About
Joined Supply Chain Ventures in 2016 after founding and selling LeanLogistics (the firm's first investment) to Brambles, where he became Global Chief Supply Chain Officer.
Experience
- Supply Chain Ventures LLCManaging General Partnercurrent2002 — present
- The Visibility CouncilStrategic Advisor2020 — 2025
- Golden SeedsManaging Director2011 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts
- NextShift Robotics (Acquired by JASCI Software)Member Board Of Directors2017 — 2022Lowell, Massachusetts
- NBD Nanotechnology (acquired by Henkel)Board Member2013 — 2022Greater Boston Area
- Placester, Inc.Member Board of Directors2014 — 2017Boston, MA
- Descartes Systems GroupBoard Member/Chair, Compensation Committee2011 — 2017Waterloo, ON
- Steelwedge Software, Inc. (Acquired by E2Open)Board Member2010 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Aiko Biotechnology (Acquired by Laudant)Board Member2005 — 2016
- Control Group (Acquired by Intersection/Google)Chairman of the Board2003 — 2015New York CIty
- Adheretx/ActualMedsMember Board of Directors2009 — 2014Cambridge, MA
- Avenue Right (Acquired by IBM)Board Member2007 — 2012
- Optiant (Acquired by Logility)Board Member2007 — 2011
- Waer Systems LtdBoard Member2009 — 2010
- TrueDemand Software (Acquired by Acosta)Advisory Board2006 — 2009
- LogispringAdvisory Board2002 — 2009
- New Vine Logistics (acquired by IBG Fulfillment Services)Board Member2006 — 2009
- Optiant (Acquired by Logility)Interim CEO & Board Member2008
- LeanLogistics (Acquired by Brambles)Board Member2004 — 2008Michigan
- Vtrenz (Acquired by SilverPop)Board Member2006 — 2007
- AccentureManaging Partner1990 — 2002
- Temple, Barker & Sloane (Acquired by Marsh/Oliver Wyman)Vice President1983 — 1990Lexington, Massachusetts
- Data Resources, Inc (Acquired by McGraw-Hill)Vice President1974 — 1983Lexington, Massachusetts
Skills & more
SaaS7Enterprise Software4Strategic Planning38Management33Leadership64Strategy58Early Stage Investing3SAAS Solutions4Supply Chain Management76Supply Chain42Start-ups99Outsourcing24
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Venture CapitalInvestmentsManagement ConsultingMarketing StrategyMergersLogisticsTransportationConsultingForecastingOperations ManagementIT StrategyBusiness TransformationLanguages English · French
From Dan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Supply Chain Ventures
David L Anderson
Managing General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures
Mark Doiron
Senior Advisor, CPG & Retail at Supply Chain Ventures
Padman Ramankutty
Senior Advisor, Technology at Supply Chain Ventures
Pete Stiles
Senior Advisor, Marketing at Supply Chain Ventures
Scott Anderson
General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Dershem?
- Joined Supply Chain Ventures in 2016 after founding and selling LeanLogistics (the firm's first investment) to Brambles, where he became Global Chief Supply Chain Officer.
- Where does Dan Dershem work?
- Dan Dershem is Managing General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures.
- Where did Dan Dershem go to school?
- Dan Dershem studied at Boston College (PhD, Econometrics); University of Connecticut (BA, Economicis).
Same school
Also attended Boston College195
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Also attended University of Connecticut76
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Shared employers
Also worked at Logispring1
Also worked at Optiant (Acquired by Logility)1
Also worked at Accenture736
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