Paul Mascarenas
InvestorVenture Partner at Fontinalis Partners · Board director at United States Steel
Detroit, Michigan
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $3M
About
Venture Partner and experienced automotive executive who served as Chief Technical Officer at Ford Motor Company, where he led the creation of its Silicon Valley research center. He sits on several public company boards and was awarded an OBE in 2015.
Board director at United States Steel
Intro paths
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United States Steel's investors · 1
Experience
- Fontinalis PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2014 — presentDetroit, Michigan
- ON SemiconductorDirectorcurrent2014 — presentPhoenix, Arizona Area
- Neo Performance MaterialsDirectorcurrent2025 — presentToronto, Canada
- Aebi Schmidt GroupDirector2018 — 2026Zurich, Switzerland
- United States Steel CorporationDirector2016 — 2025Pittsburgh, PA
- SAE InternationalChairman / President / Director / Committee Chair2018 — 2024Warrendale, PA
- BorgWarner Inc.Director2018 — 2022United States
- FISITAChairman / President / Director2012 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Magna InternationalStrategic Advisor / Member of Technology Advisory Council2014 — 2018Troy, Michigan
- Mentor GraphicsDirector2015 — 2017Portland, Oregon
- Ford Motor CompanyChief Technical Officer2011 — 2014Dearborn, Michigan
- Ford Motor CompanyVice President, Engineering - Global Product Development2005 — 2010
- Ford Motor CompanyPositions of Increasing Responsibility in the UK, US and Germany1982 — 2004Worldwide
Skills & more
CommunicationLeadership53Management13Strategic Planning13Vehicles73Financial AnalysisBusiness AnalysisStrategic SourcingResearch and Development (R&D)Venture CapitalBoard of DirectorsEarly Stage Companies
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Technical LeadershipAutomotiveProduct DevelopmentEngineering ManagementSix SigmaEngineeringContinuous ImprovementManufacturingFMEALean ManufacturingProgram ManagementDMAICFrom Paul's professional profile.
Deals · 1
United States SteelBoard seat
via Fontinalis Partners · filed Dec 2019
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Fontinalis Partners
Amy Dai
Senior Associate at Fontinalis Partners
Bill Ford
Founder Emeritus at Fontinalis Partners
Chris Stallman
Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Christopher Cheever
Founder & Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Daniel Ratliff
Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Gabe Cunningham
Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Gabe Klein
Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Jake Simon
Associate at Fontinalis Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Mascarenas?
- Venture Partner and experienced automotive executive who served as Chief Technical Officer at Ford Motor Company, where he led the creation of its Silicon Valley research center. He sits on several public company boards and was awarded an OBE in 2015.
- Where does Paul Mascarenas work?
- Paul Mascarenas is Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners and Board director at United States Steel.
- What check size does Paul Mascarenas write?
- Paul Mascarenas typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What boards does Paul Mascarenas sit on?
- Paul Mascarenas holds tracked board seats at United States Steel.
- Where did Paul Mascarenas go to school?
- Paul Mascarenas studied at King's College London (B.Sc (Hons), Mechanical Engineering); University of East Anglia (Danbury Park Management Centre, Diploma in Management Studies (DMS)); Harvard Business School (Making Corporate Boards More Effective).
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Also attended University of East Anglia21
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Shared employers
Also worked at ON Semiconductor8
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