About
Technology sector expert with two decades of leadership, startup advisory, and venture capital investment experience. Specialist in AI and strategic disruption who previously led technology practices at a global bank and launched Silicon Valley operations.
Experience
- Disruptive Futures InstituteFounding Chaircurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco
- World Economic ForumGlobal Foresight Network | Member & Contributing Authorcurrent2023 — presentGeneva, Switzerland
- World Economic ForumAI Global Alliance (AIGA) | Working Group Membercurrent2026 — presentGlobal
- Techistential (Strategic Foresight & Futures Intelligence)Presidentcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco
- MIT Technology Review BrasilColumnist | AI & Futures Intelligencecurrent2025 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Lux Carbon StandardBoard Director | Futurist-in-Residencecurrent2023 — presentBrazil
- Kogan PageAuthorcurrent2023 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Berkeley SkyDeckAdvisory Council & Speaker | LP Investor in UC Berkeley SkyDeck Fundcurrent2019 — presentBerkeley, California
- Vektor PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California
- BNP ParibasManaging Director - Head of Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Advisory Americas & West Coast M&A2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- BNP ParibasManaging Director - Head of Technology & Digital M&A / Investment Banking EMEA2002 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- EYCorporate Finance | M&A Advisory Group1999 — 2001London, United Kingdom
Education
- MIT Sloan Executive EducationArtificial Intelligence & Strategy2018 — 2019
- University of HoustonStrategic Foresight, Futures Studies
- Durham UniversityMaster of Science - MS, M.Sc. in Economics & Finance
- ICAEWFellow ICAEW | Chartered Accountant (ACA, FCA)
Skills & more
Speaker58Foresight Strategy & Futures Thinking71Artificial Intelligence (AI)55Strategic Forecasting7System Innovation5Futures & Foresight Research5Board of Directors4Climate Change5Sustainability5Scenario Development3Emerging Technologies4University Teaching3
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University LecturingMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate FinanceInvestment BankingMergersBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyValuationPrivate EquityInvestmentsVenture CapitalStart-upsLanguages English · French
- Artificial Intelligence in National Security (King's Institute for Applied Security Studies) — King's College London
- Grand Strategy Professional Certificate Program (AI National Security, Wargaming, Strategic Communications) — King's College London
- Advisory Council | Appointed AI General Assembly — Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law
- Climatebase Fellow | Applied Climate Solutions — Climatebase
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (FCA) — ICAEW
- APF Professional Member — Association of Professional Futurists - APF
- Complex Systems | Introduction to Complexity Science — Santa Fe Institute
- Futures Thinking | Certified Practitioner | IFTF Palo Alto — Institute for the Future
- d.school Design Thinking & Innovation | Executive Education Program | Stanford — Stanford d.school
- Artificial Intelligence & Business Strategy | CSAIL — MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
From Roger's professional profile.
Colleagues at Vektor Partners
Bernd Gottschalk
Venture Partner at Vektor Partners
Chris Riley
Managing Partner at Vektor Partners
Christoph Markson
Venture Partner at Vektor Partners
Isabel Falkenberg
Partner at Vektor Partners
Jem Davies
Venture Partner at Vektor Partners
Laurent Rossi
Partner at Vektor Partners
Sebastian Bihari
General Partner at Vektor Partners
Valentin Menedetter
Partner at Vektor Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Roger Spitz work?
- Roger Spitz is Venture Partner at Vektor Partners.
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Shared employers
Also worked at MIT Technology Review Brasil1
Also worked at Kogan Page1
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