Joe Speicher is the chief sustainability officer and president of the Autodesk Foundation. He previously led operations at Living Goods and worked in banking and international development.

What Joe can write

Writes checks of$100K to $1M
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
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Autodesk Foundation writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Deutsche Bank
  2. Cambridge Associates
  3. Peace Corps
  4. Economist Intelligence Unit · consultant
  5. World Bank · consultant
  6. Google.org · consultant
  7. Living Goods
  8. Autodesk · chief sustainability officer
    2014-null
  9. Autodesk Foundation · President
    Now

Companies founded

Living Goods

Focus

sustainabilityglobal healthbankingfinanceinternational development

Education

Columbia University, master’s degree in development economics

Also at Autodesk Foundation

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Who is Joe Speicher?

Joe Speicher is the chief sustainability officer and president of the Autodesk Foundation. He previously led operations at Living Goods and worked in banking and international development.

How much does Joe Speicher invest?

Joe Speicher invests through Autodesk Foundation, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Joe Speicher?

A warm intro from a founder Autodesk Foundation backed works best.

What did Joe Speicher do before Autodesk Foundation?

Deutsche Bank; Cambridge Associates; Peace Corps; consultant at Economist Intelligence Unit; consultant at World Bank; consultant at Google.org; Living Goods; chief sustainability officer at Autodesk.

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