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Derrick Lee

Investor

CFO at Ridge Ventures

Castro Valley, California, United States

About

Derrick Lee is a finance executive at Ridge Ventures with nearly two decades of experience, largely within venture capital. He was previously CFO at Wildcat Venture Partners and Mohr Davidow Ventures, where he handled deal financing, term sheets, and portfolio company financing, and earlier held fund accounting, internal auditing, and performance analysis roles at State Street Corporation. He holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Arizona State University.

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Experience

  1. Ridge VenturesChief Financial Officercurrent2020 — present
  2. Learn CapitalConsulting Chief Financial Officer2020
  3. Wildcat Venture PartnersChief Financial Officer2015 — 2020
  4. Mohr Davidow VenturesChief Financial Officer2005 — 2020
  5. State StreetFund Accountant / Auditor / Performance Analyst2000 — 2005

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics1996 — 2000
  2. W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State UniversityMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance2015 — 2017

Skills & more

Venture Capital25Financial Modeling22Mergers & Acquisitions4Private Equity13Financial Analysis11Due Diligence7Valuation22Portfolio Management3Investments2Corporate Finance2Financial Reporting3Start-ups1
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From Derrick's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley863

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Also attended W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University27

Adrian KaniaSenior Associate at Sapphire VenturesTravis HeathAdministrative Partner & CFO at Signal Peak VenturesRyan ChouManaging Director, Head of Investments at JetBlue VenturesMichael LaymanManaging Director at TSG Consumer PartnersTom PetersonFounder, Managing Partner at Social LeverageJeremy ArendtManaging Partner at Montrose Lane

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ridge Ventures21

Reid JacksonInvestor at Luminar VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAlex RosenManaging Partner at Ridge VenturesGil PenchinaPartner at Ridge VenturesPeter ZatloukalOperating Partner at Ridge VenturesEliyahou AmsellemAssociate at Ridge Ventures

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Also worked at Learn Capital17

David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundMark ChernisOperating Partner at New Markets Venture PartnersGreg MauroFounder, Managing Partner at Learn CapitalRob HutterFounder, Managing Partner at Learn CapitalVinit SukhijaPartner at Learn CapitalBrook BisratPartner at Learn Capital

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Also worked at Wildcat Venture Partners11

Elizabeth PattersonOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesKate FryCFO at Moment Ventures, LlcAhmed JawaInvestor at Niya PartnersGrahme TaylorInvestor at Niya PartnersAmanda MaestriHead of Investor Relations at Reach CapitalBill EricsonManaging Director at Wildcat Venture Partners

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Also worked at Mohr Davidow Ventures25

Elizabeth PattersonOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesRohit SharmaInvestor at True VenturesSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesKate FryCFO at Moment Ventures, LlcJaime FelixCFO at Audacious

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Colleagues at Ridge Ventures

Akriti Dokania
Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures
Alayzain Rizavi
Principal at Ridge Ventures
Alex Rosen
Managing Partner at Ridge Ventures
Brendan Baker
Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Eliyahou Amsellem
Associate at Ridge Ventures
Gil Penchina
Partner at Ridge Ventures
Indy Guha
Investor at VMG Partners
Jeffery Ponders
Principal at Ridge Ventures