Where did Steven Tran go to school?

Steven Tran studied at Wharton Executive Education (Emerging Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Program); Questrom School of Business, Boston University (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations and Technology Management); University of Virginia (Graduate Certificate in Procurement and Contracting).

Steven Tran

Executive Vice President, Finance & Contracts at Activate Fellowship

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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Executive Vice President, Finance & Contracts at Activate Fellowship

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Activate Fellowship's investors · 3

Autodesk FoundationSan Francisco Echo River CapitalMarin County · $10K – $250K checks Grantham FoundationBoston

Co-founders at Activate Fellowship

Leila MadroneExecutive Vice President, New Founder Pathways

Experience

ActivateExecutive Vice President, Finance & Contracts (De Facto CFO)current2025 — present
ActivateInterim CFO2024 — 2025
ActivateSenior Vice President Finance and Contracts2023 — 2024
ActivateVP of Finance and Contracts2020 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)Senior Director Of Operations and Treasurer (De Facto CFAO)2019 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)Director of Finance And Operations2017 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)Contracts Manager2017Cambridge, MA
MIT Lincoln LaboratorySr. Contracts Administrator / Contracts Manager2015 — 2017Lexington, MA
MIT Lincoln LaboratoryContract Administrator II2013 — 2015Lexington, MA
MIT Lincoln LaboratoryContracts Leadership Development Program2009 — 2013Lexington, MA

Skills & more

Strategic Financial ManagementFederal FundingBoard & Audit Committee EngagementOrganizational Scaling & Financial InfrastructureGrant AdministrationFinancial AccountingFinancial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)LeadershipFinancial StatementsFinancial PlanningFinancial ManagementGovernment Contracting

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Government Contract AdministrationAnalysisFinancial AnalysisBusiness AnalysisManagementRisk ManagementContract NegotiationForecastingMarket ResearchRegulationsBudgetsStrategy

Certificate of Completion: AI Fluency for Nonprofits — Anthropic
Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) — National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) — National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification — Questrom School of Business, Boston University

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Who is Steven Tran?: Executive Vice President, Finance & Contracts at Activate Fellowship
Where does Steven Tran work?: Steven Tran is Executive Vice President, Finance & Contracts at Activate Fellowship.
Where did Steven Tran go to school?: Steven Tran studied at Wharton Executive Education (Emerging Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Program); Questrom School of Business, Boston University (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations and Technology Management); University of Virginia (Graduate Certificate in Procurement and Contracting).

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Mike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado Ventures Tracy PooleInvestor at FortySix Venture Capital Shalanda ArmstrongManaging Partner at 100Km Ventures Llc Mitty ChangChief Growth Officer & Operating Partner at Sora Ventures Laura HiltyVenture Partner at Excelerate Health Ventures Mark DeSantisAdvisor at Cybernetix Ventures

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Also attended Questrom School of Business, Boston University180

Sujata BhatiaInvestor at Index Ventures Troy PhoaAssociate at Marlin Equity Partners Glen BressnerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Venture Partners Rony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech Ventures Jason RobartCo-founder and General Partner at Seae Ventures Lisa DutotFinance Administration Manager at Red Cell Incubation

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Also attended University of Virginia797

Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven Six Andy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel Capital Kandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo Ventures Trevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation Ventures Lauren von ReynInvestor at Lightbank Frank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED Investors

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Also attended Bentley University179

Jessica DowdInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners Brett RippergerDirector, Investor Reporting & Business Analytics at Sapphire Ventures Ava BrunelleInvestor at Third Rock Ventures Gabriella WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock Ventures Tom MendozaInvestor at EQT Ventures Steve GentiliVice President at Alpha Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Activate53

Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent Ventures Randy AllenCompany Building Partner at Material Impact Ilan GurCEO, ARIA; Co-founder, Activate at ISV Pauliina MeskanenInvestor at Great Wave Ventures Cristina EscodaManaging Partner at Tachyon Ventures Krish MehtaFellow at LifeX Ventures

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Also worked at Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)2

Stacy SwiderVice President, Investments at MassVentures Brian MorinCEO & Co-Founder at Soteriabig

Also worked at MIT Lincoln Laboratory66

LeSean BrownAssociate at Context Ventures Alex ZhangInvestor at Matter Venture Partners Anand AtreyaInvestor at Inception Studio Capital Jessica AlstonPartner at F-Prime Capital Partners Crystal ValentineTechnology Fellow at Cross Creek Advisors Jonathan GreenManaging Director & Chief Technology Officer at Arcadia Funds

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