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Zachary Kushel

Founder & Managing Partner at Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures

Corte Madera, California

Work Experience

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2019

    Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures (MSIV) is the first regional venture capital fund focused on the North Bay Area’s Marin and Sonoma counties. MSIV is harnessing the financial and intellectual capital so prevalent in the North Bay community to get behind local entrepreneurs working to build the next great North Bay company. MSIV's investments aim to kickstart a local job creation renaissance to bolster our community’s economic future and ensure greater prosperity for all of our community’s participants. MSIV's growing startup community now includes 180+ North Bay startup companies, 25+ senior executive mentors, and 60+ investors in Marin + Sonoma's first regional venture capital fund. MSIV convenes the community throughout the year, highlighted by its annual North Bay NEXT startup conference held each Spring.

2018 - 2019

  • Head of People and Corporate Operations

    2018 - 2019

2015 - 2018

  • Head of Business Development

    2015 - 2018

2011 - 2015

  • Global Government & Community Relations

    2011 - 2015

2009 - 2010

  • Co-Founder & COO

    2009 - 2010

2010 - 2010

  • Summer Business Development Associate

    2010 - 2010

2009 - 2009

  • Investigator

    2009 - 2009

  • Deputy State Director

    2007 - 2008

    Deputy State Director - North Carolina Regional Coalitions Director - Southeastern U.S. Coalitions Director - New Hampshire

2006 - 2007

  • Sales & Trading Analyst Program

    2006 - 2007

    Institutional Fixed Income Sales - Rate Products

  • White House Intern

    2005 - 2005

    Office of Public Liaison