Paul Kedrosky

Paul Kedrosky advises the Kauffman Foundation as a senior fellow. In this capacity, he uses his experience as a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist and academic to explore new programming opportunities for Kauffman in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation, and capital markets. Most recently, Kedrosky has been an active early-stage investor, having funded more than fifty companies in Internet, mobile, life sciences and materials. Companies that he has funded have been sold to Demand Media, Twitter, Cisco, and many others. He is also a contributing editor at Bloomberg, one of the largest financial data and media organizations in the world. Kedrosky is a sought-after speaker and writer; a serial entrepreneur; and frequently quoted in major publications around the world. He has published more than 300 articles in academic and non-academic publications. Kedrosky obtained his undergraduate degree in engineering from Carleton University, his MBA from Queen's University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario.