Jon Shalowitz

Experience

1. Union Square Advisors LLCManaging Directorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
2. Woodside Capital PartnersManaging Director2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
3. Silicon Valley Japan PlatformPresident2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
4. LiftIgniter (Acquired by The Arena Group)CEO2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
5. SnapRoute (Acquired by Infoblox)Interim CEO2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
6. CallidusCloudGeneral Manager2016 — 2017Dublin, California, United States
7. Badgeville (Acquired by SAP/CallidusCloud)CEO2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
8. CloudUP Networks, Inc. (acquired by CipherCloud, Inc.)CEO and Co-founder2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
9. XDN, Inc (acquired by Fortinet)CEO2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
10. Storm VenturesExecutive in Residence (EIR)2011 — 2012
11. NominumFounder & General Manager, SKYE2008 — 2011
12. Applied IdentityVice President of Marketing2006 — 2008
13. ConSentry NetworksSr. Director, Product Management & Product Marketing2005 — 2006
14. SecurifySr. Director, Product Management2004 — 2005
15. Netscreen Technologies (NASDAQ: NSCN)Sr. Product Line Manager2000 — 2004
16. Optimal NetworksDirector, Product Management1999 — 2000
17. 3ComSr. Product Line Manager1996 — 1999
18. Corporate Directions, Inc.Management Consultant1990 — 1994Tokyo, Japan
19. Toshiba 東芝International PR Manager1989 — 1990Tokyo, Japan

Education

1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessM.B.A., MBA1994 — 1996
2. Duke UniversityA.B., Public Policy Studies1985 — 1989
3. Keio UniversityExchange Student, Japanese Language1988

Skills & more

Languages English · Japanese

• FINRA Principal Securities License (Series 24) — FINRA
• Series 79 — FINRA
• Series 63 — FINRA
• SIE — FINRA

From Jon's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

RBRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPFPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSJSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDSDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKBKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)HWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,144 more

Also attended Duke University384

FEFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJLJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJYJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpSRScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJBJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVMVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

+ 378 more

Also attended Keio University58

TNTetsu NomuraPrincipal at Sozo VenturesBBBor BoerManaging Director at CapagroNTNatsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalTSTomosaku SoharaGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaTUTaiga UetaPrincipal at NordicNinjaMHMasahiko HonmaPartner & Advisor at KK Fund

+ 52 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Woodside Capital Partners3

KKKonstantin KoenigInvestor at Illuminate FinancialSMSimon MiremadiPartner at GP BullhoundJAJordi ArgenteStrategic Investment Advisor at Natural Bridges Ventures (NBV)

Also worked at Badgeville (Acquired by SAP/CallidusCloud)1

DHDrew HarmanVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital

Also worked at Nominum1

DCDavid CowanPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Also worked at Securify1

JDJoel de la GarzaPartner at Andreessen Horowitz