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Tara Rosander

Investor

Investment Committee at Utah Innovation Fund · Deputy Commissioner | Chief Operating Officer at Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)

Cairo, Egypt

Experience

  1. Utah Governor's Office of Economic OpportunityDeputy Commissioner | Chief Operating Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Nucleus FundInvestment Committee | Board Chaircurrent2025 — present
  3. Women Tech CouncilExecutive Board Membercurrent2017 — present
  4. Xceed ConsultingExecutive Consulting | Interim Executive | Strategic Leadershipcurrent2016 — present
  5. Brandless, Inc.EVP Mergers & Acquisitions2021 — 2023
  6. VentureCapital.orgBoard Member2019 — 2023
  7. MXExecutive Consultant2017 — 2020
  8. Mercato PartnersAdvisor2014 — 2016
  9. Mercato PartnersOperations Director, Investor Relations, Founding Team2006 — 2014
  10. WhiteCloudsChief Development Officer2015 — 2016
  11. 3DplusMe, IncChief Operating Officer2014 — 2016
  12. Gazelle InvestmentsInvestment Manager2004 — 2006
  13. Junto PartnersDirector, Founding Team2004 — 2006
  14. vSpring CapitalProject Management2002 — 2005
  15. DaNata Services dba LaSalsa (Restaurant Holding Co)Director of Administration1998 — 2002

Skills & more

Strategic Planning15Strategy24Private Equity38Entrepreneur2Investments15Venture Capital18Start-ups35Entrepreneurship70Due Diligence8Business Development24Business Strategy22Business Planning7
+10 moreMergersOperations ManagementSocial ImpactFinancial AnalysisExecutive ManagementTrainingCorporate DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementFinanceStrategic Partnerships

From Tara's professional profile.

Colleagues at Utah Innovation Fund

Adam Robertson
Investor at Utah Innovation Fund
Adem Goktepe
Student Analyst at Utah Innovation Fund
Ali Reza Salman
Student Analyst at Utah Innovation Fund
Alicia Du
Student Analyst at Utah Innovation Fund
Angela Smith
Investor and Director at Utah Innovation Fund
Charles Rey
Student Analyst at Utah Innovation Fund
Cole Geisler
Student Analyst at Utah Innovation Fund
Cole Jones
Student Analyst at Utah Innovation Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tara Rosander?
Investor at Utah Innovation Fund
Where does Tara Rosander work?
Tara Rosander is Investment Committee at Utah Innovation Fund.
Where did Tara Rosander go to school?
Tara Rosander studied at University of Utah (Business Management, emphasis on Finance); Venture Capital Institute (2006 Cohort, Venture Capital); Junto Opportunity Institute (Entrepreneurship).

Same school

Also attended University of Utah111

Sid KrommenhoekPartner at AlbumEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKelly KoVice President of Technology Ventures and Innovation at Flare Capital PartnersTravis HeathAdministrative Partner & CFO at Signal Peak VenturesAidan DaoussisPrincipal at Balerion Space VenturesHelen McBrideOperating Partner at BOLD Longevity

+ 105 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Brandless, Inc.2

Ido LefflerVenture Partner at JAZZ Venture PartnersTina SharkeyInvestor at ACME Capital

Also worked at VentureCapital.org5

Kimmy PaluchManaging Partner at Beta BoomMcKay GuglemanVenture Scout at Campus Founders FundAshley ReinaVenture Scout at Campus Founders FundJonah MandlecoIntern at University Growth FundKelani TsaiIntern at University Growth Fund

Also worked at Mercato Partners22

Franz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalMahmood IbrahimPartner - Investor Relations at Signal Peak VenturesGreg WarnockCo-Founder & Managing Director at Mercato PartnersRyan SandersManaging Director at Mercato PartnersJosh ChristensenDirector at Mercato PartnersBen DavisDirector at Mercato Partners

+ 16 more

Also worked at vSpring Capital6

Travis HeathAdministrative Partner & CFO at Signal Peak VenturesGreg WarnockCo-Founder & Managing Director at Mercato PartnersGavin ChristensenFounder & General Partner at Kickstart FundScott CarmanPartner at Frame VCJefferson MossManaging Director at Utah Innovation FundJeff KearlPartner at Pelion Venture Partners