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William Busch

Investor

Operations and Platform Lead at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact

Denver, Colorado, United States

About

Operations and finance professional with 20 years of cross-industry experience in fund operations and venture investing. Former VP of Operations at a Los Angeles-based PropTech and Construction Tech VC firm with MBA from Esade Barcelona.

Experience

  1. Brown Angel GroupMembercurrent2023 — present
  2. American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactBusiness Development, Finance, Operations, Platform Lead - American Family Institute Venture Capitalcurrent2021 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  3. Navitas CapitalVice President of Fund Operations & Platform2013 — 2020Greater Los Angeles Area
  4. PFMG SolarProject Director2010 — 2013Huntington Beach, CA
  5. Better Buddies, Inc.Co-Founder2010 — 2013Los Angeles, California
  6. Cerno LLCFinancial Director Consultant2011 — 2012Laguna, CA
  7. ESADE Business SchoolMBA Student - Co-President Entrepreneurship Club2009 — 2010
  8. BearingPointSenior Strategy/Technology Consultant & Internal Operations for Major Vertical2005 — 2009
  9. U.S. Department of CommerceOffice of International Entrepreneurship2004 — 2005
  10. OFS TechnologiesStrategy Consultant2001 — 2003Marina del Rey, CA
  11. MyContracts.comMarket Analyst2000Santa Monica, CA

Skills & more

Strategy12Strategic Planning9ManagementFundraising3Entrepreneurship33Business Strategy18Start-ups15Business Planning12Venture Capital8International Business7Management Consulting6Business Development5
+12 moreMarketing StrategyProject ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsFinancial ModelingInvestmentsValuationDue DiligenceCross-functional Team LeadershipCompetitive AnalysisProduct ManagementFinancial Analysis

Languages German · Spanish

From William's professional profile.

Colleagues at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact

Amber Porter
Associate at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Chaarvi Badani
Venture Capital Senior Associate at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Dr. Joy Ippolito
Social Investments Managing Director at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Joy Ippolito
Social Investments Managing Director at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact

Frequently asked questions

Who is William Busch?
Operations and finance professional with 20 years of cross-industry experience in fund operations and venture investing. Former VP of Operations at a Los Angeles-based PropTech and Construction Tech VC firm with MBA from Esade Barcelona.
Where does William Busch work?
William Busch is Operations and Platform Lead at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact.
Where did William Busch go to school?
William Busch studied at Brown University (BA, Economics/Org. Behavior); Esade (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy/Finance).

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