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Saum Vahdat

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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

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

Skills & more

Word6Excel4PowerPoint8Mac OS X2Windows5Microsoft Excel3Microsoft Word2Spanish5Financial Modeling5Entrepreneurship5Program Management9Venture Capital3
+6 moreMergers & AcquisitionsMarket ResearchMarketingLeadershipAnalysisReal Estate

Languages English · Persian · Spanish

From Saum's professional profile.

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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