Kef Kasdin (Princeton AlumniCorps)

Jan 21, 2016, 11:30 PM – Jan 22, 2016, 2:30 AM

From 2003 to 2015 Kef led Battelle Ventures’ investments in cleantech and started several companies based on Department of Energy Lab technologies. As Founder and CEO of Proterro, she was named among the top people in the bioeconomy for four years in a row.

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About this event

Kef Kasdin received her BSE degree from Princeton University in 1985 in what is now ORFE, with a certificate in Science and Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School; and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business in 1989.  Early in her career she was a management consultant at what was then Booz, Allen & Hamilton, working on operations, manufacturing and then marketing assignments.  She joined 3Com Corporation in 1990 as a product manager, then was promoted to lead the product management and marketing functions; she became general manager of a $1B division in 1997 and the first Executive in Residence, Office of the Chairman at 3Com in late 1998.  In several of these roles she led key intrapreneurship initiatives.  Kef and her family have been back in Princeton since 1999.  She was an independent consultant to several startups in communications after moving back.  From 2003 to 2015 Kef led Battelle Ventures’ investments in cleantech and started several companies based on Department of Energy Lab technologies. As Founder and CEO of Proterro, she was named among the top people in the bioeconomy for four years in a row.  Kef is also actively involved in several nonprofit organizations including serving on the Boards of Directors of and contributing to the strategy, fundraising and innovative new programming goals at Rachel’s Network; Princeton AlumniCorps; and Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County.  At the University, Kef teaches EGR 201, “Foundations of Entrepreneurship” and is also an Executive in Residence for the Office of Technology Licensing.

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Speaker

  • Kef Kasdin

    Princeton AlumniCorps

When

When

January 21 – 22, 2016
11:30 PM – 2:30 AM UTC

Agenda

11:30 PMNetworking and Food
12:30 AMFireside Chat
1:30 AMNetworking

Organizers

  • David Stengle

    Board++

    Princeton Chapter Founder & Director

  • Stan Berteloot

    Nytro Marketing

    Ambassador

  • Michael Szubrowski

    Time is Me

    Ambassador

  • David Page

    New Road Media

    Ambassador

  • John Snee

    Startup Grind Trenton

    Program Director

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