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October 28, 2004
Nanotech: The Science, Business and Opportunities
About the Speaker
Alexei Andreev, Associate, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Alexei Andreev Alexei Andreev is an Associate at Draper Fisher Jurvetson where he focuses on nanotechnology investment opportunities. He has been actively involved in sourcing, structuring and negotiating investments in D-wave Systems, Intematix, Solicore, and EoPlex where he currently serve as a Board Director or Observer. Before joining DFJ, Alexei spent three years with Sputnik Funds, the largest private equity group in Eastern Europe. At Sputnik, he evaluated investment opportunities, financially restructured portfolio companies, and served on the board of the regional cellular provider, Techinfo Communications. After the Russian financial crisis of 1998, Alexei became the CFO of Renaissance Insurance, undertaking crisis management on behalf of Sputnik Funds. Before starting his business career, Alexei was a researcher at the Center of Nanotechnology (ISAN) in the Russian Academy of Sciences where he focused on the electronic and optical properties of quantum dots and multi-layered nanostructures. Alexei graduated from Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute with a B.S. and Ph.D. in Solid State Physics (cum laude), and has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was a recipient of the Scholarship for Outstanding young scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences. Alexei is a co-founder of American Association of Russian Expatriates (AmBAR), a non-profit organization founded to foster entrepreneurship among Russian-speaking IT professionals in the US.
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