David Frazee

David Frazee is a Managing Partner at Richmond Global Ventures and one of the world’s leading experts on international entrepreneurship.
As a founding Board member of Endeavor Catalyst and through his extensive work as an Endeavor Global Mentor, Mr. Frazee has advised companies and funds across 17 countries, as well as worked with the governments of China, Taiwan, Jordan, Poland, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile on innovation policy and emerging growth strategies.
As a Silicon Valley-based high technology strategist, entrepreneur, and attorney, Mr. Frazee has spent his career helping companies and funds develop successful international corporate, business, and intellectual property strategies.
As an executive of three technology startups— one of which he led through a US$128 million investment by GE and subsequent IPO before it was acquired by Hughes/DirecTV— Mr. Frazee has developed an intimate operational understanding of the unique challenges faced by emerging growth companies.
He sits on the Board of Advisors for Ecosense, Paradata, and Qraved.
David Frazee received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, with honors and distinction, where he worked as a teaching assistant in the Computer Science Department and studied at the Free University Berlin.
Mr. Frazee went on to earn a J.D.
from the University of Michigan, cum laude.
He often appears in publications discussing innovation and business strategy, including Fortune, The Financial Times, The Red Herring, and The Wall Street Transcript.
He is a frequent speaker, including at the Fortune Global Forum in Beijing and the Financial Times Innovation Summit in London.