Joe Blair

Board Member

2023

IDAC (the Investment Diversity Advisory Council) is an organization dedicated to increasing diversity of all types in the finance industry. Only 1.4% of U.S. Assets Under Management (AUM) is managed by diverse or female managers, and IDAC’s audacious goal is to double that within five years while also increasing the talent pool by 10,000 investment professionals from these underrepresented groups.

Co-Founder & General Partner

2022

Bay Bridge Ventures is an ESG and Climate focused venture capital firm, purpose-built from the ground up as a diverse-owned and managed organization investing in scalable, profitable, and impactful companies across technology sectors while providing transparency through its industry-leading impact reporting process. Bay Bridge Ventures was founded on the belief that solutions to the world’s hardest environmental problems will be accelerated by the advancement of foundational technologies, such as AI & Big Data, Advanced Computing, Sensors & IoT, High-Bandwidth Connectivity, Energy Storage, Robotics and Synthetic Biology. For more information, visit www.BayBridgeVC.com.

Founder & Host

2018

The Epic Human Podcast features extraordinary people from all walks of life - startup founders, VCs, thought leaders, professors, athletes, artists, & more! Available on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, and most other podcast apps.

Advisor & Investor

2021

Professional Development Faculty

2018

Faculty member position, advising global HBS alumni on business strategy, leadership, and self-actualization, with a special emphasis on tech, startups, impact, and venture capital.

Advisor

2020

Venture Investor

2019 - 2022

Cota takes a unique and differentiated approach to investing by identifying attractive investments across private and public markets, from early stage venture to public companies, managing $1.5 Billion+ AUM.

Venture Investor

2017 - 2019

Obvious Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm in the Bay Area co-founded by Ev Williams (founder of Twitter & Medium) with $300M+ under management. Obvious invests in startups that create new solutions to big world problems in a profitable and scalable way.

Venture Investor

2013 - 2017

Chrysalix Venture Capital is an early-stage, climate tech venture firm based in Vancouver, Canada with $250M under management. The firm's portfolio includes companies innovating in metal 3D printing, semiconductors, industrial automation, advanced materials, sensor technology, and nuclear fusion.

CEO & Founder

2012 - 2013

Chillbaby is D2C baby clothing retail startup with a focus on sustainability and waste reduction. We offer parents a subscription service that ensures their children are always dressed in stylish and well-fitting clothing, while leveraging a community-driven, sharing-economy business model.