Our Experts
Our 'By CVCs, for CVCs' Approach
We bring together corporate venturing experts from around the globe to share deep CV industry research and best practice knowledge. Leaders from high-performing CV groups provide their expertise and insights in videos, panels, case studies, and as course mentors. We also gather high-potential startup founders, CEOs and specialist experts across the curriculum.
We're delighted that so many experts have supported the Institute and we'll continue to add even more to the community.
GCV Institute Experts
The Global Corporate Venturing Institute is the first specialized institute focused on CV industry advancement, staying power and innovation impact. The Institute provides professional development and certification, benchmarking and access to specialized CV communities of practice. Our team of expert instructors brings decades of experience as CVC leaders, startup executives and consultants to VCs, CVCs, their portfolio companies and internal innovation teams.
Liz Arrington
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Patty Rowland Burke
Principal Designer and Instructor
Lee Sessions
Corporate Venture Ecosystem Lead
Mark Klopp
Course Leader
Paul Morris
Principal - CVC Investment Programs
Featured Guest Experts
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Amy Burr
President, Jet Blue Ventures
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Jeff Herbst
Managing Partner, GFT Ventures
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Ian Goldstein
Partner, Fenwick & West
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George Hoyem
Managing Partner, In-Q-Tel
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Quinn Li
Senior Vice President and Global Head, Qualcomm Ventures
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Sterling Pratz
CEO, Car IQ
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Nicolas Sauvage
President, TDK Ventures
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Eileen Tanghal
Founding Managing Partner, Black Opal Ventures
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Bill Taranto
President, Merck Sharp & Dohme Global Heath Innovation Fund
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Gen Tsuchikawa
Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Sony Ventures Corporation
See our full list of experts
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Mohab Aboueita
CEO, Amanleek
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Maha Achour
CEO, Metawave
Startup Expert
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Jim Adler
Founder and General Partner, Toyota Ventures
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Jennifer Ard
Head of Investment Operations, Intel Capital
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Brian Armstrong
Managing Director, Ensemble Innovation Ventures
VC Expert
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Paul Asel
Managing Partner, NGP Capital
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Shekar Ayyar
Chairman & CEO, Arrcus, Inc.
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Jeff Baglio
Managing Partner, Co-Head of VC Practice, DLA Piper
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John Banta
President & Managing DIrector, Blue Venture Fund
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Steve Bernardez
Former Partner, Avanta Ventures
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Rohit Bodas
General Partner, WillowTree Investments
VC Expert
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Karim Botros
Managing Partner, Echo Health Ventures
CVC Expert
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Cindi Bough
Managing Director, Climate Investment (CI)
VC Expert
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Chad Bown
Managing Partner, bp Ventures
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Richard Bull
Partner; Vice Chair, Emerging Growth and Venture Capital, DLA Piper
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Amy Burr
President, JetBlue Ventures
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Kurt Busch
CEO, Syntiant Corp
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Tony Cannestra
Director of Corporate Venture, Denso
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Arun Chetty
Managing Director, Intel Capital
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Chris Combs
Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, LinkSquares
Startup Expert
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Ian Cooper
Managing Director and Head of Corporate Venture Capital Europe, National Grid
CVC Expert
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Iain Cooper
CEO, SeekOps
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Jack Crawford
Founding General Partner, Impact Venture Capital
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Heriberto Diarte
Partner, Quantum Innovation Fund
VC Expert
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Sean Doyle
Managing Director, Intel Capital
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Vineet Erasala
COO, Genetesis
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Chris Erickson
General Partner, Pangaea Ventures
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Jay Eum
Founder and MP, GFT Ventures
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Daniel Faber
CEO, Orbit Fab
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Ramin Farjadrad
CEO, Eliyan
Startup Expert
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Emma Fauss
CEO, Medical Informations
Startup Expert
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Jorge Fernandes
CEO, I-Blades
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James Fischer
Corporate Partner, DLA Piper
Legal Expert
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Tarik Galijasevic
Head, Allstate Strategic Ventures
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Ian Goldstein
Partner, Fenwick & West
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Eduardo Gomez
Head, CRH Ventures
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Luca Gori
Partner, DLA Piper
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Michele Guarnieri
Co-Founder and CEO, hibot Corporation
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Abdul Guefor
Managing Director, EMEA, Intel Capital
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Kazuhito Hadano
CEO, Sony Ventures Corporation
CVC Expert
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Sven Harmsen
Director, External Ventures, Saint Gobain
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David Hayes
Managing Director, Decarbonization Partners
VC Expert
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Marcin Hejka
MD & Co-Founder, OTB Ventures
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George Hoyem
Managing Partner, In-Q-Tel
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Tami Hutchinson
Vice President, Intel Capital
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Masahiko Ishida
Co-Country Managing Partner, Japan, DLA Piper
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Fabio Iunis de Paula
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Indicator Capital
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Michael Jeon
Partner, Solasta Ventures
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Hee S. Jung
Head of Innovation and Investment, SK discovery
CVC Expert
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Anand Kamannavar
Global Head, Applied Ventures
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Oshri Kaplan
Managing Director, Munich Re Ventures
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George Kellerman
Managing Director, Woven Capital
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Dong-Su Kim
CEO, LG Technology Ventures
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Eric King
Investment Director, Intel Capital
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Carlos Kokron
Vice President & Managing Director - Americas, Qualcomm Ventures
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Alexander Kolmakov
Partner, DLA Piper
Legal Expert
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Nish Kotecha
Co-Founder and Chairman, Finboot
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Ran Kurup
Head of Portfolio Development, Intel Capital
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Nicole LaPointe
Head of Portfolio Success, Capital One Ventures
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Nicole LeBlanc
Partner, Woven Capital
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Jennifer Lee
Partner, Co-Head of VC Practice, DLA Piper
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Crispin Leick
Managing Director, EnBW New Ventures
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Christine Lemke
CEO, Evidation
Startup Expert
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Michael Levin
CEO and Co-Founder, Ideon
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Jacqueline LeSage
Managing General Partner, Munich Re Ventures
CVC Expert
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Quinn Li
Senior Vice President and Global Head, Qualcomm Ventures
CVC Expert
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Zheng Li
CEO & Co-Founder, Li Industries
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Suzanne McLemore
Managing Partner, Echo Health Ventures
CVC Expert
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Bill McNulty
Managing Director, NextEra Energy Investments
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Einat Meisel
Partner, Corporate & Israel Practice, Fenwick & West
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Ram Menon
Founder and CEO, Avaamo
Startup Expert
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Lance Miller
Co-Country Managing Partner, Japan, DLA Piper
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Curtis Mo
Partner, DLA Piper
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Markus Moor
Senior Partner & CTO, Emerald Tech Ventures
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Ryoichi Moriya
CFO, 3DC
Startup Expert
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Sophia Nadur
Managing Director, bp ventures
CVC Expert
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Koichi Nakamura
Founder & CEO, Idein
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Marlon Nichols
Managing General Partner, MaC Venture Capital
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Yogis Nijhon
Former Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Munich Re Ventures
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Austin Noronha
Managing Director, Sony Innovation Fund
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Deidre Paknad
CEO & Co-Founder, Workboard
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Juan Palacios
Managing Director, Btomorrow Ventures
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Brian Panoff
Senior Venture Principal, Boston Lead, Shell Ventures
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Peter Pham
Co-Founder, Science Ventures
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Guilherme Potenza
Founding Partner, Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri & Potenza Advogados
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Sterling Pratz
CEO, Car IQ
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Alex Potop
Associate, DLA Piper
Legal Expert
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Daniela Proske
Managing Director, bp Ventures
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Amy Raimundo
Managing Director, Kaiser Permanente Ventures
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Gabriela Ruggeri
Managing Partner, Kamay Ventures
CVC Expert
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Renee Ryan
CEO, Cala Health
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Jong Sang Choi
Head of Europe Investments, Samsung Venture Investments
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Nicolas Sauvage
President, TDK Ventures
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Brian Schettler
Partner, AEI HorizonX
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Reese Schroeder
Investor, Allstate Strategic Ventures
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Rajeev Shah
CEO & Founder, Celona
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Chris Sheldrick
Co-Founder & CEO, what3words
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Jaidev Shergill
SVP, Head of Ventures and Partnerships, Capital One
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Peeyush Shrivastava
Founder and CEO, Genetesis
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Kevin Singerman
Co-Founder & CEO, AutoFi
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Tammi Smorynski
Managing Director, Intel Capital
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Arcady Sosinov
CEO, Freewire
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Vitor Sousa
Co-Founder, Digibee
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Kiersten Stead
Managing Partner, DCVC
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Tamara Steffens
Managing Director, Thompson Reuters
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Dave Stevenson
Managing Director and COO, Merck Sharp & Dohme Global Heath Innovation Fund
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Pradeep Tagare
Vice President and Head of Corporate Venture Fund, National Grid
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Spencer Tall
Managing Director, AllegisCyber Capital
VC Expert
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Eileen Tanghal
Founder and General Partner, Black Opal Ventures
VC Expert
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William Taranto
President, Merck Sharp & Dohme Global Heath Innovation Fund
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Jody Thelander
Founder & CEO, J.Thelander Consulting
CVC Expert
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Michael Tso
Founder & CEO, Cloudian
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Gen Tsuchikawa
Vice President, Chief Investment Office, Sony Ventures Corporation
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Gabe Turner
Partner, Sway Ventures
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Erin VanLanduit
Head of Corporate Ventures, Cargill
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Laurence Vigeant-Langlois
Managing Director, AE Industrial Partners
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Jack Waley-Cohen
COO, what3words
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Tiffine Wang
Partner, MS&AD Ventures
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Hanna Wu
Founder and CEO, Amplify Life Insurance
Startup Expert
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Marianne Wu
Venture Partner, Congruent Ventures & Standard Investments
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Charlie Wuischpard
CEO, Ayar Labs
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Jessica Zeaske
Managing Partner, Echo Health Ventures
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Raymond Zheng
Senior Managing Director, Honda Innovations
CVC Expert