About
John Steuart is Executive Chairman at CSZ and Co-CEO at MD Steuart Ventures, with current involvement as Executive Chairman at Vocabulous.us. He has served as a board director on over 50 public and private companies since 1990, holding audit and compensation committee leadership roles across multiple organizations. Steuart is a founder and managing director of Steuart Ventures and co-founder of Claremont Creek Ventures, which raised $300 million in institutional capital and achieved notable exits including Natera, GeneWeave (acquired by Roche for $425 million), and Assurex (acquired by Myriad for $410 million). He co-founded CyberGold, which grew to 150 employees and completed a $500 million merger with Mypoints before acquisition by United Airlines. His background spans 25 years in entrepreneurship, venture capital, private equity, and executive finance roles across life sciences, technology, real estate, and financial services sectors.
Experience
- Vocabulous.usExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 — presentTiblisi, Georgia - Warsaw, Poland - Kiev, Belarus
- County Sports ZoneChairman Board of Directors, Co-CEO, Foundercurrent2019 — presentBaltimore, Maryland Area
- SchoolDuelsChairman of the Board, Co-CEO, Foundercurrent2018 — presentBaltimore, Maryland Area
- Steuart VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2016 — presentFlorida, United States
- The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business SchoolAdjunct Professor2022 — 2023Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Calvert Street Capital PartnersAdvisor -- Tech Enabled Business Services2016 — 2019Baltimore, Maryland Area
- NateraBoard of Directors (NTRA), Audit Committee, Compensation Committees2007 — 2019San Mateo, California, United States
- ASSURERX HEALTH INCBoard of Directors & Venture Capital Investor2012 — 2016Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Prolog VenturesVenture Capital Managing Director2013 — 2015Greater St. Louis Area & San Francisco Bay Area
- Claremont Creek VenturesVenture Capital Managing Director & Co-Founder2004 — 2012SF Bay Area
- PropertyBridge.comBoard of Directors & Venture Capital Investor2005 — 2007Oakland, California, United States
- MyPointsCFO & EVP of Strategic Relationships, Board of Directors (MYPT)2000 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
- CybergoldCFO & Co-Founder, Board of Directors (CGLD)1996 — 2000Oakland, California, United States
- Tanox, Inc.Board of Board of Directors & Venture Capital Investor1993 — 1996Houston, Texas, United States
- Alafi CapitalVenture Capitalist1988 — 1996
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science, Economics1980 — 1985
- Golden Gate UniversityMaster of Science, Taxation
Skills & more
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Product DevelopmentEngineering ManagementHigh-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWI)Contract NegotiationDrug DiscoveryDrug DevelopmentCorporate Venture CapitalEarly Stage VenturesBiotechnologyMedical DiagnosticsMolecular GeneticsMolecular DiagnosticsLanguages English · German
- CPA — United Latino Students Association
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
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Also attended Golden Gate University27
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Shared employers
Also worked at Natera10
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Also worked at Prolog Ventures1
Deals · 1
SmartZip AnalyticsBoard seat
via Claremont Creek Ventures · filed Mar 2017 · $12.4M raise
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