Michael Harries
Director/Board Member at Focal Ventures
Profile
Michael Harries is the founder of Citrix Startup Accelerator, which was founded in 2010.
He was the Chief Technology Officer from 2010 to 2016.
Dr. Harries's current jobs include being a Principal at Pacific Knowledge Systems Pty Ltd.
since 1999, an Advisory Board Member at Focal Ventures, and a Partner at Coal Hill Ventures LLC since 2017.
Dr. Harries's former jobs include being a Principal at The University of New South Wales from 1995 to 1999 and being the Chief Technology Officer at Creative Destruction Lab from 2016 to 2017.
Dr. Harries received a doctorate degree from The University of New South Wales in 2000 and an undergraduate degree from The University of Sydney.
Michael Harries active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Coal Hill Ventures LLC
 Coal Hill Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Coal Hill Ventures LLC(Coal Hill Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Private Equity Investor | 2017-07-31 |
Pacific Knowledge Systems Pty Ltd.
 Pacific Knowledge Systems Pty Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Pacific Knowledge Systems Pty Ltd. provides research at academic and healthcare institutions. Its solutions include rippledown auditor and rippledown expert. The company was founded by Compton Paul in 1996 and is headquartered in Surry hills, Australia. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1998-12-31 |
Focal Ventures
 Focal Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Focal Ventures (Focal) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Daniel Darling. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Michael Harries
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Creative Destruction Lab
 Creative Destruction Lab Financial ConglomeratesFinance Creative Destruction Lab operates as a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science based ventures. It employs coaching process to help founders commercialize advances in science and technology. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2016-12-31 |
Citrix Startup Accelerator
 Citrix Startup Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Citrix Startup Accelerator (Citrix Startup) is a venture capital subsidiary of Citrix Systems, Inc. founded in 2010 by John McIntyre and Michael Harries. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Founder | 2015-12-31 |
| The University of New South Wales | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1998-12-31 |
Training of Michael Harries
| The University of New South Wales | Doctorate Degree |
| The University of Sydney | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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Pacific Knowledge Systems Pty Ltd.
Pacific Knowledge Systems Pty Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Pacific Knowledge Systems Pty Ltd. provides research at academic and healthcare institutions. Its solutions include rippledown auditor and rippledown expert. The company was founded by Compton Paul in 1996 and is headquartered in Surry hills, Australia. | Health Services |
Citrix Startup Accelerator
Citrix Startup Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Citrix Startup Accelerator (Citrix Startup) is a venture capital subsidiary of Citrix Systems, Inc. founded in 2010 by John McIntyre and Michael Harries. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Finance |
Creative Destruction Lab
Creative Destruction Lab Financial ConglomeratesFinance Creative Destruction Lab operates as a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science based ventures. It employs coaching process to help founders commercialize advances in science and technology. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Finance |
Focal Ventures
Focal Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Focal Ventures (Focal) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Daniel Darling. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Coal Hill Ventures LLC
Coal Hill Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Coal Hill Ventures LLC(Coal Hill Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Finance |
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