Curtis Roberts General Information

Description

Mr. Curtis Roberts serves as a General Partner at Kickstart Seed Fund. He serves as Board Member at Nursa. Previously, he served as Board Observer at Vence. He also served as Board Member at BrainStorm. He served as Board Member at Room Choice. He is a Board Observer for Homie, SonderMind, Omadi, Pop Art Snacks, and Rags. He served as a Board Observer at Trilumina, 729, and PenBlade. Prior to joining Kickstart, he was an active angel investor and board member/advisor for a number of Utah start-ups, including GroSocial, Calle, and Artemis. He was also the Associate Vice President for Commercialization and Regional Development at USU. Before moving to USU, he was the Vice Provost for Innovation and Economic Development at Weber State University where he served as the Director of the Northern Utah Technology Outreach Center for USTAR. He has also served as Chairman and CEO of PeaceHealth. Prior to joining PeaceHealth, he worked for McKinsey & Company in their Los Angeles office. He holds a B.A. in Economics, summa cum laude, from Weber State University and an M.B.A. with honors from Harvard Business School. He is a consultant-turned-CEO-turned-Nike exec. This wealth of experience allows him to be a tremendous resource to our portfolio in the areas of executive leadership, strategy, and executive coaching. He's passionate about helping build. As an investor, his focus is on healthcare, health tech, consumer, gig economy, and marketplace companies.