Donald Wood
Director/Board Member at Reflectivity, Inc.
Profile
Don is an Advisor to Xfund.
Don’s career began with his first post-college job at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C.
He later became a ski instructor in Vail, Colorado.
After graduate school, Don became a consultant with McKinsey & Company in San Francisco and Sydney.
Later he was SVP of Sales and Marketing at International Power Technology, a firm that designed, financed, installed and operated co-generation power plants.
He later ran marketing at Octel, the company which invented voicemail.
He was also President of Metricom, which pioneered the first mobile, wireless internet service called Ricochet.
Don spent 22 years as a venture capitalist with Vanguard and DFJ which invested in over 500 technology startups, including 35 companies that have achieved valuations of over $1 billion (Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity, Vocera, Netapp, Cienna, Box, Redfin, Twilio, Skype).
He has worked and invested in the communications, enterprise software, consumer web, and sustainable energy industries.
Don has served on 15 public and private boards.
He has a passion for helping entrepreneurs refine their products and strategy.
Don is now on the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he teaches courses in entrepreneurship and clean energy.
Don earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University, and a MBA degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Don won the “Nonprofit Board Leader Award” from The Volunteer Center of San Francisco.
Don is still trying to improve his surfing, golfing, skiing, and tennis.
Don is married with two daughters and lives in Palo Alto.
Donald Wood active positions
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Reflectivity, Inc.
 Reflectivity, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Reflectivity, Inc manufactures optical MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical-systems) devices for high definition displays and other exciting applications. The company was founded in 1998 and is located in Sunnyvale, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Cooking.com, Inc.
 Cooking.com, Inc. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Cooking.com, Inc. operates as an online retailer of cooking products. The company was founded by Tracy Randall in March 1998 and is headquartered in Marina Del Rey, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
DFJ Athena LLC
 DFJ Athena LLC Investment ManagersFinance DFJ Athena LLC (DFJ Athena) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshhold Ventures founded by Perry Ha in 2007. The firm is headquartered in California with an additional office in Korea, and China. | Investment Committee Member | 2010-03-10 |
EnLighted, Inc.
 EnLighted, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Enlighted, Inc. engages in the provision of lighting controls systems. The firm offers Enlighted Smart Sensor, the Enlighted Gateway, and the Enlighted Energy Manager. It specializes in energy and cost savings to office workspaces and garages. The company was founded by Tanuj Mohan and Premal Ashar in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Jibe, Inc.
 Jibe, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Jibe, Inc. provides cloud-based recruiting technology solutions that make recruiting about people, not process. Its recruiting platform simplifies job distribution, enables mobile recruiting, turns data into decisions, engages the passive candidate, optimizes the candidate experience and referral process and leverages social networks. The company was founded by Joe Essenfeld in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Energy Impact Partners LLC
 Energy Impact Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Energy Impact Partners LLC (Energy Impact Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Steven Hellman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Advisor | 2016-11-30 |
PIVA, Inc.
 PIVA, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Piva Inc. (Piva Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Ricardo Angel & Adzmel Adznan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Consultant / Advisor | 2019-09-30 |
Xfund Management Co. LLC
 Xfund Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Xfund Management Co. LLC (Xfund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Hugo van Vurren. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
B Capital Group Management LP
 B Capital Group Management LP Investment ManagersFinance B Capital Group Management LP is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Howard Lee Morgan, Raj Ganguly, Eduardo Saverin. The firm is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California with offices across the globe. | Private Equity Investor | 2023-01-31 |
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Training of Donald Wood
| Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 25 |
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| Octel Communications Corp. | Electronic Technology |
Metricom, Inc.
 Metricom, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Metricom, Inc. is an independent software development company. It offers semi-custom and fully customized software systems and complete project outsourcing services for health care enterprises. In addition, the firm provides technical information systems consulting and software applications development on a contract basis to create complete technology-based business solutions. The company was founded by Paul Baran in December 1985 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Vanguard Ventures
 Vanguard Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Vanguard Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Dr. Jack Gill in 1981. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California. | Finance |
ZapLabs LLC
 ZapLabs LLC Real Estate DevelopmentFinance ZapLabs LLC provides residential real estate brokerage services to buyers and sellers. It offers proprietary and online marketing capabilities designed to maximize the residential real estate transactional experience for home buyers and sellers, and for the real estate professionals. The company offers Internet-enabled, state-of-the-art technology and access to information that real estate professionals can combine with their own local knowledge and personal expertise to offer an exceptional start-to-finish experience to their clients. Its technology and online marketing products serves owned-and-operated residential real estate brokerage business, as well as third-party local brokerages in select markets. The company was founded on August 29, 1999 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Finance |
Reflectivity, Inc.
Reflectivity, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Reflectivity, Inc manufactures optical MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical-systems) devices for high definition displays and other exciting applications. The company was founded in 1998 and is located in Sunnyvale, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Vocera Communications, Inc.
 Vocera Communications, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vocera Communications, Inc. engages in the provision of secure, integrated, intelligent communication and workflow solutions. It offers smartphone and wearable devices, clinical communication software, system interoperability and alarm management, and patient and family engagement products. The firm serves the healthcare, hospitality, retail, veterinary care, education, and energy industries. The company was founded by Robert E. Shostak, Paul Barsley, and Randy Nielsen on February 16, 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Casabi, Inc.
 Casabi, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Casabi, Inc. developed web based personalized content and messaging applications. The firm offered software for phone carriers to deliver web-based content and service to IP connected devices, such as cordless phones and other smart devices at home. The company was founded by Greg E. Pounds, Tim J. Kusumi, and David Weinstein in 2004 and was headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Technology Services |
Array Converter, Inc.
 Array Converter, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Array Converter, Inc. provides utility scale, inverter-less solar power systems accelerating solar grid parity. Solar power systems enhanced by inverter-less, direct-to-grid technology deliver peak power of individual solar modules directly to the grid without any inverters. This technology, which is fully integrated with the solar module, optimizes power performance by sequencing power from each module across the entire array to create alternating current (AC) power that is grid-ready and commercial grade. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
EnLighted, Inc.
EnLighted, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Enlighted, Inc. engages in the provision of lighting controls systems. The firm offers Enlighted Smart Sensor, the Enlighted Gateway, and the Enlighted Energy Manager. It specializes in energy and cost savings to office workspaces and garages. The company was founded by Tanuj Mohan and Premal Ashar in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Threshold Ventures, Inc.
 Threshold Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Threshold Ventures, Inc. (Threshold Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson International, Inc. founded in 1985 by Tim Draper. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Sylantro Systems Corp.
 Sylantro Systems Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sylantro Systems Corp. provided software services for business, consumer, and mobile hosted VoIP solutions. It offered hosted PBX and IP Centrex features and other advanced applications that bring value back to voice and data offerings. The company was founded by Pete Bonee in 1998 and was headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Technology Services |
Cooking.com, Inc.
Cooking.com, Inc. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Cooking.com, Inc. operates as an online retailer of cooking products. The company was founded by Tracy Randall in March 1998 and is headquartered in Marina Del Rey, CA. | Retail Trade |
Entrepreneurs Foundation
 Entrepreneurs Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Entrepreneurs Foundation provides privately held companies expert advice on corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Commercial Services |
International Power Technology, Inc.
 International Power Technology, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing International Power Technology, Inc. develops gas turbine steam injection technology and provides power plant solutions. The firm offers turnkey operations, maintenance and management of power plants with gas turbine or reciprocating engine prime movers, engine repairs and service, engine inspections, troubleshooting and overhaul management, distributed generation project development, power plant emergency and field services, consulting and project financial analysis, OEM and PMA parts sales, engine sales, rental and leasing and power plant equipment supply services. The company was founded by Dah Yu Cheng in October 1974 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
DFJ Athena LLC
DFJ Athena LLC Investment ManagersFinance DFJ Athena LLC (DFJ Athena) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshhold Ventures founded by Perry Ha in 2007. The firm is headquartered in California with an additional office in Korea, and China. | Finance |
Power Assure, Inc.
 Power Assure, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Power Assure, Inc. is a developer of data center infrastructure and energy management software for large enterprises, government agencies, and managed service providers. Power Assure's solutions provide visibility, intelligence, analytics and automation to help chief information officers (CIOs), information technology directors, and facilities managers optimize capacity, service levels, and power consumption within and across data centers. Power Assure was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Commercial Services |
| Mckinsey Pacific RIM, Inc. | |
| United States Environmental Protection Agency | Government |
Jibe, Inc.
Jibe, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Jibe, Inc. provides cloud-based recruiting technology solutions that make recruiting about people, not process. Its recruiting platform simplifies job distribution, enables mobile recruiting, turns data into decisions, engages the passive candidate, optimizes the candidate experience and referral process and leverages social networks. The company was founded by Joe Essenfeld in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Xfund Management Co. LLC
Xfund Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Xfund Management Co. LLC (Xfund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Hugo van Vurren. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
B Capital Group Management LP
B Capital Group Management LP Investment ManagersFinance B Capital Group Management LP is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Howard Lee Morgan, Raj Ganguly, Eduardo Saverin. The firm is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California with offices across the globe. | Finance |
Energy Impact Partners LLC
Energy Impact Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Energy Impact Partners LLC (Energy Impact Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Steven Hellman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
PIVA, Inc.
PIVA, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Piva Inc. (Piva Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Ricardo Angel & Adzmel Adznan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Wood Howard Products
 Wood Howard Products Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Wood Howard Products specializes in antique restoration and fine furniture care products. The private company was founded by Donald F. Wood and is located in the US. The American company offers a full line of high-quality polishes, waxes, and restorers to help restore furniture without stripping it. | Consumer Non-Durables |
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