Peter Smith

Founder at Akkadian Ventures, Inc

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Peter T.
Smith is the founder of Akkadian Ventures, Inc, which he founded in 2010 and where he holds the titles of COO & CCO.
Mr. Smith's former jobs include being an Associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP in 2003, a Principal at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, a Principal at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, an Associate at Cooley LLP from 1999 to 2002, an Associate at Holme Roberts & Owen LLP in 2004, and the Chief Operating Officer at Gemstone Development LLC from 2005 to 2009.
Mr. Smith's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1995 and a graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999.

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Companies	Position	Start
Akkadian Ventures, Inc Akkadian Ventures, Inc Investment ManagersFinance Akkadian Ventures, Inc. (Akkadian Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Ben Black and Peter Smith. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.	Founder	2009-12-31

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Companies	Position	End
Gemstone Development LLC Gemstone Development LLC Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Gemstone Development LLC was provided real estate development services. The company was founded in 2003 and was headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.	Chief Operating Officer	2009-12-30
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP	Corporate Officer/Principal	2004-12-30
Morrison & Foerster LLP Morrison & Foerster LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Morrison & Foerster LLP is a law firm that provides legal services on various industries, which include: litigation, financial services, intellectual property and technology, and transactional work, such as corporate, capital markets and real estate finance representations. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2003-12-30
Cooley LLP Cooley LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2002-12-30
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP provides legal services. It is a business and litigation firm with a diverse client base, includes business, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations, government entities and individual clients. The firm represents business, financial, institutional and individual clients, including publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships and emerging companies. The company was founded by Robert D. Klingler in 1873 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Cornell University	Undergraduate Degree
University of California, Berkeley	Graduate Degree

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Morrison & Foerster LLP Morrison & Foerster LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Morrison & Foerster LLP is a law firm that provides legal services on various industries, which include: litigation, financial services, intellectual property and technology, and transactional work, such as corporate, capital markets and real estate finance representations. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Commercial Services
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It provides services to banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, employment law, environmental, immigration, intellectual property, litigation, and real estate. The company was founded by Arthur Kramer and Lou Lowenstein in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Commercial Services
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP provides legal services. It is a business and litigation firm with a diverse client base, includes business, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations, government entities and individual clients. The firm represents business, financial, institutional and individual clients, including publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships and emerging companies. The company was founded by Robert D. Klingler in 1873 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.	Commercial Services
Cooley LLP Cooley LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Commercial Services
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP	Commercial Services
Gemstone Development LLC Gemstone Development LLC Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Gemstone Development LLC was provided real estate development services. The company was founded in 2003 and was headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.	Finance
Akkadian Ventures, Inc Akkadian Ventures, Inc Investment ManagersFinance Akkadian Ventures, Inc. (Akkadian Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Ben Black and Peter Smith. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.	Finance

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