About
Co-founder of RiverVest who, with Andy Craig, explored the feasibility of establishing a St. Louis-based venture capital firm.
Experience
- RiverVest Venture PartnersCo-founder, Managing Directorcurrent2000 — present
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisPresident & CEO1985 — 1998
- Morgan StanleyManaging Director1968 — 1984
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance1966 — 1968
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering1962 — 1966
Skills & more
Corporate Finance14Venture Capital23Venture Finance1New Ventures8Mentoring1
From Tom's professional profile.
Colleagues at RiverVest Venture Partners
Alessandro Sette
Scientific Advisor; Professor and Member, La Jolla Institute for Immunology at RiverVest Venture Partners
Andrew Kleiboeker
Associate at RiverVest Venture Partners
Andy Craig
Co-founder at RiverVest Venture Partners
Corrin Short
Executive Assistant at RiverVest Venture Partners
Courtney Harris
Controller at RiverVest Venture Partners
Derek Rapp
Investor at RiverVest Venture Partners
Gary DeCrescenzo
Scientific Advisor; Independent Consultant, Pharmaceutical Research and Development at RiverVest Venture Partners
Isaac Zike
Managing Director at RiverVest Venture Partners
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Isaac Zike
Managing Director at RiverVest Venture Partners
Jay W. Schmelter
Co-founder of RiverVest Venture Partners, funding and founding life science companies
Karen Spilizewski
Biomedical engineer helping accelerate life science technologies from development into the marketplace
Niall O'Donnell
Managing Director at RiverVest Venture Partners
Pascal Krotee
Principal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture Partners
Investors connected to Tom in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Tom Melzer work?
- Tom Melzer is Co-Founder and Managing Director at RiverVest Venture Partners.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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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; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis2
Also worked at Morgan Stanley979
Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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