Nicholas Donatiello Jr. Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Member

  • Primary Industry
  • B2C

  • Med. Deal Size

Nicholas Donatiello Jr. General Information

Biography

Mr. Nicholas Donatiello served as Managing Member at Odyssey Capital Management. He also serves on the Board of Dolby Laboratories. Prior to founding Odyssey, he was Press Secretary and Campaign Manager for U.S. Senator Bill Bradley and a consultant at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Donatiello is a member of the board of directors of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, a sporting goods retailer in the western United States, where he serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of three of the American Funds managed by Capital Research and Management. From time to time he also serves on the boards of directors of private companies and since January 2010, as a member of the board of directors for the Schwab Charitable Fund. Mr. Donatiello is also a Lecturer in Accounting at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Donatiello served on the board of Gemstar-TV Guide International from July 2000 to May 2008. In addition, Mr. Donatiello served as director of Classmates Media Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Online, from 2007 to 2010 and as Chairman of the Board of KQED from 2006 through 2008. Mr. Donatiello holds a B.S.E. degree in engineering from Princeton University and an M.B.A. degree from Stanford University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Princeton University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male

Nicholas Donatiello Jr. Lead Partner on Deals (1)

Nicholas Donatiello Jr. has been the lead partner on 1 deal. Their latest deal was with Ads.com, a information services (b2c) company. The deal was made for on 03-Aug-2000.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Ads.com 03-Aug-2000 Early Stage VC Completed Information Services (B2C) Seattle, WA

Nicholas Donatiello Jr. Network (10)

Board Members (9)

Name Company Representing Location From
Brooks Walker Schwab Charitable Fund Self Orlando, FL
Adele Taylor Schwab Charitable Fund Self Orlando, FL
Schwab Charitable Fund Self Orlando, FL
Schwab Charitable Fund Self Orlando, FL
Schwab Charitable Fund Self Orlando, FL

Portfolio Executives (1)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Ads.com Founder & Chief Executive Officer 03-Aug-2000 Seattle, WA

Nicholas Donatiello Jr. Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
ePartners Fund News Corp Venture - General Closed 1999

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