Jeffrey Klenner
InvestorVenture Partner at Greatscale Ventures
San Diego, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Jeffrey Klenner is a technology executive with 28 years of experience scaling high-growth organizations, particularly in infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity. He serves as a board member at Equus Compute Solutions, ReachifyAI, and Bench Talent Cloud, and partners with founders at Greatscale Ventures on go-to-market strategy and execution. Previously, he led EVOTEK as President, expanding the company 25x to over $500M in revenue during six years, and held leadership roles at BMC Software, Symantec, Veritas, EMC, and Sun Microsystems, with international experience across more than 20 countries.
Experience
- ECS (Equus Compute Solutions)Board Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Bench Talent CloudBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- ReachifyAIBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Greatscale VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- YPOBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Fulcrum Workforce SolutionsBoard Member2021 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- EVOTEKPresident2016 — 2022San Diego, California, United States
- BMC SoftwareGM & VP, Latin America2013 — 2016São Paulo, Brazil
- BMC SoftwareArea Vice President, Latin America2011 — 2013Buenos Aires, Argentina
- BMC SoftwareRegional Manager2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Juniper NetworksVice President, Mykonos Software2009San Francisco Bay Area
- SymantecChief of Staff, Office of the Chairman & CEO2008 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- SymantecRegional Director2006 — 2008Phoenix, Arizona Area
- SymantecSenior Account Manager2003 — 2006San Diego, California, United States
- Barr Point, LLCFounder & Managing Partner2005 — 2009San Francisco, CA
- EMCNamed Account Manager2000 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
- Sun MicrosystemsAccount Manager1998 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- FBI San Diego Citizens Academy Alumni AssociationGraduate
- Iowa State UniversityBS, Marketing
Skills & more
- SF50 Type Rating — Federal Aviation Administration
- Commercial Pilot Certificate - Multi-Engine Land (AMEL) — Federal Aviation Administration
- Commercial Pilot Certificate - Single Engine Land (ASEL) — Federal Aviation Administration
- Instrument Rating — Federal Aviation Administration
- Private Pilot Certificate — Federal Aviation Administration
- Advanced Open Water Diver — PADI
- Open Water Diver — PADI
From Jeffrey's professional profile.
Colleagues at Greatscale Ventures
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Aaron Contorer
Managing Partner at Greatscale Ventures
Bill Bliss
Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures
George Burnett III
Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures
Investors connected to Jeffrey in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jeffrey Klenner work?
- Jeffrey Klenner is Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures.
- What check size does Jeffrey Klenner write?
- Jeffrey Klenner typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Iowa State University43
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Shared employers
Also worked at BMC Software25
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Also worked at Symantec84
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Also worked at EMC157
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