Colin Born
InvestorVice President of Corporate Development at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Palo Alto, California, United States
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About
Colin Born is Vice President of Corporate Development at GLOBALFOUNDRIES, where he works on the company's strategic growth initiatives after joining in 2024. He previously served as senior vice president of Corporate Development at Druva and led Corporate Development at Zoom Video Communications, where he established Zoom Ventures, and earlier held senior roles at Cypress Semiconductor, GoPro, Qualcomm and Atheros Communications. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in economics from Claremont McKenna College.
Invests in
Semiconductors
Experience
- GlobalFoundriesVP Corporate Developmentcurrent2024 — present
- Zoom Video CommunicationsHead Of Corporate Development & Zoom Ventures2020 — 2023
- Cypress Semiconductor CorporationVP Corporate Development & IR2017 — 2020
- GoProVP Corporate Development & IR2014 — 2017San Mateo, CA
- QualcommVP Corporate Development2011 — 2014
- Atheros CommunicationsVP Corporate Development & IR2005 — 2011
- Partech InternationalInvestment Analyst2002 — 2005
- Montgomery SecuritiesM&A Associate1997 — 1999
- Robertson StephensM&A Analyst1996 — 1997
- Mellon BankCredit Analyst1994 — 1996Los Angeles, CA
Skills & more
Strategic Partnerships28Start-ups29Semiconductors11Corporate Development51Private Equity5Venture Capital13Mergers & Acquisitions50Business Development30Product Management13Strategy13Competitive Analysis12Equity Research1
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Go-to-market StrategyInvestor RelationsStrategic PlanningProduct MarketingLicensingCross-functional Team LeadershipFinancial ModelingMobile DevicesFrom Colin's professional profile.
Colleagues at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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Public Relations, India at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Ashlie Wallace
Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Camilla Languille
Investor at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Carlos Obeid
Investor at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Caroline Doherty
Investor at Haveli Investments
Darren Williams
Non-Executive Director at Freelancer.com
David Kerko
Lead Independent Director at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Dr. Bobby Yerramilli-Rao
Investor at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Colin Born?
- Colin Born is Vice President of Corporate Development at GLOBALFOUNDRIES, where he works on the company's strategic growth initiatives after joining in 2024. He previously served as senior vice president of Corporate Development at Druva and led Corporate Development at Zoom Video Communications, where he established Zoom Ventures, and earlier held senior roles at Cypress Semiconductor, GoPro, Qualcomm and Atheros Communications. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in economics from Claremont McKenna College.
- Where does Colin Born work?
- Colin Born is Vice President of Corporate Development at GLOBALFOUNDRIES.
- What does Colin Born invest in?
- Colin Born invests in Semiconductors.
- Where did Colin Born go to school?
- Colin Born studied at Columbia Business School (MBA); Claremont McKenna College (BA, Economics).
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School1,173
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Also attended Claremont McKenna College136
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zoom Video Communications39
Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesRyan AzusFormer Chief Revenue Officer at Zoom Video Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJuliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture PartnersQuinn LiSenior Vice President & Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures at Qualcomm VenturesJimManaging partner of Maven Ventures, a consumer-focused micro-VC fund and incubator in Palo AltoChrisInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
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Also worked at Qualcomm205
Ben CoughlanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesBoaz PeerManaging Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesMarienne CaroMarketing Lead at Qualcomm VenturesLeilani ConroyExecutive Assistant at Qualcomm Ventures
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Also worked at Atheros Communications6
Also worked at Montgomery Securities20
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