Diane Abruzzini Riggs
InvestorFounderSeed Fund 1 Advisory Board at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) · COO & Co-Founder at Rigorous
Underhill, Vermont, United States
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Co-founder of Rigorous.
COO & Co-Founder at Rigorous
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Co-founders at Rigorous
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Colin RiggsCEO & Co-Founder
Experience
- RigorousCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentWilliston, VT
- Center for Women & EnterpriseCore Advisor, Workshop Instructor2020 — 2022
- Mind FrameManaging Director2020 — 2021Vermont, United States
- VENTURE.coDirector of Marketing2019 — 2020Burlington, Vermont Area
- VENTURE.coMarketing and Communications Manager2018 — 2019Burlington, Vermont Area
- VENTURE.coMarketing Associate2018Burlington, VT
- Gold Beet VenturesSocial Venture Business Advisor2016 — 2020Burlington, Vermont Area
- Mtn Seasons WoodfiredOwner/Founder2013 — 2016Jeffersonville, VT
- Various, IntermittentSustainable Farms2008 — 2016Vermont & New York
- Dig the Garden StateOwner / Designer2009 — 2014New Jersey, New York, Vermont
Skills & more
Photoshop2Adobe Photoshop2PowerPoint2Microsoft Office6QuickBooksSalesforce.comSalesforceJIRAAdobe InDesignMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Excel1Adobe Illustrator
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Adobe Creative SuiteAdobe AcrobatSOLIDWORKSStrategyPublic SpeakingManagementEntrepreneurshipMarket ResearchProject ManagementMarketingEvent PlanningFinance- Learning SOLIDWORKS — LinkedIn
- Securities Industry Essentials — FINRA
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Colleagues at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
Andrew Allen
Seed Fund 1 Advisory Board at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
Bashir Abdallah
Vice President, Product at Mainsail Partners
Briar Alpert
Vice Chair, Board of Directors at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
Cassie Polhemus
Seed Fund 1 Advisory Board at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
David Aronoff
Board of Directors at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
David Bradbury
President at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
Dr. John Evans
Board Advisor at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
Elizabeth Hackett Robinson
Vice Chair, Board of Directors at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Diane Abruzzini Riggs?
- Co-founder of Rigorous.
- Where does Diane Abruzzini Riggs work?
- Diane Abruzzini Riggs is COO & Co-Founder of Rigorous and Seed Fund 1 Advisory Board at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET).
- What companies did Diane Abruzzini Riggs found?
- Diane Abruzzini Riggs founded Rigorous.
- Where did Diane Abruzzini Riggs go to school?
- Diane Abruzzini Riggs studied at University of Vermont (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Sustainable Entrepreneurship); Skidmore College (BA, Anthropology).
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