About
Doug Band is a Venture Partner at AlleyCorp. He co-founded Teneo, a CEO advisory firm that grew to more than 1,500 employees across 39 offices, and served as its President. Earlier in his career he spent four years in the White House Counsel's office and later worked in the Oval Office as Deputy Assistant to the President, then served as President Clinton's chief advisor from 2002 to 2011, helping architect Clinton's post-Presidency and the Clinton Global Initiative. He has been involved in hostage negotiations across multiple U.S. administrations, disaster recovery efforts, and advising heads of state and other public officials on their transitions into private life.
Invests in
ConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtech
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Teneo, a CEO advisory firm.
- Education
- Graduated from the University of Florida in 1995. Holds a master's degree and a law degree from Georgetown University.
- Boards
- Served on the Georgetown University Board of Regents. Served on the board of the University of Florida Foundation. Served on the board of the Boys and Girls Club. Served on the board of NYCFC. Served on the International Board of Coca-Cola for 8 years. Served on the United States bid committee for the World Cup. Served on the organizing committee for the Americas Cup.
- Communities
- Was instrumental in creating and growing the Clinton Global Initiative, which benefited 2,100 philanthropic initiatives in 180 countries.
- More
- Worked with multiple U.S. Presidential Administrations in negotiations to free Americans held around the world.
From Doug's own website β common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Whoosh
Intro paths
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In turn, Doug can intro founders to Whoosh's investors below.
Whoosh's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Whoosh
CR
Colin ReadCo-Founder & CEO
SP
Scott PeperCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- Band Family OfficeBand Family Officecurrent2017 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- Georgetown UniversityBoard of Regentscurrent2013 β present
- New York UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2009 β present
- TeneoCo-Founder & President2011 β 2021
- Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton FoundationBoard of Directors2012 β 2015
- The Coca-Cola CompanyInternational Advisory Committee2009 β 2014
- Office of President ClintonCounselor2001 β 2012
- Clinton Global InitiativeAdvisory Board2008 β 2011
- Clinton FoundationSweden Board of Directors2008 β 2011
- The White HousePresident's Aide2000 β 2001
- The White HouseDeputy Assistant1998 β 2000
Investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at AlleyCorp
Abe Murray
General Partner at AlleyCorp
Alex Martin
Investor at AlleyCorp
Alexi Nazem, MD
General Partner at AlleyCorp
Alison Hill
Chief of Staff at AlleyCorp
Brannon Jones
Principal at AlleyCorp
Bree PiperWilliams
Events Manager at AlleyCorp
Brenton Fargnoli
Partner at AlleyCorp
Catherine Diffley
Head of Hospitality & Real Estate at AlleyCorp
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Doug Band?
- Doug Band is a Venture Partner at AlleyCorp. He co-founded Teneo, a CEO advisory firm that grew to more than 1,500 employees across 39 offices, and served as its President. Earlier in his career he spent four years in the White House Counsel's office and later worked in the Oval Office as Deputy Assistant to the President, then served as President Clinton's chief advisor from 2002 to 2011, helping architect Clinton's post-Presidency and the Clinton Global Initiative. He has been involved in hostage negotiations across multiple U.S. administrations, disaster recovery efforts, and advising heads of state and other public officials on their transitions into private life.
- Where does Doug Band work?
- Doug Band is Venture Partner at AlleyCorp and Board director at Whoosh.
- What does Doug Band invest in?
- Doug Band invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What check size does Doug Band write?
- Doug Band typically writes checks of $1M.
- What boards does Doug Band sit on?
- Doug Band holds tracked board seats at Whoosh.
- Where did Doug Band go to school?
- Doug Band studied at Georgetown Law (Law Degree); Georgetown University Graduate School (Master's degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies); University of Florida (Bachelor of Arts (BA), English).
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