Don Wood is a Managing Director investing in
information technology, Internet services, and energy technologies.
Don is an experienced and accomplished entrepreneur, senior
executive and management consultant with significant experience
in his industries of focus.
Prior to joining Vanguard Ventures, Don was the President
of Metricom and a member of its Board of Directors. In this
role he was responsible for evolving Metricom from a wireless
equipment manufacturer to a wireless Internet service known
as Ricochet. Don was with Octel Communications, Inc., worldwide
leader in voicemail systems, where he was responsible for
all marketing, product management and sales engineering. In
1987, he co-founded Wood-Howard Products, a consumer product
publishing company, and licensed his patent for a folding,
laminated publishing format to Simon and Schuster, Rand McNally,
FastMark and others. Today more than 100 million products
have been sold under these licenses. He was Senior Vice President
of Sales and Marketing with International Power Technology,
supplier of micro-turbine, co-generation power systems. Don
was a management consultant with McKinsey and Company where
he worked on operations, marketing, and acquisition projects
for Fortune 500 companies. Don also worked in the policy-planning
department of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in
Washington, D.C.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford
University, and a Master in Business Administration degree
from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Don is a member of the Board of Directors of Casabi,
Cooking.com,
Sylantro
Systems, Vocera
Communications and
ZipRealty
(ZIPR). He is a Board observer at Konarka
Technologies. Don also serves as Chairman of the Board
of the Entrepreneurs
Foundation, a non-profit community organization.
Articles About Don
NVCA interview of Don Wood on the Entrepreneurs Foundation
Venture Capital Partner Flexes
Charitable Muscles
LocalBusiness.com No Knock
on Wood As Venture Capitalist
Vanguard Ventures' Don Wood
featured in Upside Magazine
Administrative assistant:
Shari Palmer-Leith
shari@vanguardventures.com
650-321-2900
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