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Deborah Quazzo

Investor

Managing Partner at GSV Ventures Β· Managing Partner at GSV Acceleration

San Francisco, CA & Chicago, IL

Writes $250K – $12M checks

About

Deborah Quazzo, who identified human capital as an underserved growth opportunity over 25 years ago at Merrill Lynch, co-founded and scaled the ASU+GSV Summit into a 7,000-person cross-sector deal-making forum.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Experience

  1. GSV VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 β€” presentChicago, IL and San Francisco, CA
  2. ASU+GSV SummitCo-Foundercurrent2009 β€” presentChicago, IL and San Francisco, CA
  3. Toddle - Your Teaching PartnerBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  4. EllucianBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” presentReston, Virginia, United States
  5. DiscoBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. BrightChampsBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  7. UplimitBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  8. Ascend LearningBoard Managercurrent2018 β€” present
  9. TurnitinBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” present
  10. DegreedBoard Membercurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. Harvard Graduate School of EducationMember of the Board of Advisors Dean's Leadership Councilcurrent2025 β€” present
  12. Global Silicon Valley AdvisorsFounder & Senior Advisor2009 β€” 2019New York, New York and Chicago
  13. ThinkEquity PartnersCo-Founder and President2001 β€” 2008
  14. Merrill LynchManaging Director, Global Growth Group1987 β€” 2001
  15. J.P. MorganAssistant Treasurer1983 β€” 1985

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), History1978 β€” 1982
  2. Harvard Business SchoolMBA1985 β€” 1987
  3. Bolles1973 β€” 1978
  4. University of North FloridaHonorary Doctor of Science (ScD)2025

Skills & more

Private Equity99Managerial Finance46Corporate Development99Venture Capital99Private Placements47Start-ups98Mergers35Acquisitions15Business Development22Business Strategy25Capital Markets16Competitive Analysis7
+3 moreCapital RaisingDue DiligenceWellSaid Studio
  • ASU+GSV Summit 2025 Speaker β€” ASU+GSV Summit
  • ASU+GSV Summit 2025 Attendee β€” ASU+GSV Summit

From Deborah's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 2

DegreedBoard seat

via GSV Ventures Β· filed Feb 2023 Β· $50.9M raise

IntellisparkBoard seat

via GSV Ventures Β· filed Jul 2022

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at GSV Ventures

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