Paul Rizzo Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Chairman & Partn...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Paul Rizzo General Information

Biography

Mr. Paul Rizzo served as Chairman & Partner at Franklin Street Partners. He retired from his position as Vice Chairman of the Board of IBM Corporation in 1994. Paul is the former Dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a former member of the University System Board of Governors. He is also a past Director of Johnson & Johnson, McGraw-Hill, and Morgan Stanley. Paul currently serves as a Director of several corporations including Maersk, Inc., and Cox Enterprises. He also served as Advisor at Lookout Capital.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chairman & Partner, Franklin Street Partners
Gender
Male

Paul Rizzo Lead Partner on Deals (1)

Paul Rizzo has been the lead partner on 1 deal. Their latest deal was with Geomagic, a multimedia and design software company. The deal was made for on 07-Apr-1999.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Geomagic 07-Apr-1999 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Multimedia and Design Software Morrisville, NC

Paul Rizzo Network (12)

Board Members (2)

Name Company Representing Location From
Franklin Street Partners Self Chapel Hill, NC
Franklin Street Partners Self Chapel Hill, NC

Portfolio Executives (10)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Herbert Edelsbrunner Geomagic Co-Founder & Advisor 07-Apr-1999 Morrisville, NC
Tamás Várady Ph.D Geomagic Advisor, Technology 07-Apr-1999 Morrisville, NC
Geomagic Chairman 07-Apr-1999 Morrisville, NC
Geomagic Vice President, Marketing 07-Apr-1999 Morrisville, NC
Geomagic Vice President, Engineering & Product Management 07-Apr-1999 Morrisville, NC

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