Vandad Espahbodi

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Biography

Mr. Vandad Espahbodi serves as a Partner at Generational Partners. He serves as Investment Advisor at VentureScope. He Co-Founded and served as Managing Partner at Starburst Aerospace. At Starburst he helped generate an equity portfolio of 100 startups, many of which he continues to mentor and advise. Along with Starburst, he had a twenty-year career in aerospace including government technology and corporate business development leadership roles at Raytheon and the British air navigation services provider, NATS. Prior to that, he served as a legislative aide for U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff and U.S. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. He also served as a member of the Economic Development Advisory Council for the City of El Segundo and advises multiple local, national and international government organizations on emerging technology trends. Following graduate studies at George Mason University in International Commerce and Public Policy, he participated in executive management programs at Thunderbird School of Global Management and Cranfield School of Management in the UK.