David Washburn
President at Red Cedar Ventures LLC
Profile
David Washburn is currently the Executive Director at Michigan State University Foundation, President & Board Director at Red Cedar Ventures LLC, President & Board Director at Michigan Rise, and President & Board Director at Spartan Innovations.
Previously, he was the President & CEO at University of Tennessee Research Foundation, worked in Business Development at Kuck & Associates, Inc., Sales & Marketing at Wolfram Research, Inc., and International Business Development & Corpo Finance at InstallShield Software Corp.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign and his MBA from Gies College of Business.
David Washburn active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Michigan State University Foundation
 Michigan State University Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Michigan State University Foundation engages in research, teaching, and commercialization of technologies. It focus on providing facilities and building sites at the university corporate research park for technology enterprises, university technology-development initiatives, and university collaborations. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI. | Director/Board Member | 2014-01-31 |
Michigan Rise
 Michigan Rise Investment ManagersFinance Michigan Rise (Michigan Rise) is a venture capital firm, fully owned subsidiary of the Michigan State University Research Foundation founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan. | President | 2020-05-31 |
Red Cedar Ventures LLC
 Red Cedar Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Red Cedar Ventures LLC (RCV) is the venture capital subsidiary of Michigan State University Foundation founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan. | President | 2014-01-31 |
| Spartan Innovations | President | 2014-08-31 |
Former positions of David Washburn
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee Research Foundation | Chief Executive Officer | 2013-12-31 |
InstallShield Software Corp.
 InstallShield Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services InstallShield Software Corp. provides software installation, deployment packaging, and updating solutions. The company was founded by Viresh Bahtia in 1987 and is headquartered in Illinois. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1999-11-30 |
Kuck & Associates, Inc.
 Kuck & Associates, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Intel Corp., Kuck & Associates, Inc. provides performance-oriented compilers and programming tools used in the development of multithreaded applications. The company is based in Champaign, IL. Kuck & Associates was acquired by Intel Corp. on April 06, 2000. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1997-02-28 |
Wolfram Research, Inc.
 Wolfram Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Wolfram Research, Inc. develops mathematical software solutions for engineers, financial analysts, researchers, and students. The company offers webMathematica for doing interactive calculations through a web browser and gridMathematica for running the Mathematica software on computer clusters. It was founded by Stephen Wolfram in 1987 and is headquartered in Champaign, IL. | Sales & Marketing | 1996-02-29 |
Training of David Washburn
| University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign | Undergraduate Degree |
| Gies College of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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Kuck & Associates, Inc.
Kuck & Associates, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Intel Corp., Kuck & Associates, Inc. provides performance-oriented compilers and programming tools used in the development of multithreaded applications. The company is based in Champaign, IL. Kuck & Associates was acquired by Intel Corp. on April 06, 2000. | Technology Services |
Wolfram Research, Inc.
Wolfram Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Wolfram Research, Inc. develops mathematical software solutions for engineers, financial analysts, researchers, and students. The company offers webMathematica for doing interactive calculations through a web browser and gridMathematica for running the Mathematica software on computer clusters. It was founded by Stephen Wolfram in 1987 and is headquartered in Champaign, IL. | Commercial Services |
| University of Tennessee Research Foundation | |
Michigan State University Foundation
Michigan State University Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Michigan State University Foundation engages in research, teaching, and commercialization of technologies. It focus on providing facilities and building sites at the university corporate research park for technology enterprises, university technology-development initiatives, and university collaborations. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI. | Miscellaneous |
InstallShield Software Corp.
InstallShield Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services InstallShield Software Corp. provides software installation, deployment packaging, and updating solutions. The company was founded by Viresh Bahtia in 1987 and is headquartered in Illinois. | Technology Services |
Red Cedar Ventures LLC
Red Cedar Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Red Cedar Ventures LLC (RCV) is the venture capital subsidiary of Michigan State University Foundation founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan. | Finance |
Michigan Rise
Michigan Rise Investment ManagersFinance Michigan Rise (Michigan Rise) is a venture capital firm, fully owned subsidiary of the Michigan State University Research Foundation founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan. | Finance |
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