John Roos
InvestorPartner at Geodesic Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
Experience
- Geodesic CapitalCo-Founding Partnercurrent2015 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The Roos GroupCEOcurrent2013 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- U.S. Department of StateU.S. Ambassador to Japan2009 β 2013Tokyo, Japan
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and RosatiCEO, Partner1985 β 2009Silicon Valley
Education
- Stanford Law SchoolJD1977 β 1980
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), J.D.1973 β 1980
Skills & more
International Relations30Start-ups25Venture Capital20Strategic Communications9Intellectual Property7Government9Politics15Corporate Governance4Private Equity9Emerging Markets5Mergers & Acquisitions12Business Strategy18
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Joint VenturesPublic/private PartnershipsCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsExecutive ManagementDiplomacyStrategyPublic & Private SectorsTechnologyFrom John's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford Law School68
Steve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersSandy MillerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersShawn ConwayManaging Partner and COO at Questa Capital
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Also attended Stanford University1,726
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at U.S. Department of State101
Bijan SabetPersonal journalTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalLaurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsBrooke Milton VogelVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also worked at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati43
Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesDaniel GlazerUS Expansion, Fundraising and IPO/M&A Exit Expert at Notion CapitalLeslie StolperInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Zachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
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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
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
Matthew Fuller
Partner at Geodesic Capital
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Arvind Ayyala
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Brent Wu
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Divya Sudhakar
Partner at Geodesic Capital
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