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 David B. LernerDirector, CTV Venture LabBA, Williams College; JD, Washington University Law School David is a serial entrepreneur and technology investor who manages Columbia's portfolio of more than seventy spin-off companies, helps launch approximately ten to twelve new university spinoffs each year and administrates CTV's Seed Fund. Prior to joining Columbia, he spent over a decade founding, operating, and funding companies in the healthcare, internet and media sectors. The venture group he founded has invested in the medical device, video, security software, and consumer internet sectors. David sold his first company to one of the nation’s leading providers of physical medicine and rehabilitation services and in his most recent venture he founded and provided the seed capital for a video management platform that secured $6 million in Series A funding and was sold to a publicly held company. He currently serves on the Boards of New York Tech Meetup and Columbia Business School’s Lang Entrepreneurship Fund where he is Resident Venture Advisor. He is a Board Observer to NLP International, Inc., Angioblast, Inc., and serves on the Advisory Board of the Blue Venture Community and the National Council for Entrepreneurship. In 2008 he was named one of the "top 100 most influential New Yorkers in the digital business community" by Silicon Alley Insider. David also authors a personal blog on the subjects of entrepreneurship, venture capital, angel investing and university spinoffs: www.davidblerner.com |