Ira Ehrenpreis
Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners at Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Biography
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Ira Ehrenpreis is Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners.
Ira is a recognized leader in the venture capital industry, having served on the Board, Executive Committee, and as Annual Meeting Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). He currently serves as the President of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC) and as the Chairman of the VCNetwork, the largest and most active California venture capital organization.
Ira was recently awarded the 2018 NACD Directorship 100 for being “one of the most influential leaders in the boardroom and corporate governance community.” In 2007, he was named one of the “Top 50 Most Influential Men Under 45″ and in 2014 was inducted into the International Green Industry Hall of Fame.
Ira has invested in a wide range of companies, including SpaceX, and serves on the board of Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and numerous other companies.
Ira has served as the Chairman of the Silicon Valley Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (SVIEF) in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. He is the Founder and Chairman of one of the most prominent energy innovation industry events, the World Energy Innovation Forum (WEIF), which convenes the who’s-who in the industry to discuss the important energy issues and opportunities of our time. Ira also served for many years on the Advisory Board of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE).
Ira is also an active leader at Stanford University, where he has served on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School and is currently an advisory board member of the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE) Advisory Council and the Stanford Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP). Ira has also been a guest lecturer, including helping to teach a course on Venture Capital.
Ira received his JD/MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School, where he was an Associate Editor of Stanford Law Review. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude.
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Ira Ehrenpreis shares his perspective as one of the most successful VCs in Silicon Valley.
Clean Tech Summit 2011 - Chairman's Welcome and Opening
TiEcon 2017 - Social Impact Track - Ira Ehrenpreis
JB Straubel & Ira Ehrenpreis | The Tesla Story | GCEP Symposium 2013
Clean Tech Summit 2011 - Funding Growth Panel: Case Studies and Examples
Chairman's Welcome and "State of the Clean-Tech Industry" Outlook
Clean Tech Summit 2011 - Inside D.C.: Clean Energy Views, Regulation and Support
Global Impact Conference: Energy for all
Fireside Chat with Dan Yergin
Tesla, Space X - the first 60 satellites the "blanket" to create equal internet access everywhere
Race to Net Zero Summit | Q&A - White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy & Ira Ehrenpreis
Ira Ehrenpreis: TWIN Global 2017
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