Brian Ascher's Profile

Brian Ascher

Gender:

Male

Age:

41

Location:

San Francisco Bay Area

Profiles:

Linkedin  Myspace  Facebook  Flickr 

About:

I am a venture capitalist with Venrock Associates and focus on Internet, Consumer and Enterprise Software investments. Currently I serve on the Boards of Simple Star, Vocera Communications, Atrenta, Unicru, Datallegro, T3Ci, RelayHealth, and Winery Exchange. Prior to Venrock, I was Senior Product Manager for Intuit's Quicken.com website and the award-winning Quicken for Windows product. Previous to Intuit, I worked as a Strategy Consultant at Monitor Company where I advised clients on issues of management and strategy. I have a BA, magna cum laude, from Princeton University and a MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Interests:

theater, wine, my kids

Music:

Jude,

Television:

Man vs. Wild

Books:

Bobos in Paradise

School:

John F Kennedy High School (graduated: 1985)

College:

Stanford University Graduate School of Business, faculty: (MBA) (graduated: 1995)

Positions:

General Partner

General Partner at Venrock Associates (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry), since: (7.1.1998)

Principal at Venrock Associates (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry), since: (6.1.1998)

Product Manager at Intuit (Computer Software industry), since: (6.1.1995)