Rick Defieux
Rick Defieux
Overview
Rick Defieux, the Chair of SJF IC and co-founder of SJF, has been a venture capitalist for 27 years. Rick is also an advisor to Battelle and Battelle company 360ip where he is Managing Director – Investments of two venture funds in Asia. As a General Partner of Allegra Partners IV and Edison Venture Funds I, II and III, Defieux led investments in more than 25 environmental, energy and communications companies; he received a Cleantech Pioneer Award in 2003 from the Cleantech Group for his early work in cleantech investing. He is a board director at Airxchange and Primex Process Specialists. Defieux has an MBA from Columbia University and a BA and MA from Boston University.
SJF Ventures
Catalyzing development of businesses driving positive changes
Co-Founder and Investment Committee Chair