Dirk McDermott

Dirk McDermott

Managing Partner atAltira GroupColorado

Dirk McDermott is a managing partner with over 30 years in energy technology and services, spanning operating, investing, and board governance. He co-founded Aspect Management and has held numerous directorships.

What Dirk can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
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Career

  1. The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company (LL&E) · Chief Geophysicist
  2. Aspect Management · Co-Founder
  3. General Atlantic Partners
  4. Altira Group · MANAGING PARTNER
    Now

Companies founded

Aspect ManagementAspect EnergySouthtech ExplorationMB ExplorationCoherence TechnologyGeographixInteractive Seismic Imaging

Investments named in public bios

Infrastructure NetworksFlexGen Power SystemsResFracMicroSeismicRigNetCanyon Offshore

Focus

energy technologyoil and gas3-d seismicinvestingboard governanceenergy services

Education

Stanford University, MBA

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Who is Dirk McDermott?

Dirk McDermott is a managing partner with over 30 years in energy technology and services, spanning operating, investing, and board governance. He co-founded Aspect Management and has held numerous directorships.

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Altira Group has not reported a check size. It invests at series a, series b.

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What did Dirk McDermott do before Altira Group?

Chief Geophysicist at The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company (LL&E); Co-Founder at Aspect Management; General Atlantic Partners.

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