About
20 years as CEO/COO/President of cleantech and high-tech companies plus 20 years investing across angel, PE, VC and bank-funded firms.
Experience
- Quasar Holdings, LLCPrincipalcurrent2011 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Vantage LightingCEO2013 — 2022Providence, Rhode Island Area
- Alteris RenewablesChief Executive Officer2008 — 2011Providence, Rhode Island Area
- Riverside PartnersOperating Partner2005 — 2011Boston, MA
- Avici Systems, Inc.President and Chief Executive Officer2000 — 2004North Billerica, MA
- Lucent Technologies Bell Labs innovationsDivision President, Multiservice Core Networks. Earlier, GM, Consumer Microelectronics1996 — 2000Murray Hill, NJ
- Intel CorporationMarketing Manager1991 — 1996Santa Clara, CA
Skills & more
StrategyStrategic PlanningStrategic ConsultingProduct ManagementManufacturing OperationsBuyoutsExecutive ManagementInvestment AnalysisLocal GovernmentBoard DevelopmentMarketingAngel Investing
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Venture CapitalMergersStart-upsPrivate EquityBusiness StrategyCleantechCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentRenewable EnergyEntrepreneurshipBuilding GenAI ProductsEvaluating GenAI Opportunities- Mastering Generative AI for Product Innovation — Stanford University
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Colleagues at Clean Energy Venture
Adam De Sola Pool
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Amy Davidsen
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Anne Slaughter Andrew
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Bengt Karlsson
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Bob Place
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Cara Tobin
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Coleman Adams
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Deb Kemper
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Kaufman?
- 20 years as CEO/COO/President of cleantech and high-tech companies plus 20 years investing across angel, PE, VC and bank-funded firms.
- Where does Steve Kaufman work?
- Steve Kaufman is at Clean Energy Venture.
- Where did Steve Kaufman go to school?
- Steve Kaufman studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), with Distinction); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Brown University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Magna Cum Laude).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
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 Brown University423
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lucent Technologies Bell Labs innovations10
Jiong MaInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersGorkem KoseogluCEO and Co-Founder of Prometa.AI at PICUS CAPITALTimothy MohnCTO & Advisor at Seaside VenturesMythili SankaranFounding Managing Partner at Neythri Futures FundFrank RimalovskiExecutive Director at NYU Innovation Venture FundJorge-A. Sanchez-P.Partner at Corallia Ventures
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Also worked at Intel Corporation351
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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