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Josh Green

Silicon Valley Advisor

United States

Overview 

Josh Green is a Silicon Valley Advisor, Consultant, and Lecturer with a background in business strategy, corporate finance, and private equity. He has held key roles at Carbon as a Consultant and Senior Vice President Corporate Development and Strategy, and at Mohr Davidow Ventures as a General Partner, where he invested in companies like iRhythm Technologies and Genomatica.

Work Experience 

  • Advisor to Startups, Lecturer at UCLA Law School

    2022 - Current

    I am an advisor to numerous startups, and serve on the Board of Advisors at the Lowell Milken Business Policy Institute at the UCLA School of Law, the UCLA Technology Development Group, the Stanfrod Law School Rock Center for Corporate Governance and the University of California President's Entreneurship Council. I am also a part time faculty member at the UCLA School of Law teaching Silicon Valley Law to upper division law students, and a guest lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

  • General Counsel, Senior Vice President Corporate Development and Strategy and other positions

    2015 - 2022

    I was a senior executive at Carbon, an additive manufacturing company leading the digital transformation of manufacturing. During my seven years at the company, I served in many roles, including General Counsel, head of HR, head of Finance, and SVP, Corporate Development & Strategy.

Carbon is a company that provides high-tech, waste reducing 3D printing services.

Raised $683,350,000.00 from SharesPro.

  • General Partner

    2006 - 2018

    I was a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, while investing in cleantech and life sciences startups at this multi-generational venture capital firm.

Mohr Davidow invested in early-stage technology-based startups to create large new markets.

  • Basketball Coach, Head-Freshman and Jr. Varsity, Assistant-Varsity

    2000 - 2008

    I was a key member of the coaching staff which helped the players earn 5 league titles and 2 sectional titles in 8 years. Most important, I worked closely on a daily basis with some amazing young men to help prepare them for their college and business careers.

  • Senior Partner

    1995 - 2004

    I was a senior partner at Venture Law Group, founded by Craig Johnson from Wilson, Sonsini. I joined one year after its founding with more than 20 lawyers from my prior firm in 1995 to help innovate the practice of law for the entrepreneurial ecosystem. VLG was a leading law firm in this arena for many years, bringing forward numerous changes to the legal profession that continue to this day. I am very proud of my leadership role at the firm, and most importantly, our ability to help amazing clients to achieve their objectives while also enabling countless career opportunities for the lawyers and others who worked at VLG.

  • Partner and Associate

    1980 - 1995

    I was an associate and then partner at this leading U.S. law firm that was one of the major forces in the ascent of the Silicon Valley legal profession. I was one of the first attorneys in the firm's Palo Alto office. I also served on the firm's Executive Committee governing this 700 lawyer firm.

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