About
Senior Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund focused on deep tech AI infrastructure. Previously led LG Electronics' North American CVC program and held managing director roles at Hewlett Packard Ventures and AMD Ventures, with earlier positions at El Dorado Ventures, Pequot Ventures, and Silicon Valley BancVentures. He holds engineering degrees from UC Santa Barbara and Stanford plus a Stanford MBA, and is a named inventor on eight U.S. patents.
Experience
- Samsung Catalyst FundSr. Investment Director, Samsung Catalyst Fundcurrent2022 β presentSan Jose, California, United States
- LG ElectronicsManaging Director, Corporate Venture Capital2019 β 2022
- ChargifiInvestor / Board Observer2018 β 2019
- Platform9 SystemsInvestor / Board Observer2017 β 2019
- SafeBreachInvestor / Board Observer2016 β 2019
- HexaditeInvestor / Board Observer2016 β 2018
- Hewlett Packard VenturesManaging Director2015 β 2018Palo Alto, CA
- AMD VenturesCo-founder, Managing Director2010 β 2015
- El Dorado VenturesPrincipal2005 β 2010Menlo Park, CA
- Pequot CapitalVice President2004 β 2005
- NvidiaProduct Manager2002 β 2003
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Stanford UniversityMaster's Degree, Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Stanford UniversityMaster's Degree, Mechanical Engineering
- UC Santa BarbaraBachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering
Skills & more
Corporate Development25Strategic Partnerships22Venture Capital28Start-ups31Entrepreneurship15Business Development8Angel Investing2Product Management9Mergers & Acquisitions7Enterprise Software3SaaS6Private Equity5
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StrategyBusiness StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)ManagementCloud ComputingFrom Ray's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Stanford University1,575
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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Also attended UC Santa Barbara170
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniTiffany ChandraVice President, Head of Talent Network at Sapphire VenturesStephanie DuranInvestor at True VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at LG Electronics17
Victoria BondarchukDirector at Marlin Equity PartnersMichael ByungSun HwangVenture Partner (Korea) at TNBAuraJihoon JeongGeneral Partner at Asia2G CapitalNoah MametFormer Ambassador to Argentina at Saints CapitalChatiwat LerdvongveerachaiSenior Investment Manager at AddVentures by SCGNicolas BermanPartner at Kaszek Ventures
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Also worked at Platform9 Systems5
Also worked at Hewlett Packard Ventures212
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at AMD Ventures35
Indra SinghalOperating Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESBrian FrankPartner at Permanent Capital VenturesDaisy CaiGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalEva LauFounding and General Partner at Inovia CapitalReid HutchinsManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersLerry WilsonDirector at Innovation Studio
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Colleagues at Samsung Catalyst Fund
Adry Elmilady
Investment Principal at Samsung Catalyst Fund
Amit Shofar
Sr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund
Cindy Dole
Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Samsung Catalyst Fund
David Goldschmidt
Managing Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst Fund
Gil Rotenberg
Investment Principal at Samsung Catalyst Fund
Hamid Rategh
Venture Technology Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund
Ian Clow
Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund
Jayeon Yoo
Head of Finance Operations at Samsung Catalyst Fund



















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