZ

Jul 19, 2023 Β· β™₯ 15 Β· ⇄ 1

Brian Stafford @briankstafford

Wishing all of our US based employees, customers and partners a very Happy Fourth of July! I hope you enjoy celebrating and spending time with family and friends today. https://t.co/wbPFCm31QF

Jul 4, 2023 Β· β™₯ 11

Invests in

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechHealthtechSector Agnostic

Experience

  1. Diligent CorporationPresident and CEOcurrent2015 β€” presentGreater New York City Area
  2. Blue {Seed} CapitalFounder / Venture Advisorcurrent2014 β€” presentGreater New York City Area
  3. Brooklyn Academy of MusicTrusteecurrent2011 β€” presentGreater New York City Area
  4. McKinsey & Co.Partner, Leader of Growth Stage Tech Practice; Leader of SaaS Practice2004 β€” 2015New York
  5. McKinsey Solutions - SaaS BenchmarkingFounder / Co-leader of SaaS Radar2013 β€” 2015Greater New York City Area
  6. Trilogy SoftwareFounder and CEO, CarOrder1998 β€” 2002Austin, Texas Area

Education

  1. University of ChicagoMasters, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics2003 β€” 2004
  2. The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Economics1994 β€” 1998

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship33Mobile Devices6Mergers & Acquisitions15Digital Marketing7Corporate Development6Executive Management4Marketing Strategy5Marketing5B2B4Sales Operations4Start-ups18Business Strategy7
+8 moreManagement ConsultingStrategic PartnershipsE-commerceBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipStrategySaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

From Brian's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Chicago242

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

+ 236 more

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Diligent Corporation6

Lisa EdwardsOperations at Smith Point CapitalAneta SokolowskaPortfolio Manager at NESsTCheryl MackVenture Partner at Black Nova VCAdam BergerManaging Director at Insight PartnersMerline SaintilPartner at DCVC (Data Collective)Robert ArditiGeneral Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Also worked at McKinsey & Co.1,127

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,121 more

Also worked at McKinsey Solutions - SaaS Benchmarking1

Paul PihouΓ©eInvestment Associate at Slate Venture Capital

Also worked at Trilogy Software31

Chad HerrinInvestor at Aspect VenturesTom ChiPhysicist and designer investing in the tools for a regenerative futureJocelyn GoldfeinInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersBrian FrankGeneral Partner at FTW VenturesAndrew ChungInvestor at 1955 CapitalAndy PalmerCo-Founder of Tamr at Underscore VC

+ 25 more

Colleagues at Blue Collective

Jay Trickett
Partner / CAO at Blue Collective
JJ Kasper
Partner / Founder at Blue Collective
Josh Berns
Investor at Blue Collective
Lauren Corcoran
Investor at Blue Collective
Nicole Friedman
Principal at Blue Collective
Niki Liechtenstein
Analyst at Blue Collective