- Randy Glein
- DFJ Growth Fund
- Managing Director
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Biography
Randy Glein joined Draper Fisher Jurvetson in 2002 and is a Managing Director of DFJ Growth Fund. DFJ Growth invests in expansion and growth-stage technology companies that have achieved market validation and are well positioned to be leaders in their industries. Randy's career spans more than 25 years in the technology and media industries as a venture capital investor, operating executive and entrepreneur. He has served on numerous boards and is currently working with portfolio companies that include BrightSource Energy, Fonality, Gilt Groupe, SpaceX, Tesla Motors, Tremor Media, Tumblr, and Yodle.
Prior to co-founding DFJ Growth, Randy was CFO of FeedBurner, a DFJ portfolio company acquired by Google. He was previously Managing Director of Tribune Ventures and Corporate Vice President of Tribune Company where he led early-stage venture investing activities. Randy has also held principal investing positions with CID Equity Partners and Hughes New Ventures, where he participated in the founding investments for DIRECTV, Motient, and XM Radio. Other investments have included Performics (DoubleClick / Google), SmartSignal (GE), Teach.com (E&Y Intellinex) and TicketsNow (Ticketmaster). Additionally, Randy served in senior operating positions with DIRECTV and Screenz, where he played key roles in their formation, development and growth.
Randy began his career as an engineer with GM Hughes Electronics and Martin Marietta, where he worked in the fields of wireless and satellite communications, signal processing, and optoelectronics. He holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School, an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California, and a BS with High Honors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida.