Susan Preston
- Affiliate Instructor
Education
- JD Seattle University (1985)
- BS Washington State University (1976)
Academic Expertise
- accelerators
- board of directors
- business analytics
- business valuation
- competitive strategy
- crowdsourcing
- entrepreneurship
- go-to-market
- growth management
- law
- presentation skills
Positions Held
- Managing Member, SeaChange Fund
- Managing Member, Seattle Angel Fund
- Manager Member, E8 Fund
- General Partner, CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund I, LP
- Board Member, Olis Robotics
- Board Member, Nortis Inc.
- Board Member, 60 Hertz
- Board Member, Tend Health
- Board Member, Liberty Bank
- Board Member, Angel Resource Institute
- Board Member, Aqueduct
- Board Member, CSATs
- Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Kauffman Foundation
- Advisory Council Member, National Science Foundation
- Author: “Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs – Early-stage Funding for long-term Success
Honors and Awards
- 2014 Woman of Valor, Senator Cantwell and VP Biden
- 2014 Small Business Person of the Year, Small Business Council of America
Courses Taught
- ENTRE 579 Angel Investing
- ENTRE 561 Essentials of Finance for Entrepreneurs
- ENTRE 557 Entrepreneurial Finance