David Cowan

Current

• Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Past

• Chairman, Co-Founder at VeriSign

Education

• Harvard University
• Harvard University

Recommended

1 person has recommended David

Connections

185 connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company
• My RSS feed

David Cowan’s Summary

See Blog at http://WhoHasTimeForThis.blogspot.com.

David Cowan’s Specialties:

data security,
internet commerce,
internet lead generation

David Cowan’s Experience

• Partner

  Bessemer Venture Partners

  (Partnership; 51-200 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  June 1992 — Present (17 years 2 months)

  To deliver top-quartile venture capital investment returns, my partners and I identify, fund, assist and ultimately sell high growth ventures.

• Chairman, Co-Founder

  VeriSign

  (Public Company; VRSN; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1995 — July 1995 (7 months)

  Started up Digital Certificates, Inc. (now VeriSign) in Bessemer's Massachusetts office, and negotiated technology-for-stock deal with Jim Bidzos at RSA. For next few months Jim and I raised money from strategic investors and recruited Stratton Sclavos, and then Jim succeeded me as Chairman in July 1995.

David Cowan’s Education

• Harvard University

  MBA , 1992

• Harvard University

  AB , Computer Science and Mathematics , 1984 — 1988

Additional Information

David Cowan’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company
• My RSS feed

David Cowan’s Interests:

Performing Lead Singer with Voices in Harmony (VIHchorus.org)

David Cowan’s Groups:

Voices in Harmony
Yale Child Study Center Associates
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Chairman's Circle of Care
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Patrons of Kepler's Bookstore

•    PAHGCC

David Cowan’s Honors:

Israel Medal of Science and Technology
Forbes Midas List 2001, #6