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Phillip Lachman

Investor

Investor at Walnut Venture Associates

Greater Boston

About

Phillip Lachman is a Founding Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners with over 20 years of experience across engineering, business development, program management, and capital strategy in the aerospace and automotive sectors. He most recently led strategic finance initiatives at ClearMotion, including the investment transaction cycle, investor relations, and financial modeling, and managed the commercial relationship with launch customer NIO. Earlier in his career, he was a Staff Engineer and Engineering Leadership Development Program graduate at Lockheed Martin, and he currently works as a consultant and angel investor with Walnut Ventures and NextGen Venture Partners, focusing on Boston-based startups.

Experience

  1. NextGen Venture PartnersFounding Venture Partnercurrent2015 — presentBoston, MA
  2. Walnut VenturesTreasurercurrent2014 — presentWellesley, MA
  3. Illini AngelsMembercurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Directive Communication SystemsMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2026Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. ClearMotionDirector of Strategic Finance2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  6. ClearMotionSr Program Manager2022 — 2024Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
  7. ClearMotionSr. Business Development Manager2016 — 2022Billerica, MA
  8. ClearMotionBusiness Development Manager2015 — 2016Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
  9. The Bison CompaniesAssociate Intern2014Boston, MA
  10. Lockheed MartinStaff Project Engineer2008 — 2013Sunnyvale, California, United States
  11. Lockheed MartinSenior Systems Engineer2007 — 2008Sunnyvale, California, United States
  12. Lockheed MartinDesign & Analyst Engineer2007Sunnyvale, California, United States
  13. Lockheed MartinSystems Test Engineer2006 — 2007Sunnyvale, California, United States
  14. Lockheed MartinSystems Engineer Associate2005 — 2006Sunnyvale, California, United States
  15. Lockheed MartinSystems Engineer Associate2004 — 2005Stennis, MS

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMaster of Science, Electrical Engineering2004 — 2007
  2. Babson CollegeMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2013 — 2015
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering2000 — 2004
  4. Newton South High SchoolDiploma1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Investor Relations1Financial Analysis1Strategic Partnerships1Sales1Fundraising1Account ManagementSales ManagementProgram Management49Systems Engineering31Testing23Earned Value Management13Integration15
+12 moreAerospaceProject PlanningProject ManagementEngineering ManagementEngineeringProposal WritingDefenceSecurityPitch decksinvestment transactionsLeadershipManagement

Languages English · Russian

  • Security Clearance — US Government, License - Department of Defense
  • Security Clearance — US Government, License - SSBI

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Shared employers

Also worked at Illini Angels3

Mark O’ConnorAssociate at Illinois VenturesJoseph WattVice President, Corporate Development & Impact Investments at ECMC GroupJackie DimonteAssociate at Hyde Park Venture Partners

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