The Leaders of the Industry
What distinguishes the Venture Capital Institute from other programs is the caliber and dedication of its faculty. Not only are the faculty accomplished professionals who have decades of venture capital and private equity experience, but they also love their chosen profession and want to encourage the next generations of professionals.
Many of the faculty members are VCI Alumni and have been returning to the Institute for numerous years to inspire and motivate students with their knowledge and enthusiasm. Get the facts you need to take your career to the next level and beyond. Work shoulder to shoulder with some of the brightest talent in the industry.
Make time to speak one-on-one with top venture professionals.
Gain critical insight on your work at the institute from leading industry experts.
VCI Faculty Members
Monro Lanier
Ironworks Capital Partners
Subject: Added Tools for Pricing, Valuation & Negotiating
Nelson Chu
Kinetic Ventures
Subject: What Makes an Idea Investment Worthy?
Jeffrey Leavitt
Partner, DLA Piper USA, LLP
Subject: Term Sheets for Structuring & Negotiating Deals
T. (Teo) Forcht Dagi, MD
Apta Bioscience / Anglo Scientific
Subject: Marketing Your Fund and Stimulating Effective Deal Flow
Clare Fairfield
Executive Managing Director, Concerto Advisors and VCI Chairman
Subject: LPs View - Investing In Effective Fund Managers
Olga Loy
Winston & Strawn
Subject: Legal Implications of Venture and PE Deals
Stephen Fleming
Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
Subject: Stimulating Effective Deal Flow
Benjamin Glenn
Shay Glenn, LLP
Subject: Venture Investments and Intellectual Property Risks and Opportunities
Cynthia Ringo
DBL Partners
Subject: Why Impact Investing is Becoming Mainstream
Pat Hamner
Patriot Capital Partners
Subject: Mezzanine and Later Stage Investments - An Overview
Joseph Silver
Partner, DLA Piper USA, LLP
Subject: Term Sheets for Structuring and Negotiating Deals
Steven Hutchinson
Hutchinson & Company
Subject: Pricing, Structuring and Negotiating: A Case Study
Michael A. Tharp, CFA
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Cimarron Capital Partners, LLC
Subject: A Limited Partner’s View
Lew Jaffe
President, Jaffe Associates, MovieMe, Loyola Marymount University
Subject: Changing the Management & Board in Troubled Times
Carl Jenkins
Vice President, BMO Harris Bank
Subject: LPs View - Investing In Effective Fund Managers
Steve Vivian
Kestrel Capital Group
Subject: Exit Evolution: A Case Study Profitable Early Stage Exits to a Middle Market Buyout
Pitch Johnson
Limited Partner, Founder, Asset Management Co.
Subject: The Art vs. Science of Investing: A Luminary’s Keynote Address
Anita Watkins
Director of Strategic Innovation, Rex Health Ventures
Subject: Strategic Equity Investments in Early-stage Companies
Rimas Kapeskas
UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund
Subject: Evolution and Growth – Corporate Venture Capital
Andrew Wicks
The Darden School, University of Virginia
Subject: Case Studies in Ethics – A Candid Discussion for Fund Managers