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Peter Van Vlasselaer, PhD

Former Venture Partner at SR One Capital Management

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.8M

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Peter Van Vlasselaer, PhD, is the founder and steward of Denizen, a nonprofit focused on systemic change across democratic innovation, new economics, artificial intelligence, and social justice, with a podcast that has reached over 25,000 listeners in 131 countries. He spent six years at Google following its 2004 IPO and has more than two decades of consulting experience across philanthropy, venture capital, alternative economics, and social innovation. He completed graduate work in economics and international development at the Harvard Kennedy School and a design thinking fellowship at Stanford's d.school.

Experience

  1. DenizenFounder / Stewardcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. California Institute of Integral StudiesBlue Sky Leaders Program: Facultycurrent2025 — present
  3. North Star ProjectAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  4. Modern Family InstituteFounding Advisorcurrent2023 — present
  5. Fourth Sector GroupMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
  6. MomentumAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentOakland, CA
  7. The Consilience ProjectAdvisor2021 — 2024
  8. Buckminster Fuller InstituteAdvisor2020 — 2021
  9. UshahidiMember, Board of Directors2016 — 2021
  10. Eleven ThreeFounder / Co-lead2020
  11. DentFounder / Principal2013 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Further FutureAdvisor2016 — 2017
  13. AltSchoolStrategy and Design Advisor2013 — 2015
  14. Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanfordd.Fellow2012 — 2013Stanford, CA
  15. Google.orgHead of Development Initiatives2010 — 2013Mountain View, CA
  16. Liberia Philanthropy Secretariat, Ministry of State for Presidential AffairsSenior Intern2009Monrovia, Liberia
  17. Google, Inc.Head of Strategic Analysis and Special Projects, Asia Pacific and Latin America2006 — 2008
  18. Google, Inc.Strategy and Business Operations Associate2004 — 2006
  19. AccentureConsultant, Strategy and Business Architecture, Communications and High Tech2002 — 2004
  20. World Affairs CouncilIntern, Programs Department2002
  21. CERNResearch Associate2000

Skills & more

Community BuildingOnline Content CreationLive EventsManagement Consulting18Program Management12Strategic Partnerships12International Development6Economic Development3Entrepreneurship4Product Management2Customer Service1Policy Analysis2
+12 moreTelecommunicationsMarket ResearchPublic PolicyMarketing StrategyAcquisition IntegrationMarket EntrySalesInternational ExpansionStrategyStrategic PlanningAnalysisLeadership
  • Certified Yoga Instructor — Yoga Alliance

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Amit Shah
Principal at SR One Capital Management
Brian Gallagher
Partner at SR One Capital Management
Chris Chai
Operating Partner - Portfolio Capital Raising at SR One Capital Management

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Who is Peter Van Vlasselaer, PhD?
Peter Van Vlasselaer, PhD, is the founder and steward of Denizen, a nonprofit focused on systemic change across democratic innovation, new economics, artificial intelligence, and social justice, with a podcast that has reached over 25,000 listeners in 131 countries. He spent six years at Google following its 2004 IPO and has more than two decades of consulting experience across philanthropy, venture capital, alternative economics, and social innovation. He completed graduate work in economics and international development at the Harvard Kennedy School and a design thinking fellowship at Stanford's d.school.
What check size does Peter Van Vlasselaer, PhD write?
Peter Van Vlasselaer, PhD typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
Where did Peter Van Vlasselaer, PhD go to school?
Peter Van Vlasselaer, PhD studied at Harvard Kennedy School (Masters of Public Administration, International Development, International Development); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., with honors in Engineering Physics).

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