Reid Dennis - CHM

Reid Dennis has been an active individual investor and a corporate venture capital investor since 1952. As an individual venture investor, Dennis was personally involved with early-stage investments in Acurex, American Microsystems, Ampex, California Microwave, Coherent Radiation, Measurex and Ultek. As a corporate executive, Dennis was responsible for the successful entry of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, and then the American Express Company, into the venture capital field. He represented them as a member of the Board of Directors at Recognition Equipment, The Reed Tool Company, and Storage Technology Corporation. While at American Express, Dennis was also responsible for managing six publicly-traded mutual funds. After 21 years with the two companies, Dennis resigned from American Express in order to form Institutional Venture Associates (IVP) in 1974 and, subsequently, Institutional Venture Partners in 1980. As the founder of IVP, Dennis has served as a General Partner or Manag

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