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Rich Sorkin

Founder

CEO & Co-founder at Jupiter

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedJupiter

About

Rich Sorkin is Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Jupiter Intelligence, a company providing physical climate analytics for risk management and resiliency planning across private and public sector clients. He previously served as chairman and CEO of Zip2, which was acquired by HP, and led Kaggle prior to its acquisition by Google, and earlier held roles at NASA, Bain & Company, Goldman Sachs, and Creative Labs. He has testified before the United States Congress on climate analytics and holds degrees from Yale University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

CEO & Co-founder at Jupiter

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Jupiter's investors · 6

DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksEnergize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checksMPowerMS&AD VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $3M checksSYSTEMIQJakartaSystemiq CapitalLondon

Co-founders at Jupiter

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Eric WunCOO & Co-founder
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Josh HackerChief Science Officer & Co-founder

Experience

  1. Jupiter IntelligenceCofounder, Chairman and CEOcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Early stage and enterprise companies (Kairos Aerospace, Capella, FlexSchool)Senior Advisor2014 — 2017Silicon Valley, CA
  3. Ready to WinData Science Strategist2014 — 2015Los Altos, California
  4. KagglePresident and COO2012 — 2014
  5. Zeus AnalyticsFounder and Chief Executive Officer2008 — 2012
  6. Jewish Family and Children's ServicesBoard Member2003 — 2008
  7. RES FinanceFounder and CEO2003 — 2006
  8. Commtouch SoftwareDirector and Advisor to CEO1999 — 2004Israel
  9. eColorDirector and Advisor to CEO1999 — 2001
  10. Blue Heron Healthshop.comDirector and Advisor to CEO1999 — 2001
  11. Zip2Chairman and CEO1996 — 1999
  12. Creative Technology LtdVice President and General Manager1993 — 1996
  13. Creative LabsVP and General Manager1993 — 1996
  14. Phoenix TechnologiesDirector, Emerging Technologies Business Unit1992 — 1993
  15. Poqet ComputerSenior Product Manager1990 — 1992
  16. Ashton-TateProduct Manager1988 — 1990
  17. AppleBusiness Planning, Systems Integration1988 — 1989Cupertino
  18. Goldman SachsSummer Associate1987
  19. Bain & CompanyResearch Analyst1984 — 1986
  20. Yale UniversityResearch Assistant1983 — 1984New Haven, CT

Skills & more

Strategy37Entrepreneurship40Product Management17Business Development20Fundraising3Non-profitsAnalytics8Venture Capital5Strategic Planning6Start-ups32Business Strategy9Budgets
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Who is Rich Sorkin?
Rich Sorkin is Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Jupiter Intelligence, a company providing physical climate analytics for risk management and resiliency planning across private and public sector clients. He previously served as chairman and CEO of Zip2, which was acquired by HP, and led Kaggle prior to its acquisition by Google, and earlier held roles at NASA, Bain & Company, Goldman Sachs, and Creative Labs. He has testified before the United States Congress on climate analytics and holds degrees from Yale University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Where does Rich Sorkin work?
Rich Sorkin is CEO & Co-founder of Jupiter.
What companies did Rich Sorkin found?
Rich Sorkin founded Jupiter.
Where did Rich Sorkin go to school?
Rich Sorkin studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (M.B.A., 1988); Yale University (B.A., Economics); Wexner Heritage Institute.

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