Furqan Nazeeri

Alumni Board Member

University of Michigan College of Engineering

Sep 2024 - Current (1 year 10 months)

The Michigan Engineering Alumni Board (MEAB) serves the College of Engineering and its alumni in the pursuit of the College of Engineering’s vision and mission. The MEAB is a key driver of alumni engagement and impact.

Strategic Advisor

IDEO U

Mar 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 6 months)

Helping an amazing leadership team make a dent in the universe by spreading the gospel of Design Thinking.

Chief Executive Officer

Studion

Jan 2010 - Current (16 years 6 months)

Studion is a leading provider of transformative digital experiences for Learning and Life Sciences. With a global team of experts, Studion specializes in translating programs into customized digital experiences, from design to operations, at scale. The company believes in the power of technology to bridge the human experience, delivering deep engagement and meaningful outcomes for clients and their audiences.

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Owner

Altgate Capital

Dec 2007 - Dec 2010 (3 years 1 month)

Personal investing and advisory services.

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

SoftBank Investment Advisers

Apr 2007 - May 2008 (1 year 2 months)

Worked with the Softbank investment team evaluating new market opportunities, performing due diligence, assisting portfolio companies and developing new business ideas. Looked at 200+ investment opportunities, made 2 investments and served on their boards. Looked long and hard at corporate sustainability.

Director of Finance & Corporate Development

Gentherm

Jun 1994 - Jul 1997 (3 years 2 months)

NASDAQ-traded tech firm developing advanced products for worldwide auto industry including variable temperature seats (heats and cools seats in luxury cars), in-car audio navigation systems and electric vehicle technology. At Amerigon I designed and built prototype electric vehicles originally for the US market (at the time of California's ZEV regulations) and then shifted to forming a joint venture in India after the market failed to materialize in a timely fashion. Created a joint venture with an Indian manufacturing company to create the REVA Electric Vehicle company, which has since attracted investment from DFJ and grown to become the largest manufacturer of EVs in the world.

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President / CEO / Chairman

Pivot Inc acquired by NASDAQCME

Feb 2004 - Mar 2007 (3 years 2 months)

The company is a leading provider of technology solutions and the developer of IMTRADER, a community of investment professionals that leverages instant messaging to connect members and manage valuable relationships. Founded company...actually it was a spin-out (there's a good HBS case on that), raised multiple rounds of venture capital and ran the business for 3 years. Customers included Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Jeffries, Instinet, Goldman Sachs and over 400 other institutions including most of the top ten brokers, hundreds of hedge funds and over 8,000 traders overall. Investors include Softbank Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures, Hudson Partners, Wasatch Ventures, Boldcap and Eze Castle Integration.

CFO / EVP

ECI

Oct 2001 - Feb 2004 (2 years 5 months)

ECI acts as a "virtual CTO" for hedge funds and other financial services firms. ECI has specialties in ongoing IT infrastructure management, startup & relocation consulting and implementation and business continuity planning. The company also provides Internet Connectivity and hardware/software procurement for its clients. Clients include a whos-who of the hedge fund industry; over 400 of the largest hedge funds and many broker dealers rely on ECI for their critical IT infrastructure management. In 2001, negotiated the acquisition of a boutique telecom equipment provider turning ECI into the largest provider of Avaya phone systems to the hedge fund community. As CFO I was responsible for all financial aspects of the business. In additio

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Vice President

Altgate Capital

Feb 2000 - Jul 2001 (1 year 6 months)

Research-based provider of institutional-quality hedge fund services and distribution to private banking industry. The firm conducted extensive business and legal diligence on US-based hedged fund managers and sold that research and investment access to UK and Swiss private banks and institutions. Business functions included a talented research team in New York, a sales and account management team based in London and a technology platform that spanned the globe. Managed external financing, internal financial control and all operational, human resource and IT projects. Extensive interaction with Board, investors and management committee.

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Vice President

Petstorecom

Apr 1999 - Jan 2000 (10 months)

Joined after founders but before first round of funding. Spent most of the time raising money from VCs and strategic investors (over $150MM) and negotiating partnership deals with companies including Yahoo!, Microsoft, AOL, QVC and others. Negotiated several acquisitions for the company and sold the entire firm in 2000 to Pets.com (NASDAQ: IPET) as the bubble burst.

Project Manager / Team Leader

University of Michigan

Sep 1990 - Dec 1993 (3 years 4 months)

While an undergraduate engineering student, elected team leader of largest student-run group (before or since) at University of Michigan. Managed an $800K cash budget ($2.2M total budget) to design, build and race a solar powered racecar. The team won the US Championship (1,000 miles over seven days) and placed 11th in the World Championship (2,000 miles over five days) held in Australia. Was a full-time team member (i.e. not taking classes) for 1.5 years over the 3 year span of the project. The team has gone on to become the winningest team in solar car racing winning 8 national championships (out of 12 races) since formation in 1989. In international competition, Michigan has finished 3rd in the world five times and 2nd once. The 19

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