William Busch
InvestorOperations 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
- Brown Angel GroupMembercurrent2023 β present
- American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactBusiness Development, Finance, Operations, Platform Lead - American Family Institute Venture Capitalcurrent2021 β presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- Navitas CapitalVice President of Fund Operations & Platform2013 β 2020Greater Los Angeles Area
- PFMG SolarProject Director2010 β 2013Huntington Beach, CA
- Better Buddies, Inc.Co-Founder2010 β 2013Los Angeles, California
- Cerno LLCFinancial Director Consultant2011 β 2012Laguna, CA
- ESADE Business SchoolMBA Student - Co-President Entrepreneurship Club2009 β 2010
- BearingPointSenior Strategy/Technology Consultant & Internal Operations for Major Vertical2005 β 2009
- U.S. Department of CommerceOffice of International Entrepreneurship2004 β 2005
- OFS TechnologiesStrategy Consultant2001 β 2003Marina del Rey, CA
- MyContracts.comMarket Analyst2000Santa Monica, CA
Education
- Brown UniversityBA, Economics/Org. Behavior1996 β 2000
- EsadeMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy/Finance2009 β 2010
Skills & more
Strategy12Strategic Planning9ManagementFundraising3Entrepreneurship33Business Strategy18Start-ups15Business Planning12Venture Capital8International Business7Management Consulting6Business Development5
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Marketing StrategyProject ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsFinancial ModelingInvestmentsValuationDue DiligenceCross-functional Team LeadershipCompetitive AnalysisProduct ManagementFinancial AnalysisLanguages German Β· Spanish
From William's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Brown University301
Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dylan FieldCo-founder and CEO of Figma
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Also attended Esade215
Francesco MoroPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsAndrea AmadorCompliance Manager at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJosep Maria EcharriManaging Partner & CEO at Inveready Technology Investment GroupIgnacio FontsNon Executive Chairman at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRaΓΊl GallegoGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJoan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Navitas Capital15
Travis PutnamManaging Partner / Co-Founder at Navitas CapitalLouis SchotskyManaging Partner at Navitas CapitalJenny SongPartner at Navitas CapitalMike HellerPrincipal at Navitas CapitalChris LongmanSenior Associate at Navitas CapitalKevin ParkerAssociate at Navitas Capital
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Also worked at ESADE Business School9
Daniel SanchezVenture Partner at Nauta CapitalOriol RosManaging Partner at Kalonia Venture PartnersJavier SantisoCEO and General Partner at Mundi VenturesMarta CampilloPrincipal, Abac Nest at Abac Capital Manager S.G.E.I.C.,Lisa HehenbergerChief Impact Advisor β Advisory Committee Member at Oryx ImpactGuilherme LimaInvestor at Astella Investimentos
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Also worked at BearingPoint27
Aayush PhumbhraInvestor at Streamlined VenturesSebastian GassAdvisory Board Member at Titanium Innovation InvestmentsChandresh IyerGeneral Partner at SixThirty VenturesBenjamin WainstainPartner at InnovacomBuck JordanManaging Partner at Canyon Creek CapitalSandro StarkGeneral Partner at Vanagon
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Also worked at U.S. Department of Commerce27
David CarterPartner, Engineering Excellence at Sapphire VenturesAziz GilaniAssociate at Mercury FundWilliam D. ProvinePresident & CEO at The Innovation SpaceJoseph WrightChairman of the Investment Committee at ClearSkyJordan WindmuellerPartner at BA CapitalSenofer MendozaGeneral Partner / Founder at Mendoza Ventures
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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

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