About
Edward Fishman focuses on the intersection of business, economics, and national security, and invests in and advises early-stage technology startups aligned with US national interests. He served on the US State Department's policy planning staff from 2015 to 2017, working on economic sanctions and strategy, and earlier held roles at the Pentagon and Treasury Department. In the private sector he held operating roles at Via, Zoox, and IronNet Cybersecurity, and he holds a BA from Yale, an M.Phil. from Cambridge, and an MBA from Stanford; he is also a senior research scholar at Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy and an adjunct professor at Columbia.
Invests in
Defense TechGovTech
Experience
- Council on Foreign RelationsSenior Fellow and Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomicscurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkSenior Research Scholar | Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairscurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- Self EmployedInvestor + Advisorcurrent2019 — present
- ViaDirector of Via for Health2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- ViaPrincipal, New Product Strategy2019 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- Zoox Inc.Strategy & Finance2018San Francisco Bay Area
- U.S. Department of StateMember, Policy Planning Staff, Office of the Secretary of State2015 — 2017
- U.S. Department of StateRussia and Europe Lead, Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation2013 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- United States Department of DefenseSpecial Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff2014
- Foreign Affairs MagazineAssistant Editor2012 — 2013Greater New York City Area
- U.S. Department of the TreasurySpecial Assistant to the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence2011Washington, DC
Colleagues at Commonweal Ventures
Alan Estevez
Senior Advisor at Commonweal Ventures
Alicia Barton
Advisor at Commonweal Ventures
Anthony Foxx
Advisor at Commonweal Ventures
Brenna Berman
Advisor at Commonweal Ventures
Carol Browner
Senior Advisor at Commonweal Ventures
Edward Davis
Advisor at Commonweal Ventures
Evan Smith
Advisor at Commonweal Ventures
Harrison Marks
Principal at Commonweal Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eddie Fishman?
- Edward Fishman focuses on the intersection of business, economics, and national security, and invests in and advises early-stage technology startups aligned with US national interests. He served on the US State Department's policy planning staff from 2015 to 2017, working on economic sanctions and strategy, and earlier held roles at the Pentagon and Treasury Department. In the private sector he held operating roles at Via, Zoox, and IronNet Cybersecurity, and he holds a BA from Yale, an M.Phil. from Cambridge, and an MBA from Stanford; he is also a senior research scholar at Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy and an adjunct professor at Columbia.
- Where does Eddie Fishman work?
- Eddie Fishman is National Advisory Network at Commonweal Ventures.
- What does Eddie Fishman invest in?
- Eddie Fishman invests in Defense Tech, GovTech.
- Where did Eddie Fishman go to school?
- Eddie Fishman studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Cambridge (M.Phil, International Relations); Yale University (BA, History).
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