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Robert Burlinson

Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer

Robert Burlinson is a Managing Partner, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer and member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Burlinson also serves as the firm’s Chief Executive and Chief Investment Officer. He previously worked as a Principal for Industrial Growth Partners, a private equity firm focused on middle-market manufacturing businesses. Mr. Burlinson also executed public and private financings and merger advisory assignments for Alex Brown & Sons, Inc. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. He began his career in the private placements group of Manufacturers Hanover Securities Corporation. Mr. Burlinson received an A.B. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Burlinson also serves on the investment committee of the Skoll Foundation.

Peter Gifford

Partner & President

Peter Gifford is a Partner and member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Gifford also serves as the firm's President. Prior to joining Regis in 2006, Mr. Gifford worked at Advanced Technology Ventures, a multi-stage venture capital firm. Previously, he worked in business development at Loudcloud/Opsware and in the investment banking and investment management divisions of Morgan Stanley & Co. Mr. Gifford holds an A.B., with distinction, from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Gifford is currently a Board Member and the nominating committee Chair of the Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF). He has previously served as both Board President and Chair of the PACF investment committee. He also serves on the Board of Governors of The Hotchkiss School and the Advisory Board of the East Palo Alto Charter School.

Stephen Donahue

Partner

Stephen Donahue is a Partner and a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining Regis in 2004, he served as an Analyst at Bay Partners, an early-stage technology venture capital firm, focusing on enterprise and infrastructure software companies. Earlier in his career, he worked in investment banking at Banc of America Securities and at Kana Software. Mr. Donahue earned an A.B. in Economics and History from Dartmouth College. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Steven Go

Partner & COO

Steven Go is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Regis. Mr. Go is responsible for all of the business operations and general day-to-day office activities of the firm including back-office operations, information technology, compliance and other non-investment related activities. Prior to joining Regis in 2010, for three years Mr. Go was the Chief Financial Officer of Black Ship Capital Management, LP, a start-up hedge fund manager and before that, Chief Administrative Officer of Seneca Capital Management, LP where he was responsible for all back-office activities as well as information technology. Mr. Go earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and received his M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Matthew Krensky

Partner

Matthew Krensky is a Partner and a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining Regis in 2011, Mr. Krensky was responsible for constructing and implementing investment portfolio, wealth and estate planning strategies for ultra high net worth families, foundations and endowments at JPMorgan Private Bank. Mr. Krensky earned an A.B. in Economics from Stanford University.

Kristof Neukermans

Investment Partner

Kristof Neukermans is an Investment Partner and a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to Regis in 2006, he conducted healthcare economics research at Stanford University and Cornell University and has published articles in several journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases. Earlier he worked in engineering and prototyping at Xros, a telecommunications company acquired by Nortel. Mr. Neukermans earned a BA in molecular biology from Princeton University and received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.