John Roos
InvestorPartner at Geodesic Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Geodesic CapitalCo-Founding Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The Roos GroupCEOcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- U.S. Department of StateU.S. Ambassador to Japan2009 — 2013Tokyo, Japan
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and RosatiCEO, Partner1985 — 2009Silicon Valley
Skills & more
International Relations30Start-ups25Venture Capital20Strategic Communications9Intellectual Property7Government9Politics15Corporate Governance4Private Equity9Emerging Markets5Mergers & Acquisitions12Business Strategy18
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Colleagues at Geodesic Capital
Alvin Asper
CFO at Geodesic Capital
Arvind Ayyala
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Brent Wu
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Charlie Friedland
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Divya Sudhakar
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Jon Rezneck
Partner and Head of Investment Team, COO at Geodesic Capital
Justin Yue
Associate at Geodesic Capital
Marcus Otsuji
Country Manager at Geodesic Capital
Network3
Arvind Ayyala
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Brent Wu
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Divya Sudhakar
Partner at Geodesic Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Roos?
- Founding Partner at Geodesic Capital
- Where does John Roos work?
- John Roos is Partner at Geodesic Capital.
- What check size does John Roos write?
- John Roos typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did John Roos go to school?
- John Roos studied at Stanford Law School (JD); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), J.D.).
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at U.S. Department of State130
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Also worked at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati49
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