Stephen Ciesinski
Président chez Ravenswood Solutions, Inc.
Profil
Steve Ciesinski is past President of SRI International and other Silicon Valley firms, and is an investor and board member of growth-oriented tech companies.
As founder and managing partner of Vencrest Partners, he is an active investor/advisor to several international VC funds and private companies.
His interests include applying digital tech (AI, blockchain, data science, communications, etc.) to products for business application software, digital health, financial services, and education industries.
He enjoys working with serious, passionate tech-oriented founders with novel business models addressing growing market needs.
Steve was most recently president of SRI International (www.sri.com), formerly the Stanford Research Institute.
SRI creates disruptive technology-based innovations, including Siri, the computer mouse, ultrasound and telerobotic medical devices, HDTV, drugs for cancer and infectious diseases, natural language speech recognition and many others.
He is past Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Union College as well as the President’s Cabinet at Cal Poly.
He’s also been a board member of public, private and nonprofit organizations, and has served on strategy, compensation, audit, finance and investment, and other board committees.
Steve has been on the faculty at Stanford's Graduate School of Business for 12 years, teaching on entrepreneurship in the MBA and Executive Education programs.
His current focus is on emerging country entrepreneurship.
He is often invited to give speeches, make presentations and moderate panels.
He holds a BSEE and AB from Union College, and an MBA from Stanford University.
Postes actifs de Stephen Ciesinski
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Ravenswood Solutions, Inc.
 Ravenswood Solutions, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ravenswood Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of SRI International that provides technology and services for combat training, test and evaluation of vehicles and equipment, and policy analysis events to government agencies and commercial clients. The private company is based in Fremont, CA. The company's packages include high-fidelity instrumentation, advanced positioning and mapping, realistic training effects, and turnkey support services that are customized for each client. Ravenswood has over 20 years of experience in technology insertion, training support, and sustainment services. The company is the leading provider of mobile instrumented training and performance assessment for military ground troops and other security forces. The CEO of the company is Kipp Peppel. | Président | - |
OVO Manager LLC
 OVO Manager LLC Investment ManagersFinance OVO Manager LLC (OVO Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Eric Chen. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Golden Gate Ventures Pte Ltd.
 Golden Gate Ventures Pte Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Golden Gate Ventures Pte Ltd (Golden Gate Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Paul Martin Bragiel. The firm is headquartered in Singapore. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/08/2022 |
Anciens postes connus de Stephen Ciesinski
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
SRI International
 SRI International Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SRI International provides contract research and development services. It is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | President | - |
Laszlo Systems, Inc.
 Laszlo Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Laszlo Systems is a leading provider of Rich Unified Internet Applications for consumers and business. Its web-based platform in erges email, voice and massaging with social networking and real-time collaboration experience for consumers. Laszlo Webtop has been adopted and deployed by many of the tyre-1 service providers to provide subscribers with engaging personal portals for unifying and managing information, collaboration and communication on the web. The company is privately held and headquartered in San Mateo, California. The company provides training and support for OpenLaszlo and offers its own commercially licensed digital life applications such as Laszlo Mail and OpenLaszlo. Laszlo Systems was founded in October 2000 by David Tempkin. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Applied Materials South East Asia Pte Ltd.
 Applied Materials South East Asia Pte Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Applied Materials South East Asia Pte. Ltd. designs and develops semiconductor products. It fabricates semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics, and energy efficient glass. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Octel Communications Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Formation de Stephen Ciesinski
| Stanford University | Masters Business Admin |
| Union College (New York) | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Sociétés cotées | 1 |
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| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | Consumer Non-Durables |
| Entreprise privées | 10 |
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| Octel Communications Corp. | Electronic Technology |
Laszlo Systems, Inc.
Laszlo Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Laszlo Systems is a leading provider of Rich Unified Internet Applications for consumers and business. Its web-based platform in erges email, voice and massaging with social networking and real-time collaboration experience for consumers. Laszlo Webtop has been adopted and deployed by many of the tyre-1 service providers to provide subscribers with engaging personal portals for unifying and managing information, collaboration and communication on the web. The company is privately held and headquartered in San Mateo, California. The company provides training and support for OpenLaszlo and offers its own commercially licensed digital life applications such as Laszlo Mail and OpenLaszlo. Laszlo Systems was founded in October 2000 by David Tempkin. | Technology Services |
SRI International
SRI International Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SRI International provides contract research and development services. It is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Commercial Services |
Resumix, Inc.
 Resumix, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of Randstad NV, Resumix, Inc. provides Internet-based recruiting solutions. The company is based in New York, NY. Resumix was acquired by HotJobs.com Ltd., part of Randstad NV from February 03, 2010 on May 11, 2000 for $25.20 million. | Technology Services |
InTime Software, Inc.
 InTime Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services InTime Software, Inc. develops design and design-planning technologies that bridge the gap between register transfer level engineers and physical design environment. The firm has sales and support offices in Austin and Texas. The company was founded by J. George Janac in 1999 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. | Technology Services |
HotJobs.com Ltd.
 HotJobs.com Ltd. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services HotJobs.com Ltd. provides online recruiting services. It also offers recruiting software and business-to-business desktop application programs. The company provides employers, recruiters and staffing agencies with progressive recruiting solutions. HotJobs.com is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Applied Materials South East Asia Pte Ltd.
Applied Materials South East Asia Pte Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Applied Materials South East Asia Pte. Ltd. designs and develops semiconductor products. It fabricates semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics, and energy efficient glass. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Singapore, Singapore | Electronic Technology |
Golden Gate Ventures Pte Ltd.
Golden Gate Ventures Pte Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Golden Gate Ventures Pte Ltd (Golden Gate Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Paul Martin Bragiel. The firm is headquartered in Singapore. | Finance |
OVO Manager LLC
OVO Manager LLC Investment ManagersFinance OVO Manager LLC (OVO Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Eric Chen. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Ravenswood Solutions, Inc.
Ravenswood Solutions, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ravenswood Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of SRI International that provides technology and services for combat training, test and evaluation of vehicles and equipment, and policy analysis events to government agencies and commercial clients. The private company is based in Fremont, CA. The company's packages include high-fidelity instrumentation, advanced positioning and mapping, realistic training effects, and turnkey support services that are customized for each client. Ravenswood has over 20 years of experience in technology insertion, training support, and sustainment services. The company is the leading provider of mobile instrumented training and performance assessment for military ground troops and other security forces. The CEO of the company is Kipp Peppel. | Commercial Services |
