Influence Board

Stephen Fleming

Director, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation, CQN

University of Arizona

$300

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Stephen's Summary

Highly successful senior executive with leadership experience in startups, multinationals, private equity, and university-based economic development. Recognized as thought leader for open innovation and entrepreneurship (including selection as one of the first Principal Investigators funded by NSF to help create the I-Corps program). Led highly-successful economic development and entrepreneurship initiatives at Georgia Institute of Technology. Responsible for building new corporate engagement function at the University of Arizona. Former general partner of $260 million early-stage venture capital firm; responsible for 18 investments, 16 board seats, and thirteen successful exits. Previously, led introduction of residential broadband products (ADSL and cablemodems) at Nortel Networks. Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at LICOM (venture-funded startup). Started career as bench scientist at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Active angel investor, community leader, and mentor to local entrepreneurs.

About Stephen

  • Span of Control

    The number of people reporting to them

    Less than 10

  • Industry

    Other|Quantum information science

  • Size of Company

    In terms of revenue

    gt $1 Billion

  • Employees of Company

    The number of people working for this company

    gt 10,000

  • Business Function

    Innovation

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