Managing Director of VC Prive
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Managing Director at VC Prive
- Advisory Committee at University of California Extension
- Past
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- Managing Director at The Angels' Forum
- President & CEO at SVASE (Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs)
- Lecturer, College of Business, Dept of Finance & Accounting at San Jose State University
- CFO at PowerTV Inc
- Director of Operations, Western North America at Whalen & Company (TetraTech)
- Chief Financial Officer at Vicarious, Inc.
- CoFounder & Principal at U.S. Media Group
- CFO of Broadcasting Division; General Manager of Cellular Telephone Division at Chronicle Publishing Company
- Senior Management Consultant at Touche Ross (now Deloitte & Touche)
- Associate Product Manager, New Products at HP Hood (now Agrimark)
- Assistant Director of Media & Market Research at Hill Holliday Advertising
- Education
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- Harvard Business School
- Harvard University
- Harvard University
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- Industry
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Laura Roden’s Summary
Fund Raising, Venture Capital, General Management, Finance, Operations, Business Development, Nonprofits, Entrepreneurship. Industries: financial services, traditional & interactive media, food & other consumer products, wireless & telecommunications, software & internet commerce, nonprofits.
Laura Roden’s Specialties:
Fund Raising, General Management, Finance, Operations, Business Development. Negotiation of contracts, pricing, compensation, valuations.
Laura Roden’s Experience
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Managing Director
VC Prive
(Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
VC Prive is a placement agency representing high quality venture funds that accept investments the private sector, including high net worth individuals, family offices and small foundations.
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Advisory Committee
University of California Extension
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
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Managing Director
The Angels' Forum
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2005 — December 2006 (2 years )
The Angels' Forum (www.angelsforum.com) is one of the leading and longest established, formally organized private investment groups in the United States. TAF members review early stage companies, ranging from IT to Life Sciences to Consumer Products, to make private capital investments, as a group or in conjunction with The Halo Funds and other leading venture investors.
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President & CEO
SVASE (Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs)
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2001 — January 2005 (4 years )
SVASE, the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, is one of the oldest and most active trade associations in the world serving the early stage entrepreneurial community.
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Lecturer, College of Business, Dept of Finance & Accounting
San Jose State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 9 months)
Taught 22 sections of Fundamentals of Finance, part of the core curriculum for undergraduates in the COB.
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CFO
PowerTV Inc
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
1997 — 2001 (4 years )
PowerTV created an operating system for interactive television which became the most widely distributed in the world. The company was sold to Scientific Atlanta in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Cisco.
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Director of Operations, Western North America
Whalen & Company (TetraTech)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
1996 — 1996 (less than a year)
Whalen, now part of publicly held TetraTech, is a project management firm organizing the design, permitting, and construction of wireless communications systems. Its clients include the world's leading cellular telephone and paging networks.
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Chief Financial Officer
Vicarious, Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years )
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CoFounder & Principal
U.S. Media Group
(Internet industry)
1992 — 1994 (2 years )
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CFO of Broadcasting Division; General Manager of Cellular Telephone Division
Chronicle Publishing Company
(Broadcast Media industry)
1985 — 1992 (7 years )
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Senior Management Consultant
Touche Ross (now Deloitte & Touche)
(Management Consulting industry)
1983 — 1985 (2 years )
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Associate Product Manager, New Products
HP Hood (now Agrimark)
(Food Production industry)
1980 — 1981 (1 year )
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Assistant Director of Media & Market Research
Hill Holliday Advertising
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1979 — 1980 (1 year )
Laura Roden’s Education
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Harvard Business School
MBA , General Management , 1981 — 1983
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Harvard University
MBA , General Management , 1981 — 1983
- Activities and Societies:
- Elected by Faculty to the Century Club.
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Harvard University
AB , English Literature & Language , 1975 — 1979
- Activities and Societies:
- Hasty Pudding Theatricals; Harvard Independent; Harvard Student Agencies; Harvard Publishing; Harvard Shakespeare Theatre.
Additional Information
Laura Roden’s Websites:
Laura Roden’s Groups:
Founding Board Member, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE&E)
Past President and Board Member, Pets In Need Inc
Past Treasurer and Board Member, Travelers' Aid Society of San Francisco
Harvard Applicant Relations Committee, Interviewer, 1984-present
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Harvard Business School Century Club Alumni
Laura Roden’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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