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Presenter Bio
James Geshwiler
James Geshwiler oversees CommonAngels' deal flow, due diligence and investment process. He also manages the group's strategic direction and works closely with follow-on investors.
Mr. Geshwiler brings a decade of experience in analyzing and negotiating high-risk technology projects. He previously was a program manager at the US Department of Energy, supervising research and analysis on nuclear materials programs. He was the science and technology officer for the State Department's Office of Russian Affairs and was one of the negotiators for the agreement for the International Space Station. James also was a software systems engineer for large-scale client-server networks.
He was Phi Beta Kappa and holds a bachelor's degree with highest honors from the Liberal Arts Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin, a master's degree in political science from UCLA, and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management.
When not working with start-ups, James often can be found rowing on the Charles River.
About CommonAngels
Named after the city's historic public meeting grounds, CommonAngels is a group of 50 leading private investors and three-dozen limited partners in a co-investment fund. CommonAngels' members and limited partners have founded, co-founded or run high-tech companies. The group works closely with software companies in the Northeast that are approaching or are in beta and typically invests $500K-$2MM at pre-money valuations of less than $5MM.
James Geshwiler
Managing Director
Common Angels
One Cranberry Hill, Suite 6
Lexington, MA 02421
t- 781 274-9124
e- james@commonangels.com
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