Craig Burkhardt
InvestorPartner at Menlo Ventures · Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Deputy Director at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About
Appointed in January 2025 as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Deputy Director.
Experience
- Menlo VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — present
- AxiomBoard Directorcurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Wispr FlowBoard Directorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Palo Alto NetworksCTO, Cortex2020 — 2024San Francisco
- ExpanseCo-Founder and CTO2012 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Consultant2011 — 2013
- D. E. Shaw & Co.Quant2010
Skills & more
Machine Learning36Algorithms29Optimization16Electrical Engineering6Physics6Optimizations1Image Processing2Simulations5Computer Vision2Research4Software Engineering3Signal Processing2
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Colleagues at Menlo Ventures
Amy Wu
General Partner at Menlo Ventures
Amy Wu Martin
Partner at Menlo Ventures
Andrew Hsu
Founder at Speak
Brent Fellows
Vice President, Finance and Tax at Menlo Ventures
Bryan Eglan
Director of Business Development at Menlo Ventures
C.C. Gong
Principal at Menlo Ventures
Carolan Shawn
General Partner at Menlo Ventures
Claire Palmer
Director of Investor Relations at Menlo Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Craig Burkhardt?
- Appointed in January 2025 as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Deputy Director.
- Where does Craig Burkhardt work?
- Craig Burkhardt is Partner at Menlo Ventures.
- Where did Craig Burkhardt go to school?
- Craig Burkhardt studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); Stanford University (MS, Electrical Engineering); Stanford University (BS, Physics).
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Also attended Commonwealth School3
Shared employers
Also worked at Axiom10
Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcIda GirmaPrincipal at B4 CapitalCalvin ChinManaging Partner at E14 FundHabib HaddadManaging Partner at The E14 FundC.C. GongPrincipal at Menlo Ventures
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Also worked at Wispr Flow8
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalChelcie TaylorInvestor at GGV CapitalVivek MehraPartner Emeritus at August CapitalDini MehtaExecutive-in-Residence at Peak XV PartnersDaniel BessonovPartner at Dorm RoomAnand LalwaniAngel at Wispr AI
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Also worked at Palo Alto Networks91
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalGeorge ManuelianAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture PartnersEliza ChamberlainSenior Associate at Jump CapitalVicky BooksMarketing Director at Grove VenturesAvi ShulmanPartner at StageOne VenturesJoe HorowitzManaging General Partner at Icon Ventures
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Also worked at Expanse8
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