Ruthann Quindlen

Ruthann is an advisor to both startup and growth companies. She has extensive experience in assisting early stage companies in identifying and defining their business models and strategy (including fundraising strategy).

In the 1980s, she was a Managing Director at Alex Brown & Sons where during her 10 year career as a research analyst and investment banker, she led the IPOs of leading software companies including Microsoft, AOL, Electronic Arts, and McAfee Associates as well as the sale of Peter Norton Utilities to Symantec and the Nippon Steel investment in Oracle.

In 1994, she became a General Partner at Institutional Investment Partners (IVP), one of Silicon Valley’s leading venture capital firms. Ruthann focused on investing in nascent or early stage digital media and software companies and served as a Director on a variety of private and public technology company Boards. Ruthann also authored Confessions of a Venture Capitalist , published by Warner Books in 2000.

Beginning in 2004, she served as a Director for 12 years at TIVO (formerly ROVI Corporation and Gemstar Corporation). TIVO provides entertainment solutions to cable, satellite, and consumer electronics companies such as ATT and Comcast. In 2006, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Magazine named her as one of its 125 Most Influential Graduates. From 2003-2009, Ruthann served as as Director of Georgetown University, her alma mater.

Most recently, Ruthann has served as a venture advisor to SRI International where she helped to create and advise spinout companies based on SRI technology.