Alan E. Salzman

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of VantagePoint.

Alan has been a Senior or Managing Partner of a dozen venture funds since 1988， with current management responsibilities for close to $5 billion of committed capital and hands-on experience working with and funding more than 250 innovative， entrepreneurial companies. He co-founded VantagePoint in 1996 and oversees all aspects of venture fund management， including organization and investor relations， development and implementation of overall investment strategy， and oversight of investment， divestment and management decisions regarding portfolio companies. Alan is a graduate of the London School of Economics （GC）， the University of Toronto （BA）， Stanford Law School （JD） and the University of Brussels， Belgium （LLM）. He also held a faculty appointment for more than a decade as an Adjunct Professor for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Companies at Stanford Law School. He currently advises BP on renewable energy policies and investments as one of two outside members of the BP Alternative Energy Advisory Board.