| @grantallen |
| University of Pennsylvania, MBA | 2007 |
| Duke University, BSE | 2000 |
Grant Allen is Vice President of ABB Technology Ventures (ATV), the venture capital arm of ABB, Inc. (NYSE: ABB), the $45 billion global leader in power and automation technology. ATV is focused on bringing together new technologies, new markets and new talent to discover tomorrow’s energy solutions and grow ABB’s global businesses, with a particular focus on smart grid, data centers, energy efficiency, analytics and distribution.
Previously, Mr. Allen was a Vice President with Core Capital Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based venture capital firm with $350 million under management. There, he focused on investments in analytics, cleantech, infrastructure, wireless communications and mobile applications. In addition to working closely with Infinite Power Solutions, a thin-film lithium ion battery company, and representing Core on the Boards of Directors of Mobo Systems and Univa, Mr. Allen was on the Steering Committee for the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s (MAVA) Capital Connection and on the board of MobileMonday DC.
Prior to Core Capital, he was a Product Manager at Microsoft Corporation in the Mobile & Embedded Devices division. Other experience includes working for Liberty Associated Partners, the investment arm of the Berkman family, where was actively involved with the Jingle Networks investment; strategy consulting at Dean & Company; and various start-ups, including an IT consulting firm, A-k Presence, he co-founded as an engineering undergraduate at Duke.
He is a Managing Director of Keybridge Venture Partners, a Washington D.C. seed fund; on the Board of Directors of the L’Enfant Society for the Trust for the National Mall; and Chairman of the Ocular Melanoma Foundation, a novel non-profit cancer research and advocacy group he founded in 2003.
Mr. Allen holds a BSE in civil and environmental engineering with honors from Duke University and an MBA from The Wharton School where he was on the board of the Wharton Alumni Association and a Citi Foundation Leadership Fellow.
