Alan Edward Salzman
Chief Executive Officer at VantagePoint Management, Inc.
Profile
Alan co-founded VantagePoint Capital Partners in 1996 and serves as CEO and Managing Partner.
As a leading venture investor for over 25 years, Salzman has had hands-on involvement in more than 300 companies and has held overall management responsibilities for a dozen venture funds with over $5 billion of committed capital.
As CEO of VantagePoint, he oversees the investment team, a portfolio of innovative companies, and strategic partnerships with a number of leading corporations.
Salzman is a frequent contributor and speaker on energy innovation and efficiency, entrepreneurship and global competiveness.
He has served as Finance Chair of the World Business Summit on Climate Change, on the BP Alternative Energy Advisory Board, and held a decade-long faculty appointment as Adjunct Professor for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Companies at Stanford University.
He currently serves on the Leadership Council of The Climate Group, the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer Selection and Green Investment Committees, and the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
He is a graduate (G.C., B.A., J.D., LLM) of the London School of Economics, the University of Toronto, Stanford Law School and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Alan Edward Salzman active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
VantagePoint Management, Inc.
 VantagePoint Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance VantagePoint Management, Inc. (VantagePoint) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Alan Edward Salzman, James D. Marver. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with additional office in Beijing, China. | Chief Executive Officer | 1994-12-31 |
GKM Management LLC
 GKM Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance GKM Management LLC is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of First Western Financial, Inc. founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Liquid Robotics, Inc.
 Liquid Robotics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Liquid Robotics, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of autonomous ocean robots for ocean monitoring and operations. It offers the Wave Glider that capture live ocean data close to where lava is flowing into the ocean. The company was founded by Graham Hine, Joseph D. Rizzi, and Roger Hine in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Bridgelux, Inc.
 Bridgelux, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Bridgelux, Inc. develops and manufactures solid-state lighting and light-emitting diode components for use in diverse exterior and interior lighting applications. Its products include LED sub-systems are integrated products that deliver world class performance and leading cost while additionally reducing time to market, and LED chips, provides light emitting diode solutions. The firm serves the retail and hospitality, warehouse, exterior, industrial and eco system partners. Bridgelux was founded by Heng Liu in 2002 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
 Silicon Valley Leadership Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Silicon Valley Leadership Group operates as an advocacy organization to influence public policy relating to the valley. The non-profit company is based in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
New BrightSource Ltd
 New BrightSource Ltd Electric UtilitiesUtilities BrightSource Energy, Inc. designs, develops and deploys concentrating solar thermal technology to produce steam for electric power, petroleum and industrial-process markets worldwide. It combines breakthrough technology with solar power plant design capabilities to generate clean energy reliably and responsibly. The company was founded in 2006 by Arnold J. Goldman and Israel Kroizer and is headquartered in Jerusalem, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Ogin, Inc.
 Ogin, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Ogin, Inc. develops and manufactures wind turbines for electrical power production. It products include mixer and ejector wind turbines. The firm's turbines are deployed in lower-voltage distribution grids. The company serves wind farm developers, industrial operators and utilities in the United States and internationally. Ogin was founded by Stanley Kowalski III in 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Vionx Energy Corp.
 Vionx Energy Corp. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Vionx Energy Corp. manufactures flow batteries based on the company’s proprietary Zinc-Flow advanced energy storage technology. The zinc bromide flowing electrolyte energy storage system stores and releases electricity though a reversible electrochemical reaction. The company was founded by Sufan Siauw, Gary M. Collelo, and Dennis M. Dacy in 2002 and is headquartered in North Reading, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Alan Edward Salzman
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Better Place, Inc.
 Better Place, Inc. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Better Place, Inc. was developed electric cars. The company was founded by Sidney Goodman and Shai Agassi in 2007 and was headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Alan Edward Salzman
| University of Toronto | Undergraduate Degree |
| London School of Economics & Political Science | Undergraduate Degree |
| Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Graduate Degree |
| Stanford Law School | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Vionx Energy Corp.
Vionx Energy Corp. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Vionx Energy Corp. manufactures flow batteries based on the company’s proprietary Zinc-Flow advanced energy storage technology. The zinc bromide flowing electrolyte energy storage system stores and releases electricity though a reversible electrochemical reaction. The company was founded by Sufan Siauw, Gary M. Collelo, and Dennis M. Dacy in 2002 and is headquartered in North Reading, MA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Bridgelux, Inc.
Bridgelux, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Bridgelux, Inc. develops and manufactures solid-state lighting and light-emitting diode components for use in diverse exterior and interior lighting applications. Its products include LED sub-systems are integrated products that deliver world class performance and leading cost while additionally reducing time to market, and LED chips, provides light emitting diode solutions. The firm serves the retail and hospitality, warehouse, exterior, industrial and eco system partners. Bridgelux was founded by Heng Liu in 2002 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Liquid Robotics, Inc.
Liquid Robotics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Liquid Robotics, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of autonomous ocean robots for ocean monitoring and operations. It offers the Wave Glider that capture live ocean data close to where lava is flowing into the ocean. The company was founded by Graham Hine, Joseph D. Rizzi, and Roger Hine in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Commercial Services |
Ogin, Inc.
Ogin, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Ogin, Inc. develops and manufactures wind turbines for electrical power production. It products include mixer and ejector wind turbines. The firm's turbines are deployed in lower-voltage distribution grids. The company serves wind farm developers, industrial operators and utilities in the United States and internationally. Ogin was founded by Stanley Kowalski III in 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Producer Manufacturing |
VantagePoint Management, Inc.
VantagePoint Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance VantagePoint Management, Inc. (VantagePoint) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Alan Edward Salzman, James D. Marver. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with additional office in Beijing, China. | Finance |
GKM Management LLC
GKM Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance GKM Management LLC is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of First Western Financial, Inc. founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
BP Alternative Energy Ltd.
 BP Alternative Energy Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance BP Alternative Energy Ltd. develops wind energy projects. It produces and markets solar panels. The firm also produces solar electric systems to be used in the homes, businesses, and industries. The company was founded by Vivienne Cox in November 2005 and is headquartered in Sunbury-on-Thames, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Silicon Valley Leadership Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Silicon Valley Leadership Group operates as an advocacy organization to influence public policy relating to the valley. The non-profit company is based in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
Better Place, Inc.
Better Place, Inc. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Better Place, Inc. was developed electric cars. The company was founded by Sidney Goodman and Shai Agassi in 2007 and was headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
New BrightSource Ltd
New BrightSource Ltd Electric UtilitiesUtilities BrightSource Energy, Inc. designs, develops and deploys concentrating solar thermal technology to produce steam for electric power, petroleum and industrial-process markets worldwide. It combines breakthrough technology with solar power plant design capabilities to generate clean energy reliably and responsibly. The company was founded in 2006 by Arnold J. Goldman and Israel Kroizer and is headquartered in Jerusalem, IL. | Utilities |
Switch Bulb Co., Inc.
 Switch Bulb Co., Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Switch Bulb Co., Inc. designed LED lighting solutions for consumers and businesses. It offered LED lamps, including LED replacement bulbs, as well as warm white and neutral white incandescent replacement bulbs. The company was headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
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