Where does Saum Vahdat work?

Saum Vahdat is CEO at Bridgewest Ventures.

Where did Saum Vahdat go to school?

Saum Vahdat studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of San Diego (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Study Abroad, Entrepreneurship).

Saum Vahdat

Investor

CEO at Bridgewest Ventures

San Diego, California, United States

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About

Cornell MBA who worked in real estate investment and Johnson & Johnson's venture platform before joining Bridgewest to operate portfolio companies; now CEO of Bridgewest Ventures leading investment strategy and incubation programs, including BVNZ's partnership with the NZ government.

CEO at Bridgewest Ventures

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Bridgewest Ventures's investors · 1

NZ Growth Capital PartnersAuckland

Experience

Bridgewest Ventures NZChief Executive Officercurrent2020 — presentSan Diego, CA
Bridgewest GroupCFOcurrent2015 — presentSan Diego, CA
Endura TechnologiesDirector, Finance and Corporate Strategycurrent2015 — presentDublin, Ireland
Johnson & JohnsonSummer Associate2014San Diego, CA

Skills & more

Word6Excel4PowerPoint8Mac OS X2Windows5Microsoft Excel3Microsoft Word2Spanish5Financial Modeling5Entrepreneurship5Program Management9Venture Capital3

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Mergers & AcquisitionsMarket ResearchMarketingLeadershipAnalysisReal Estate

Languages English · Persian · Spanish

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Colleagues at Bridgewest Ventures

Adam Gickling

Executive Vice President, Bridgewest Group at Bridgewest Ventures

Akansha Gill

Legal & Governance Manager at Bridgewest Ventures

Darja Nelson

Operating Partner at Bridgewest Ventures

Dr Massih Tayebi

Chief Executive, Bridgewest Group at Bridgewest Ventures

Jennifer Henry Brown

General Counsel, Bridgewest Group at Bridgewest Ventures

John Robson

General Manager New Zealand at Bridgewest Ventures

Kathryn de Ridder

Investment Director at Bridgewest Ventures

Rayan Coates

Investment Analyst Intern at Bridgewest Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Saum Vahdat?: Cornell MBA who worked in real estate investment and Johnson & Johnson's venture platform before joining Bridgewest to operate portfolio companies; now CEO of Bridgewest Ventures leading investment strategy and incubation programs, including BVNZ's partnership with the NZ government.
Where does Saum Vahdat work?: Saum Vahdat is CEO at Bridgewest Ventures.
Where did Saum Vahdat go to school?: Saum Vahdat studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of San Diego (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Study Abroad, Entrepreneurship).

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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia340

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Johnson & Johnson mafia70

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Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management mafia38

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University of San Diego mafia25

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Hilary SaundersB.A.Founded Side +1 Robert SchulteB. Acc & BSBAFounded Lumatax +1 Baxter BoxBachelor of Science/Bachelor of ArtsFounded rewardStyle +1 Jason CorselloBBAFounded Acadian Ventures Morgan SchwankeB.A. Art History & Interdisciplinary HumanitiesFounded OnMyBlock Patrick ThompsonBBAFounded Clarify AI

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Bridgewest Ventures mafia2

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Also attended Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management149

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BOND David JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North America Zack SchildhornVenture Partner at Lux Capital Quinn LiSenior Vice President & Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures at Qualcomm Ventures Richard TapalagaDirector at Qualcomm Ventures Justin FreehVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors

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Also attended University of San Diego81

Raychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis Ventures Joe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture Group Kelli McKeirnanDirector of Administration at Westlake Village BioPartners Jason CorselloFounder & General Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, Llc Nick GeannacopulosGrowth Investor at Five Elms Capital Graham WagnerInvestor at Silversmith Capital Partners

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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,494

Lee FixelFounder of Addition Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia Capital Neil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Greenoaks Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index Ventures Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index Ventures Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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About

CEO at Bridgewest Ventures

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Bridgewest Ventures's investors · 1

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Colleagues at Bridgewest Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia340

Johnson & Johnson mafia70

Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management mafia38

University of San Diego mafia25

Bridgewest Ventures mafia2

Same school

Also attended Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management149

Also attended University of San Diego81

Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,494

Shared employers

Also worked at Bridgewest Group6

Also worked at Endura Technologies1

Also worked at Johnson & Johnson229