Randy Mitchell

Current

International Trade Strategist for Venture Capital at US Department of Commerce
Senior Adviser for Entrepreneurship at U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Delegate to the OECD for Entrepreneurship at U.S. Department of Commerce

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Education

New England College

Connections

454 connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Randy Mitchell’s Summary

Randy Mitchell joined the International Trade Administration in June 2001, from the private sector where he had a history of entrepreneurial development in Russia, Japan, and the United States. From 1997-2001 he was founder of a start-up e-commerce company exporting U.S. consumer goods to the Japanese. In that position he built a management team that included former Fortune 500 executives including the former Chairman, CEO and President of Avon Japan. Along with his team he raised $3.5 million in venture capital financing and built strategic partnerships with some of the largest companies in Japan and the United States.

Mr. Mitchell resided in Russia from 1992 through 1996, where he built distribution networks in Moscow and St. Petersburg for U.S. and Scandinavian food and beverage brands such as Nestle (Findus), Sara Lee, Anheuser-Busch, Tyson, Subway, Campbell Soup, and others. This included working with Russian entrepreneurs in distribution, retail, and food service.

Mr. Mitchell is currently the U.S. government official responsible for enhancing the competitiveness of venture capital and is the United States Representative to the OECD for Entrepreneurship where he actively works to export entrepreneurship. He is an alumnus of the 2005 Venture Capital Institute. Mr. Mitchell has also served as U.S. Secretary on bilateral venture capital working groups with the governments of Australia, Brazil, and the European Union. Mr. Mitchell, a speaker of Russian, has traveled to 38 countries.

Associates in and interactions with:
The United States Government and its various bureaus and Departments.

Private Equity Venture Capital Associations of most countries

Associates/counterparts in ministries of 40+ economies as a result of U.S. representation at the OECD and APEC (via working groups on SMEs and entrepreneurship).

Co-moderated and or co-organized 40+ bilateral or multilateral entrepreneurship and investment symposium in 26 cities globally.

Randy Mitchell’s Specialties:

International Venture Capital
Private Equity
Entrepreneurship
Export
Growth Entrepreneurship
SME's
PPP -- Public Private Partnerships

Randy Mitchell’s Experience

International Trade Strategist for Venture Capital

US Department of Commerce

(Government Agency; International Trade and Development industry)

June 2001 — Present (8 years 6 months)
Senior Adviser for Entrepreneurship

U.S. Department of Commerce

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; International Trade and Development industry)

June 2001 — Present (8 years 6 months)
U.S. Delegate to the OECD for Entrepreneurship

U.S. Department of Commerce

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; International Trade and Development industry)

June 2001 — Present (8 years 6 months)