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Tom Stephenson

Investor

Operating Partner at Gaia Ventures · Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Operating executive who led go-to-market and professional services teams at two pre-IPO companies. Previously spent nearly two decades as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company in Silicon Valley advising tech and software clients.

Experience

  1. Gaia VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. IkigaiAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. McKinsey & CompanySenior Advisorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. SandboxAQAdvisor2024 — 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
  5. SandboxAQInterim CRO - Cyber Group2025San Francisco Bay Area
  6. NautoAdvisor2023 — 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
  7. Slingshot BiosciencesAdvisor2023 — 2024Emeryville, California, United States
  8. SCiFi FoodsAdvisor2023 — 2024San Leandro, California, United States
  9. TRIUM Global Executive MBACourse design advisor2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  10. Aera TechnologyGeneral Manager, Americas2020 — 2022Mountain View, California, United States
  11. Zymergen, Inc.Chief Commercial Officer2017 — 2020Emeryville, CA
  12. McKinsey & CompanySenior Partner2010 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
  13. McKinsey & CompanyPartner2004 — 2010Palo Alto, CA
  14. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate1997 — 2004Palo Alto, CA
  15. McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate1996Greater Chicago Area
  16. Jefferies & CompanyAssociate1993 — 1995
  17. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.Analyst1992 — 1993San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Management Consulting48Strategy33Corporate Development27Business Strategy28Management17Mergers & Acquisitions12Private Equity9Telecommunications8Market Entry6Product Management5Start-ups4Financial Modeling4
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsAcquisition IntegrationGrowth StrategiesVenture CapitalCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategic PlanningGo-to-market StrategyEntrepreneurshipCompetitive AnalysisDue DiligenceSales Management

Languages English

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Colleagues at Gaia Ventures

Deepak Krishnamurthy
Founder, Managing Partner at Gaia Ventures
Kirsten Allegri Williams
Chief Marketing Officer, Infor at Gaia Ventures
Sean Thompson
CEO, SeekOut at Gaia Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Stephenson?
Operating executive who led go-to-market and professional services teams at two pre-IPO companies. Previously spent nearly two decades as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company in Silicon Valley advising tech and software clients.
Where does Tom Stephenson work?
Tom Stephenson is Operating Partner at Gaia Ventures.
Where did Tom Stephenson go to school?
Tom Stephenson studied at University of Chicago (MBA, Marketing & Strategy); The Wharton School (B.S., Economics); Poway High School.

Same school

Also attended University of Chicago512

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalRolanda FuInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners

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Also attended The Wharton School2,000

Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of AtomicKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nauto14

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockStefan HeckAdvisor at ChrysalixLee RawlingsManaging Director at ID VenturesMarcus BehrendtManaging Partner at BMW i VenturesKasper SageManaging Partner at BMW i VenturesMichael HammerCFO at BMW i Ventures

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Also worked at Slingshot Biosciences6

Andrew LeeManaging Director at Northpond VenturesCorey RitterPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersMarsha HartmanExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONBill HyunVenture Partner at Genoa VenturesJeff KimFounder at Slingshot BiosciencesSamuel TiaFounder at Correlia Biosystems

Also worked at Aera Technology4

Ian LanePartner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalJoseph FullerProfessor, Harvard Business School at Juvo VenturesRam GuptaAdvisor at Altos VenturesBethanie Drake-MaplesFounder at Atypical AI

Also worked at Zymergen, Inc.13

David BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersRichard PietersExecutive & Growth Leader at Joyance PartnersJohn WarnerPresident & CEO, Technology Greenhouse at New Earth VenturesJenny RookeManaging Director at Genoa VenturesAndrew WuInvestor at Frazier Healthcare PartnersM. Jaione MaizPrincipal at Anzu Partners

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