Mr Rick Lewis

KANDO id: 37126

Bio

Rick is a technologist and former entrepreneur who invests in information technology and clean technology. He has led or supported USVP investments in software and services (myYearbook.com, Hooked Media Group, and ThreatMetrix), semiconductor infrastructure (Intermolecular), and clean technology (Redwood Systems). Current interest areas within IT include security and enterprise software, infrastructure technology, and e-commerce. Within clean technology, Rick focuses on software, systems, and components that facilitate advances in two important areas: energy efficiency and sustainable agriculture. In addition to these interests, Rick is eager to hear from the very best entrepreneurs who conceive of disruptive new technologies that do not lend themselves to straightforward categorization. Prior to joining USVP, Rick spent six years in high-tech leadership roles spanning software engineering, product management, operations, and strategy--for market leaders like Autodesk and Walt Disney Imagineering, and also in a startup environment as a co-founder of Design Variations Inc, a 3D design software startup funded by Parametric Technology Corporation. Rick also held positions at Sun Microsystems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and in McKinsey & Company's high-tech practice. Rick has been published for his research in computer graphics at UC Berkeley, and is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. Rick holds a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California at Davis (summa cum laude), an MS in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with Distinction.

Career


US Venture Partners.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
Email: [email protected]

Education